The Man, Warning: Corny Post

My boyfriend and I have been together for two years and a few months now and I feel so blessed to have him in my life. As I mentioned before we totally complete each other; like peanut butter and banana (my personal fave). I don’t always like to use the cliché term ‘soul mates’ but hey, if the shoe fits…

For starters, I never thought I would meet the man I would dream of marrying one day at a bar/lounge. However, it was a Friday night and I went to an Irish pub with some friends for a mellow night since I had work the next day. He happened to be next door, where we somehow ended up, for a post-conference mixer. My best friend and I were standing at the bar as he walked by; he stopped me dead in my tracks. I leaned over to her and said, "He is so cute" not caring that he obviously saw me. The night carried on and we ended up dancing together, and even kissing; I just couldn't help myself. The next day we talked, planned our first date, and from there we completely clicked.

The bad news was, shortly after we met I would be moving 2.5 hours away for a commitment I had already made. We decided that we would give it a chance and see if it could still work; and work it did. We seemed meant for each other, and we still are. Living in Mendocino County was amazing and provided for a gorgeous environment for our first year of falling in love. I lived about an hour away from the Northern California Coastline, minutes away from countless wineries (yay for wine) and beautiful redwoods with great hiking trails.

While I was away for the year we managed to see each other every weekend except three of them and it made our relationship stronger than ever since we were both working towards something that was very important to us. I moved back a year later and we have only become much closer since. We’ve discovered that good communication, always being completely open with each other, and lots of silliness are what have kept us going strong.

I couldn't ask for a better partner and best friend to have by my side in this crazy world. I often feel like I’m dreaming since he came into my life; totally cheesy but true. We always try to make staying active, cooking together, travel, and date nights priorities in our life. I can’t wait to see what else the future has in store for us. Somebody pinch me.