It was the beginning of 2019 and I decided I was going to focus on 'me' this year, physically, mentally, and spiritually. First thing on the agenda was to actually use my dormant gym membership. I started getting into the groove of the morning workouts(physical), listening to gospel music(spiritual), and watching the food network(mental). It was a great way to start my day! I was soooo focused, minding my own business. THEN....Chris approached me as I was getting off the elliptical and caught me off guard with his intro line. I was totally oblivious that it was an intro line, that's how smooth he was with it. We made introductions with me giving as little information as possible. The End...so I thought! A week or so later, I answer a phone call to my office. Before the person would tell me the reason for his call, he began apologizing because this was something he wouldn't normally do. Then the call went something like this.. Me: First of all, who is this? Him: Chris Me: Chris who? Chris: From the gym...We didn't get a chance to finish our convo the other day at the gym and I kept waiting for you to come back but you never did Me: Ooooh! I remember you but I thought we finished our convo (smalltalk, then a realization) Me: Wait a minute! You did your research! How did you know where I worked?!? Chris: Don't worry about all that *Later figured out, my cousin Bonja gave him all the deets The rest, as they say, is History!

One day during a week of early morning exercising at the gym and trying to regain focus on life in general, I had noticed a beautiful seemingly shy individual after walking by me several times. She appeared to be very motivated and focused on what she was there for. I hadn’t noticed or seen her before so I was curious to who she may have been. With that being said I didn’t bother her but simply spoke as I did to other members in the facility. She always wore a orangish red pair of head phones and hair pulled back. A few days had went by and she continued to walk by me but later I noticed that she had her eyes on me but continued to maintain the shy role. Fast forward one morning while entering the gym we happened to arrive at the same time to which I simply said good morning as always. Later, after giving it some thought I was curious to know if she had rolled her eyes at me. I approached her as she was about to get off the elliptical machine and officially introduced myself and engaged in a short conversation with the anticipation of possibly continuing it at a later time. During our conversation she admitted to having her eyes on me and being speechless whenever in my presence. Several days had passed and I noticed that she hadn’t returned so I became concerned. The last thing that I wanted to be was a distraction to her and have her staring at me instead of getting her work out done. After doing some research and gathering information from a very reliable source I was able to obtain some much needed information. With that being said I called her as a wellness check (due to being very concerned) and continued our conversation. She continuously expressed how excited she was with having the opportunity to get to know me and the rest is history…..