Ever since I asked you all for Q&A ideas, my inbox has been flooded with your questions. Wow. I am loving answering them, and I’m hardly even half way through!
For now, here is my answer to the easiest (and most popular) question of all (you guys are such romantics!).
The story of how/where me and my beau met.
Quite simply, Kyle and I met at our on-campus job at UCLA. Not that I’m advocating inter-personnel relations, but dipping my pen in the company ink proved to be quite effective in my case 😉
He had already worked there before I was hired, so despite being younger than I was in school/age, he was my senior at “the office.” I will never forget the first time I saw him at our job’s orientation. He was hot and I was single…
We worked a few times together and since our job wasn’t exactly labor intensive (we set up and “managed” on campus events) there was serious down time that allowed us to get to know each other (while getting paid). Multi-tasker that I am, I signed up for as many shifts with him as possible. We flirted shamelessly and the hours flew by (money in the bank, boy candy for the eyes, man do I miss college). I was always sad when work ended, so I started hanging out at the office FAR more than was necessary. Unfortunately (and fortunately), our job was student run, and we were all really good friends so my increased hours of face time at the office wasn’t exactly the biggest hint to Kyle. (BTW, if you’re jealous of this amazing job, you should be, the hiring was rigged, so our “staff” was actually just my group of friends)
Anyways, clearly we were both into each other, but being the “cougar” that I am, I made the first move. That’s right ladies, at the ripe old age of 20, I had my sights set on my 19 year old future fiancé (that sounds so much more pervy when written).
I got his digits from the work directory (shaaaady) and called to ask him to a sorority date party. I was so nervous I hardly remember, but I think the convo went something like this:
E: Hi, Kyle?
K: Yeah?
E: This is Elise [long pause] from work?
K: Oh! Hi.
E: Do you want to go to my sorority’s date party on Sat?
K: This Saturday?
E: Yeah.
K: Ummm, ok.
E: Great. See you at work. [click] [SCREAM!!!!]
Another important thing to mention here is that I was in the middle of the street for this conversation and it was also nearly midnight.
I lived with 3 other girls (who had been urging me to call him forever) and I didn’t want them listening – so naturally the road was the next best option, right? Right.
Immediately after calling I ran back inside and we all squealed like giddy teenagers. I’d been gushing about him for weeks so they were ecstatic for me.
Cut to 6+ years later and we are now engaged. It hardly seems real when I think back on it. Our relationship has endured the stress of school, jobs, several moves (So Cal to Nor Cal, Nor Cal to Philly, Philly to NYC), several hair colors, and everything in between – and while we both value our jobs and pursue career advancement, putting each other first has been the recipe for success. He’s my best friend and I can’t imagine my life without him. He gives me unending support, while calling me out when I’m being a crazy hormonal female. He inspires me to be the best person I can be, and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world that I get to spend the rest of my life with him.
Whoa, sap-fest! Ok, after that estrogen filled essay, I’m thinking I should tackle a completely unrelated question next (like my path to semi-veganism and fave music/books/movies). Stay tuned…
One of my faves! 😀
awww love this story. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Please don’t move back to Cali. NYC needs non-bitter love stories like yours.
UGH, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I AM CURRENTLY ABOUT TO PEE MY PANTS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GROW A PAIR IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES AND ASK MY CUTE NEIGHBOR TO MY SORORITY FORMAL! EEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!!! MAYBE HE WILL BE MY FUTURE HUSBAND. Okay, hold up. I am mothafuckin jumping the gun.
But anyways, UGH. THIS WAS SOOO AMAZING. Me + seeing New Moon tonight = ridiculously obsessed with love stories. Or really, just me + love stories = ridiculously obsessed. I loved this soooo much.
Alright, f*!$. I have to go ask this boy. BYE
such a cute story! thanks for sharing it 🙂
I, uh, made the first move too. Sometimes you’ve just got to take the bulls by the horn! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a pic of Kyle before, but…HUBBA HUBBA! Between the both of you, you guys are going to have the most gorgeous children in the world! Well, 2nd most gorgeous 😉
I love this post!!
This is sooo sweet: putting each other first has been the recipe for success. He’s my best friend and I can’t imagine my life without him.”
And yeah, you’re a real cougar there.
My husband and I are 17+ years apart. They call him a “cradle robber”. LOL
i love this post 🙂 cuute pictures! you are beautiful
xoxo
shelley
http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
This is completely adorable, Elise!
By the way, this is Liz (previously of vegansixteen.blogspot) – I have a WP blog now (http://bellpeppergirl.wordpress.com), love it heaps more 🙂
Cutest post by far, haha. Can’t wait to hear more q’s being answered!
xx
Cute 🙂
Adorable!!! What a great story… I really believe that the communication is huge! Congratulations on your engagement, and those pics are great!
This totally made my morning!!! So cute!
So adorable.. you guys look incredible happy in these pics! 🙂 Arent ya glad you made that move?!?! lol
Great story! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like y’all became friends and found each other in a really great way, meant to be 😉
SO CUTE!!! you guys seem like a perfect match. 🙂 can’t wait to hear about your path to semi-veganism
Awww… such a sweet post!! 🙂
<3 <3
THAT””S SUCH A CUTE STORY!!!!!!!!! =D
ucla WOO WOO! (i’m alumna from there!)
Awwwwwwww!! Pooks, I loved this story! You’re giving me hope for my work eye candy – trust me, I need all the tips I can get 😉
Cougars unite!!! I’m older than my husband and we’ve known each other since college too! 🙂
Aaah loves it!
sooo sweet!! love this story 🙂
love it.
and loved your recap of being back home. and i am now thinking of dipping my pen in the company ink, perhaps 🙂
Awwwww so adorable 🙂 I love love.
So Tuesday is fab for me!!
What an adorable story. I think we have all probably made similar calls that ending with screaming and acting giddy as soon as we hang up. Isn’t it fun being a girl!? : )
ahhhhhhhhhhhh i have the CHEESIEST (in the most vegan way possible hahaha) smile on my face right now!
what an adorable story 🙂
funny thing…deej (my mom haha) snagged van (my dad) at work too! his fam owned a shoestore and she was the cashier/books person there and had a crush on the boss’s son who worked there and she would “hang around work later” and they would be the only two left so he would just see if she wanted to go to dinner hahahaha
I love the ASUCLA story! I’m so happy for you two. Thank goodness for event services right? Besos mi rubia!
that story is straight up movie worthy — I love I love! way to keep your eye on the prize and go for whatcha want girl – clearly, it paid off!
Awwwhh! This post made me smile – you guys are a cute couple 🙂