I’ve done all kinds of crazy shit in my life. So things I’ve blogged about, some things my closet circle of friends know about and a few other things are kept locked away tightly never to be talked about. Some of these things were planned but most were spur of the moment. 9 years ago today I did something I was pretty much convinced I would never ever do……I got married. I love my alone time and growing up I had a ton of it. I never kept people close to me because I just felt I was better off without them. Most of my high school relationships were poorly conceived and executed just as badly. The crushes I had never worked out and the relationships I did managed to weasel my way into often took a twist like Fatal Attraction. College was going to be my time to shine. I longed for freedom, parties, drugs, booze and babes…..or at the very least girls that looked hot with beer goggles. The first month or two of college was just like my ill conceived plan. Then one day some girl at school decided to give me shit for not having a name tag on. It’s funny that I get “yelled at” for teasing her so much these days but yet if it wasn’t for her picking on me one day 12 years ago we never would of gotten together. Kelsey wasn’t the type of person to do the “normal” college thing so I gave up the parties and drugs totally but a drink sure hits the spot now and then. We were pretty much inseparable for a time when neither of us had a cell phone, computer or internet connection. While we’ve had some great times since then I won’t paint some fairy tale story of perfect love because it wasn’t that way and I don’t think that happens often. We had our share of problems and probably a share of each person who is reading this. When the time came to pop the question it wasn’t something I planned and perfected. It was a spur of the moment idea that came out of my mouth when the time seemed right. It’s been a wild ride since those nuptials were exchanged but I don’t plan on leaving my seat until the ride comes to a complete stop. I know we’ve had our problems and our families had their doubts but the key is to take the low moments in stride and always make the effort to move toward the next high.
And yes…..we were married on a Tuesday and Armageddon, the non-Special Edition version, came out that day. And no….I didn’t get to pick it up at the store until after our honeymoon was over.
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