We're Getting Married!

From Emily's perspective: We met at the yoga studio I was managing in Scottsdale. It was a Wednesday morning, and not many people were signed up for my class. Clay came in with his roommate at the time, and I noticed them because not many single, straight men came through the studio haha! It was a primarily female dominated space! I was wearing leopard shorts (not expecting men to be in my class) as I often did. I also live streamed much of my class online with my phone at the front left corner of my mat. Clay was in the direct line of the camera in the background. I remember not going too hard in my class because it was their first time. After class, we chatted for a bit, and my co-worker invited them to an event we were having that night at the studio. (She was trying to set me up from the beginning!) After they left the studio, my best friend called me. She said, "I think that guy liked you." I asked what she meant, and she said, "Every time I hopped on your live stream, he was staring at your butt!" That night, he went back to the studio for the event I was hosting. I have this distinct memory of doing dishes and cleaning up while he was trying to talk to me. I realized in that moment what he was doing, so I began to give him more attention. He told me about his travels and showed me his passion for videography. We played Pictionary with others at the studio and had a blast. I noticed how social he was and how comfortable he was talking to people. I loved how easy it was to be around him, but in all honesty, I was not looking for love. I was not looking for any part of a relationship. I was focused on my job and myself, but Clay treated me differently. He wasn't creepy or pushy. He genuinely wanted to get to know me, and me to know him. That was one of the first things I noticed about him that made me feel drawn to him. I couldn't wait to see him again! From Clay's perspective: Wednesday, September 18th is a day that I will never forget. I remember my roommate at the time had gone to a yoga studio a few days prior, and he came home telling me that I had to come check it out. At the time, I did not think too much about it, but we had been hopping around town to a ton of different studios, so I was excited to check this one out. When I arrived, I was greeted by Emily, the first time I had ever met her. I remember her presence and her energy and her smile gave me that fuzzy butterfly feeling in my stomach. That extra rare feeling! Oh, and let’s not forget to mention how adorable she was looking that day! I had been single for many years leading up to this, so I was definitely in the market. I remember the feeling of being so interested, but trying to just slow down, be myself, and not come on too aggressive. Emily taught an amazing class. We talked for a little bit afterwards, and then she invited us to come back to the studio later that night for a member’s event. It was in those few hours in between class and the event I could not stop thinking about her! I was all in my head “don’t screw this one up, be yourself, whatever happens happens.” At the members' event, there was a guy there who stayed very close to Emily and was chatting with her a majority of the time. I remember feeling a bit bummed because I just assumed that they were either interested in each other, or even worse, DATING! I tried not to think too far into it and just continued to try and talk to her and get to know her as best I could. We played Pictionary at the event, and I remember being upset that we got put on separate teams, so I couldn’t sit next to her! I couldn’t take my eyes off her pretty much the entire time! The hug I gave her at the end of that night was a hug I will never forget, a hug that I did not want to ever end, and a hug that I hoped would grow into something very special.