We're finally doing it!!

We met at work, well kind of. At the time Tony was already working at CHoP and I was applying, I already had friends and previous coworkers working there. They kept telling me to come make the switch! I was sitting down at a high top table in the bar area when Tony waltzed into the place late, as usual, for his shift. My friend Chris told him to come over and "meet the new hire" and that's when we first shook hands and introduced ourselves. After that encounter, it wasn't long until I was an employee there and we became coworkers. He and I would make small talk here and there, talking about people we were seeing or dates that we had been on. He would always give me a hard time about the guy I was seeing because he was 11 years older than me but in reality that guy was the SAME EXACT age of the lady he was seeing! I had a strong sense of comfortability and friendship with him, even though we hadn't known each other long! I could envision us hanging out together in a friendly setting but destiny had other plans. As we got to know each other more we would spend hours talking in the parking lot after work and texting each other. It was one night after work when a bunch of us decided to go to The Living Room for some after work drinks. He had gotten off work early so he went home, freshened up, and changed. When we all got there he sat next to me and that's when it "clicked" for me. That night when I got home I sent him a spicy text that I KNEW would change our relationship forever. Now here we are seven years later, with kids, a house, a dog and many memories made to take on the married life journey!

I was working at a restaurant named Chop. As I was arriving late to work I walked in through the double doors leading into the restaurant when I saw her!! She was in the middle of filling out an application when I met her. I went up to our manager and asked her who she was! She laughed at me and said "You have no chance with her, she is a friend of mine and you’re not her type." I looked over at Shay and said to my manager, "I’m going to marry that girl!" She laughed again and told me get to work. Shay stared working there that week, I tried flirting with her any chance I got! She and I would talk and joke around about the persons we were seeing at the time. I would always joke about the guy she was seeing because he was so old! She would give me shit for the girl I was hanging out with calling her Puma because she was older than me. One day when I was bartending she asked me if I liked roller coasters and horseback riding? I said something to the effect of, Yes I would defiantly go with you! One day Shay and I were getting off early and I was walking out to my car to change when she was sitting in her car. She asked me If I wanted to go grab a drink at the Living Room? She told me she was meeting her grandpa over there later lol! I told her that’s crazy because I have a date with Puma there as well in about an hour. I told her yes, lets grab some drinks! This was it my time to hang out with her outside of work! I told her I would change and meet her over there. As I walked in she was sitting at a table with another guy from our work. I was not happy because I thought it was just me and her. Then, to top it off they shared a pretzel together! Shortly after my date arrived and I left them to share their pretzel together. About an hour into my date, Puma got up to use the restroom. As soon as she left, Shay came over to the table and asked me how things are going? When she did that I knew she was interested in me! Shortly after that we went on our first date!