I absolutely love the changing of seasons. As much as I dislike winter generally fall hasn't always been my favorite, but I am always ready by the time the season changes for whatever is coming next. But this year I am looking forward to fall...I think I am getting old and just think summer is too hot..haha!
Plus, this week has been a great lead-in to fall because the weather has been perfect! Jason and I even managed a picnic lunch, in the country, beside a pond today, which was again perfect (I know I probably have no readers left thanks to my sappiness :D)!!!
Here are some of my favorite things about fall...
Cooler weather, but still nice enough to be outside
Fall foods (soups, stews, chili, cider, hot chocolate, etc.)
Hiking
Early evening runs
The colors
The smell of campfires and leaves burning
Long sleeved tees and jeans
I can still wear flip flops :D
Season premieres of some of my favorite television shows
Football
Cuddling up on the couch with a blanket
Being able to open the windows at home and work
Thanksgiving
Outdoor festivals
(This year: my wedding and every year after it will be my anniversary YAY!!)
And so much more...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
How Jason & I Got To Where We Are Now
I look back at September 1st of last year and am amazed at where my life is today. If someone had told me last yeat that I would be getting married before the end of this year I would have literally laughed at them. I had no desire or intention of doing such a thing. If anyone had said I would be marrying Jason I probably would have been on the floor laughing. See this time last year I pretty much couldn't stand him (I can totally blog this right now because he currently doesn't have internet :D). We had tried the dating thing about a year before and it definitely did not end well, at least for me. We did keep in touch over IM and MySpace (where we actually met, which in my mind doomed any possibility of a relationship anyway) on a very random basis, but there was no attraction or desire to date. When he texted me to ask me out over New Year's weekend while I was in Georgia I didn't even recognize his number because I hadn't bothered to transfer him to my new phone. This is how sure I was we wouldn't be talking via phone at least.
There is a story I will not share behind why I agreed to meet him, but suffice it to say I had decided I was not going to go alone to make sure all involved knew it was a casual "date". This was due to the fact I didn't really like him and I was planning to move within a couple months anyway so I was definitely not looking for a relationship. We finally agreed to meet for drinks that Thursday. Not sure why, but I didn't mention to him I was planning to bring a friend either, which is unlike me. I ended up having to cancel because I got sick (like I ALWAYS do when I go to Georgia). I could tell he was disappointed and probably thought I was flaking on him, but he was so sweet offering to bring me anything I needed (which I didn't take him up on, because I do have some pride and was not letting him see me looking the way I did, not to mention my house looking the way it did).
To prove I was not flaking or faking (haha) I willingly rescheduled for Saturday night and ended up making it a date, one that did not include my friend afterall, because he had been so sweet while I was sick. I still swore to everyone that it was just a friend thing and nothing more, although I did spend forever primping to look good for him, just to open the door and find out he was not trying quite as hard :D. Surprisingly, this didn't really disappoint me because I knew it meant we were truly just going out as friends. The date (in my mind was a flop, at least in the beginning) with me even texting my stepbrother during the date that it was not going to amount to anything, and I remembered how much I didn't like him (oops, not nice...so glad he can't read this yet, haha...just kidding, he knows this too). Somehow though I managed to trust him enough to confide some of my deepest secrets, which surprised me since I don't trust people too often. But at the end of the date I didn't really intend to pursue it any further.
For some reason we ended up talking on the phone the next day (I think), despite my being sure there was no lasting connection. We talked that night and every night thereafter for hours on the phone. I slowly came to the realization that we had more in common than I originally thought and we made another date. As a matter of fact, after the long phone conversations I asked him to come Wednesday, although we were supposed to get together on Thursday (he was going to cook for me), because I couldn't wait to see him. From that point on everything moved at warp speed. Within two weeks we both knew we were in love with eachother and within a month we knew we wanted to get married. We have pretty much been inseparable eversince that first 2 weeks, except for my back-to-back trips out of town.
I still can't believe how things have worked out, and the fact that I couldn't be happier about it. I love him so much now and can't imagine my life without him now!! He is such an incredible person, and I am often still amazed how much fun we have together. He is everything I wanted and needed in my life! I was okay on my own, but now, with him in my life, the best way to describe how I feel is blissful!!!!!
We never really officially became engaged until after we set the wedding date, because we simply knew we were getting married, we just didn't know the when and how. We threw around a ton of ideas (elopement, big wedding, small wedding, destination wedding, "justice of the peace" ceremony and weekend trip away), but when it came time to make a decision the small wedding at my mom's house seemed perfect! And in just over a month we will be married :)
I am so excited, in love and ready to be Mrs. Moore, and I look forward to continuing the love story we are creating for the rest of our lives...
There is a story I will not share behind why I agreed to meet him, but suffice it to say I had decided I was not going to go alone to make sure all involved knew it was a casual "date". This was due to the fact I didn't really like him and I was planning to move within a couple months anyway so I was definitely not looking for a relationship. We finally agreed to meet for drinks that Thursday. Not sure why, but I didn't mention to him I was planning to bring a friend either, which is unlike me. I ended up having to cancel because I got sick (like I ALWAYS do when I go to Georgia). I could tell he was disappointed and probably thought I was flaking on him, but he was so sweet offering to bring me anything I needed (which I didn't take him up on, because I do have some pride and was not letting him see me looking the way I did, not to mention my house looking the way it did).
To prove I was not flaking or faking (haha) I willingly rescheduled for Saturday night and ended up making it a date, one that did not include my friend afterall, because he had been so sweet while I was sick. I still swore to everyone that it was just a friend thing and nothing more, although I did spend forever primping to look good for him, just to open the door and find out he was not trying quite as hard :D. Surprisingly, this didn't really disappoint me because I knew it meant we were truly just going out as friends. The date (in my mind was a flop, at least in the beginning) with me even texting my stepbrother during the date that it was not going to amount to anything, and I remembered how much I didn't like him (oops, not nice...so glad he can't read this yet, haha...just kidding, he knows this too). Somehow though I managed to trust him enough to confide some of my deepest secrets, which surprised me since I don't trust people too often. But at the end of the date I didn't really intend to pursue it any further.
For some reason we ended up talking on the phone the next day (I think), despite my being sure there was no lasting connection. We talked that night and every night thereafter for hours on the phone. I slowly came to the realization that we had more in common than I originally thought and we made another date. As a matter of fact, after the long phone conversations I asked him to come Wednesday, although we were supposed to get together on Thursday (he was going to cook for me), because I couldn't wait to see him. From that point on everything moved at warp speed. Within two weeks we both knew we were in love with eachother and within a month we knew we wanted to get married. We have pretty much been inseparable eversince that first 2 weeks, except for my back-to-back trips out of town.
I still can't believe how things have worked out, and the fact that I couldn't be happier about it. I love him so much now and can't imagine my life without him now!! He is such an incredible person, and I am often still amazed how much fun we have together. He is everything I wanted and needed in my life! I was okay on my own, but now, with him in my life, the best way to describe how I feel is blissful!!!!!
We never really officially became engaged until after we set the wedding date, because we simply knew we were getting married, we just didn't know the when and how. We threw around a ton of ideas (elopement, big wedding, small wedding, destination wedding, "justice of the peace" ceremony and weekend trip away), but when it came time to make a decision the small wedding at my mom's house seemed perfect! And in just over a month we will be married :)
I am so excited, in love and ready to be Mrs. Moore, and I look forward to continuing the love story we are creating for the rest of our lives...
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