A look back...

In honor of our anniversary week, I thought we'd take a trip down memory lane...

How we met...

Jon and I both went to Baylor, but we didn't know each other there. It's really kind of weird. We had tons of mutual friends, and went to all the same places (mostly George's and Crickets, of course). Our paths probably crossed a million times! We both graduated in May of 2002, and ultimately moved back in Dallas.

December of 2002, we finally met at a Baylor Young Alumni Happy Hour. We didn't actually talk to each other at the Happy Hour itself, but afterward our groups ended up at the same bar. Jon loves to boast that we technically met at a bar. He also claims that his tractor beam sucked me right in...Ha! When the rest of our friends left, he and I stayed and talked. I remember thinking he was so nice and VERY funny. Of course...such a charmer! We both lived at home with our parents at the time (I was in grad school, and he had just come back from his stint with the Cardinals and gotten his first REAL job ;) Such dorks!

The First Date...
Our first official date was a Wednesday night (about a week after we met)...dinner at Firehouse (on lower Greenville) and drinks after. His credit card got declined at dinner, which was hysterical. He was sooo embarrassed, but it was no big deal. I tried to comfort him by telling him it happens to me all the time, but that probably just scared him more than anything ;) We had a great time, as you can imagine, there is never a shortage of conversation or laughs with Jon :)

So let's recap, within the first week of knowing each other, we'd established that we hang out in bars, both live with our parents, and have a history of insufficient funds in our bank accounts...amazing!**

**Disclaimer...In Jon's defense, his credit card mishap was actually a fluke. He is incredibly responsible with his finances. I, on the other hand, have no excuse...

Stayed tuned for tomorrow's installment...The proposal!