It's Our Story

We first met in the cyber world. Oh I can hear you all now...WHAT? But it's true. We both had alias Facebook accounts. I had commented on some page what state I was from. The idea was, whoever liked your comment liked you. Well he liked my comment and messaged me. I was meeting my Momma and Sister-in-Love for lunch that day. I told him I couldn't talk to him all day and I made it seem like I wasn't interested. Anyways, I am pretty sure I never stopped talking to him, to this day! That was the week before Thanksgiving in 2013. Fast forward to January 6, 2014. He arrives at the bus station in Downtown Fort Worth. I went to pick him up. We have been together ever since. Yes our story is a little unconventional, but it's our story.

You all know that Christmas is my (Jessica's) most favorite time of the year. We knew we wanted to get married for a while, we just hadn't nailed anything down or made anything official. The only thing that had been done was he had asked my kids if it was okay for him to marry their mom. Of course, they all said yes, because they love him as much as I do. So Christmas 2016 he asked me for a Christmas list. I never want much for Christmas, so it was a short list. Doug enlisted my kids help and they made a Christmas gift treasure hunt for me all over the house. He and the kids put a lot of effort into it. My last gift's hint was to go to the bedroom to find my gift. Doug had told me he'd be right back. The kids and him told me to go ahead. When I opened the bedroom door, Doug was down on one knee and asked me to marry me. I had no clue. There we were, in our pajamas, on Christmas morning. Of course I said yes!

The Bride's Mom bought a horse picture recently and the Groom really loves it. He asked if he could have it one day and the Bride's Mom said he could have it, when she dies, if he marries her daughter and stays married to her. She also mentioned that there is no receipt and no returns, so he's stuck with her daughter. Now this is just a joke and we decided that's what our hashtag would be. It's different and definitely special to us.

Since the only "gifts" we are really asking for is for our 'Mini-Moon", I thought I would give you all an idea of what our plans are. Remember, you coming to our special day is the best gift ever. I also know that some of you will want to make it a little more special. So here is our plans! We are going to Fredericksburg, Texas for a couple of nights. I found a cabin out in the woods that has everything I want. I am mostly excited about the big ol' bathtub it has. I'm gonna need some bath bombs and bubble bath for sure. I am so excited to see the little town. I love little towns. Our cabin doesn't even have cable. We have to take movies to be able to watch any television. It has a kitchen that will be stocked with breakfast items for us when we get there. There is a creek close by, a fire pit, and a gazebo. The little cabin has a front and back porch as well. I made us dinner reservations at a nice steakhouse in town. So that will be yummy and fun. Doug just kind of left this up to me, he just had to be okay with the location.

We are just 17 days away from our special day. Things are coming together smoothly. I’ve only had a few nightmares of silly things I forgot to get or do. I just added a vendor and they are my favorite. We are having Texas Snow out to our wedding. That’s right, snow cones. Our guests will get to enjoy unlimited snow cones for 2 hours at our wedding. Isn’t that awesome? I think so. And I absolutely love the family that owns it. I am so excited and I can’t wait to share our day with you. We’ve been working really hard so it’s all we’ve could imagine and dream of. It truly is a special day. I can’t wait for this next part of our lives to start. Seriously, who wouldn’t be excited about marrying your bestest friend?!?!