by J.C.
[Note: I meant to post this on October 24 but due to being extremely busy in other areas I am just now able to post it.]
I was standing at work bored on a Sunday. I never work Sunday’s for that reason. They are incredibly slow and there isn’t shit to do but twiddle your thumbs or play on your phone. My Facebook app popped up with a friend request from a girl I used to work with at a different store. I always thought she was quite pretty but I had never talked to her because I am too shy. And here she was adding me on Facebook. Wow, awesome! So I accepted and shot a quick, “Hey, long time no see.” message to her and within a half hour she had replied back and that began our first conversation. Even though we had worked together previously for over a year or so we were just now, years later, having our first conversation. After a lot of random chit chat I finally tell her that I had a crush on her and she replies with, “I had a crush on you for a minute.” A minute? Really? Does that mean that now she thinks I suck? But it was the glimmer of hope that I wanted to see that kept me talking to her in hopes that I would eventually land a date. Our first date was quite out of the ordinary but at the same time one of the best nights of my life. We talked, and talked, and laughed, and talked some more.
Now she is sleeping peacefully beside me. I can see the ring that I gave her on her finger and it takes me back to the night I asked her to marry me. And she said yes. Yes, to me. She chose me of all people. And now she is my life, my everything, this beautiful woman. It has been a year since we were married and I can’t thank her enough for adding me on Facebook that lonely Sunday.
Happy anniversary Stefanie.
Love you.
