We're Getting Hitched

I remember scrolling through "Plenty Of Fish" swiping left and right through guys. I came across Shawn's profile and something about his profile told me to take a shot and send him a message. I messaged Shawn and from there we added each other on snap chat, exchanged numbers and began what we didn't know at the time, our journey together. Shawn kept asking to FaceTime, I kept blowing it off. One night I decided to give it a shot, what was the worst that could happen. We facetimed for 5 and 1/2 hours. From there everyday we had many long facetimes. He got off work, he would call. I would call when I was on lunch. Many, many hours we spent talking to each other. We would read the Bible together, talk about life, children, the world, stupid things and important things. After about a month it was getting to the point we needed to meet or I couldn't see it going anywhere further. Shawn finally was into making date plans. A guy that I facetimed multiple times a day, talked to for hours. Talked about to friends, I would actually meet face to face; a guy that believed in the same things I did, believed in God, put our kids first. When we facetimed a week or so before we met, Shawn made the comment "I want to make sure that the timing is right, I want to make sure that everything goes right. This could be our last first date, this could be the one date that I will be telling my grandchildren about" -- from there this man had my heart.

I remember I waited till the last 30 min to get ready. I was so nervous. I chugged a wine cooler. I had a girl from work and her husband come over and hang with Asher. We made plans to go walk around the zoo, But Ohio had different plans for us. Shawn picks me up, I walk down to meet him, and got into his car. I was very awkward and nervous. It decided to pour down rain. There went our plans to go to the zoo, so off to the mall we went. We fought the pouring down rain, we were soaked. We walked the mall, showed each other things we liked, talked about favorite things, places and food. We went to Molly Woos, and sat at the bar. Still to this day we will go in and just sit there to be taken back to our first dinner together. The awkwardness. All of the "firsts", the I don't want to look at each other shoving food in our mouths lol. I remember having something on my face and Shawn not telling me for the longest time . . . SO EMBARRASSING. We still joke about this today .. We headed back to my apartment where I find my friends watching a movie, half asleep and to a sleeping child. I put Asher to bed, we sat on my patio for about an hour. We just sat and talked. We talked till about 2 in the morning. He was about to leave, and he finally decides to kiss me. The best first kiss I ever had. He asked me to be his Girlfriend that night. The best last first date that a girl could ask for. He has had my heart since that first night.

Shawn and I and the kids were heading down to West Virginia to the Carder Farm for Labor Day weekend with family. We stopped at McDonalds right before leaving town. I see Shawn making funny hand gestures in the window, me and the kids were just cracking up. He gets in the car and says "I meant what I said." I was a little confused because I didn't really see what he was doing. He said "I do love you" I was a little taken back by it. I told him I loved him too. Little did I know, my world was about to change in the next couple days. Sharing my favorite place with Shawn and his daughter Shyanna "Shy" and I was watching and enjoying Shy and Asher play as I used to do when I was a kid. Sharing the beauty of W.V with Shawn was amazing, because he sees and respects the beauty of the mountains and view at face value. We spent that Sunday with all the family that comes down for Labor Day with dinner and group photos and when all of the extended family was leaving, Shawn asked me to dance. I kept trying to push it off till everyone else left. I gave in and said yes. Everyone stopped and watched. We spun around and to me, it was a magical time. I loved it, I loved sharing that moment in the middle of a place that means the world to me. I know my great grandma was there watching. I saw the kids which they both had shirts on that spelled out, "will you marry our daddy" I started crying. the man of my dreams. the proposal of my dreams. He got down on one knee after I said yes already 10 times. He brought the kids over and asked for their blessing. They both said yes. And he asked me to marry him. Of course I Said yes. I was shocked that most everyone around me knew, and the man of my dreams thought of the perfect meaningful proposal.