We're getting married!

Ezra and I were working at our place of work back in 2018 and had no idea each other existed. One day when I was in the gift shop I saw him out of the window moving furniture and cleaning. It was a busy time at work but my coworker, who was also my neighbor growing up, was working that day and I asked her if she knew who the guy through the window was. She told me that she had never seen him before either. At that moment I knew I had to introduce myself because when I laid eyes on him there was such an intense feeling that came over me that felt like excitement but also internal peace at the same time. I ended up making an excuse to introduce myself and when I did, Ezra said very little back. I was so embarrassed! I felt like a complete fool but honestly, the next part of this story is so much worse. I end up going to the sheet in the back with all of the employee numbers on it and texting him. I apologized for making a fool of myself and that he could just forget it ever happened. To my surprise, he ended up responding and the rest is history. Ezra will always be my peace in the chaos of life and I knew the minute I saw him through that gift shop window that he would be the person I marry.

I met Katelyn at my second job, at a place called Plants and Things. We worked in two opposite sides of the place and rarely saw each other since she got to be in the air-conditioned gift shop and I was stuck outside doing whatever they told me to do. One day I was sweeping the sidewalks around the gift shop and she came up to me to introduce herself to me. We talked a bit but I was very awkward and didn't know what to say. I think either that night or the night after, I got a text from her apologizing for making things awkward, which wasn't the case since I was definitely the problem there. I was, and still sort of am, an antisocial person so she really had to put in a lot of effort to keep talking to me even though I liked talking to her too. It took me way too long to take the most obvious hint in the world from her, which is a trend that continues to this day. We continued to text and video chat often, and eventually she had to ask me to go on a date with her. I was nervous but excited about it and agreed. We went to my high school's football game on a Friday night, and we ended up sharing our first kiss much to my surprise. I never thought I would meet someone who liked me so much, even with my social awkwardness making it so difficult. After winter came around, I had a lot less stuff to do at work so I would sneak into the gift shop and talk with her for hours at a time which are some of my favorite memories. I even had to hide when the bosses would come in so I could pretend like I was doing something, even though I'm pretty sure they knew. I am so lucky that I found Katelyn, or rather that she found me. We've now been together for 6 years and continue to make new memories, both good and bad, but there's no one I would rather do it with. I love you so much Katelyn, I don't know what I would do without you! <3