The Love Story of Us, Continued

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~Chapter Two~

Even though we had a quick introduction at the end of our 10th grade year, we really didn't know much of each other until our Junior year.

In my 11th grade year, I left the Flag Corps and begin playing in the percussion line in band. There is where my career in High School went down hill. Everything bad you ever heard about the percussion line in band, is all true. We were a bunch of animals to put it politely. We loved to get into trouble and made an art out of it. Jeremy and I became friends because not only because we had mutual friends, but we were together a lot because of band practice and Friday night games. Thus begins the rocky courtship.

Our senior year was filled with friendship drama, band drama and any drama that we could create. Most days I would show up late to school, and of course it would infuriate Jeremy and after he left to go to work, I quickly followed him out the door to adventures unknown. Besides our mutual friends I hung out with others that loved to get into trouble. Looking back on it know, it gave Jeremy something to do besides homework! HA!! Today I feel like if it were not for his constant interference and dad-like parenting he did during my senior year, there is no telling what kind of trouble I would of found myself in! Anyways…

Our courtship, my love, that I had for him was not that public because of our friends, and really beside Jeremy’s undying profession of his love of me to Tracey, another mutual friend that we to school with, and I went to church with, it would of been unknown to anyone! Well, people knew….I’m sure.

One day Jeremy handed me a note asking me out on our first official date. I laugh as I type this, because this date begins the “you drive, you decide” eating out dilemma that still haunts us to this day. He picked me up, and asked where I wanted to go. I of course, said I didn’t care, so begins the great debate of where to eat at.

I am sure, knowing Jeremy so well, that he had in mind where he wanted to go, but wanted the night to be perfect, so he would not say where he really wanted to eat at. We pulled into four different restaurant parking lots and left each one to arrive back at the first restaurant that we first pulled into (the one he originally picked).

We ate at a Mexican restaurant called Cuco’s, which I had never went to before and it soon became my most favorite place to eat. We sat and talked, ate the most amazing chimichanga that I had ever put into my mouth and had the best time. To be honest, I really do not remember what else we did that night, but do know that we talked for hours after he took me home.

I think I knew then that we would be together, forever, but was to stubborn to admit to my true feelings, and besides, I hated it when Jeremy was right. I would not give him the satisfaction of knowing before I made up my mind that we would be together forever!!

The rest is to be continued….but before I leave chapter two of Our Love Story, I do have to mention something about the note Jeremy gave me that day, asking me out.

I have carried that note in my wallet from that day. after reading it I stuck it into my wallet and I never took it out and it has been with me since that day. It was the sweetest, most heartfelt, true love personified in written form, that touched my heart deeply.

I guess that is when I knew what true love was all about, and the love he had for me was more than evident. I read this a lot, and really have it memorized, but still pull it out and read it. On occasion when I am upset with him, I will read it, because it will put things into perspective and I realize that I do not need to sweat the small stuff! Here’s a picture of the letter…..so sweet!!

The Love Story of Us

Rachel @ The Musing Of A Future Pastor’s Wife, is running this awesome carnival of Meetings, Marriages & Memories.  Hope on over to her site and read more love stories of  others!

~Chapter One~

Oh where to begin, The Love Story of Us, is a magical story of two love struck teenagers that feel madly in love at first sight. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and little butterflies fluttered all around us as our eyes met for the first time….NOT!  Starting a story is always the hardest part!!  I think I will break our Love Story into two or three parts.  That way your poor eyeballs will not pop out of your head from reading all the gooey mushiness about us!!

Jeremy and I met in high school, Middleburg High School, the home of the Broncos class of 1990, to be exact!  If I recall the first time I met him we were both towards the end of our 10th grade year.  We had mutual friends in band.  I was in the Flag Corps, Jeremy played the horn.  We really never had crossed paths even though we were both in the marching band.  Opposite ends of the spectrum, I suppose.

LaDonna was my running mate at the time, we lived down the road from each other and she rode to school with me everyday.  Actually we stayed in lots of trouble it seems because we rode to school together everyday, besides the point.  Jeremy on the other hand, rode to school each day with Gloria, my soon to be best friend.  Those two were the good doer’s and seemed to stay out of trouble.  LaDonna and I would sway them to the dark side eventually!  HA!  Again, whole other story!

I lived in the country, Jeremy lived in the city, opposite ends of the world it seems and our high school was smack in the middle of both our homes.  I do not recall the very first meeting we had, but I think it was in the hallways.  I also think that was the first time I meet Gloria and if you will, I am pretty sure that was the first time all four of us were together and that begins a very rocky road of a friendship of four.  We all couldn't seem to get along at the same time.  There was always drama and Jeremy and I were always fighting about something!

I guess the Love Story of Us, is the classic romance novel, where boys meets girl, and girl likes bad boys with attitudes, not the straight laced kind of guys like Jeremy!  Isn’t that how romance novels go? 

Jeremy will say he was in love with me at first sight.  To this day he says we loves me more, but actually, he just loved me first.  He knew that day we met that we would be together, forever.  My thoughts when we first met was not his.  I guess to explain our love story you will need to know our personalities to understand the full just of our beginning.  I suppose we will start with me first….

I was a girl that did as little as possible to get by in school.  I hated going and seemed to get into trouble from time to time, like everyday.  I despised authority and hated to be told to do something  I could of made great grades, but didn't because I would not do homework because, it simply cramped my style.  I aced tests, and therefore I would pass the class.  My favorite class was English and I excelled in that class only.  The others, were just a necessary evil that had to be done.

In my senior year, I took two band classes and a music theory class along with the staples to get a diploma.  I was such the high achiever in those days!  I partied, rolled in late everyday to school and skipped most afternoons of school, again not the model student!  I did attend church every time the doors were opened and was very active in my youth group.  I totally lived a double standard life and rarely got caught and/or was in trouble with my parents.  I think school brought out the worse in me!!

Jeremy on the other hand was the model student.  Made great grades, did his homework each and every day and extra credit whenever he could.  I think I can count one hand the days he was late to school and I am sure he was late because Gloria made him late, not because of his own doings!!  (Sorry Gloria)

Jeremy’s senior year, he had an English class and a study hall.  He left everyday at 3rd period and went to work at Prudential.  He was responsible, had a job, a car that he brought and paid for, and basically had a plan for his life unlike myself.  Jeremy was very close to his family and every chance he would get, he would be ether at his Granny’s house or in Georgia at his Aunt’s &  Uncle’s house.

So how did two polar opposites ever get together to begin their love story?  Find out in Chapter Two (July 13th), the first date….

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I’m in!! I am doing this…

Rachael @ Musings of a Future Pastor's Wife is hosting this fun little thing where we talk or write about our love story!! Woo hoo!! Actually, some might look at me in a different light when they read about the memories of my courtship with my hubby!! Although it does make Jeremy happy for those to say, awwww poor thing, which he really enjoys, it is the beginning our our love story!!

I can’t wait to tell you about our story!!