10/07/2018
Yesterday was my anniversary! I've been married to my hunky man for 24 years. Some ups, some downs but always learning, growing and living it together. Please indulge me by allowing me to share some journal excerpts from 24 years ago. This is how I met and fell in love with my Brian: 😍
"I met my new roommate today. He was super courteous and polite. Nice enough person but the kind that doesn't seem to have a life outside of sports. He is certainly a likable guy, but I can't imagine that we'll have too much in common... I mean other than sharing an address of course. ..
Well, unexpected characteristics have been appearing in the strangest places. I wouldn't have expected to be philosophizing about musical lyrics and musing over music videos with my new roommate. Who knew how fun he would be?! I don't think I pegged him wrong, I just didn't fully peg him. ..
I'm spending most of my time with Brian lately. He is an odd guy. Not odd in a bad way, but in a way that makes me c**k my head to one side and smirk a lot. ..
Brian is quickly becoming one of my favorite humans. Who would have guessed this odd couple could have so much fun together. I went with him today to buy a basketball, then he sat with me as a got a new tattoo. Seems so weird on paper but the way we can just sit, laugh, joke and tease each other is perfectly perfect. I think this is the starting of a very long friendship. ..
I'm enjoying the simplicity in Brians complexity. He says these very complicated things that just seem confusing, but after he shares a new part of himself with me it's easy to understand, impossible not to appriciate and to be completely honest with you I'm finding it hard not to fall for this guy. Yikes! ..
The full picture of Brian has me enamored. I can't believe I fell for my flippin' roommate! ahhhh, that's against the cardinal rule! I'm sure I'm not his type so this CAN NOT be sane. grrrrrr...
Okay so I have been a love sick puppy. I can't eat because I like my roommate that will never reciprocate these feelings. He's killing me! He sits too close to me on the couch, we have way too many private jokes, I hate when he's not home and so excited when he is! Goodness, I need to move out! jeesh! To make it worse he noticed that I haven't been eating so he asked what my mom would make for me when I was sick, then walked to the store and got the ingredients to make me poached eggs. Maybe not the best cook, but I have never enjoyed eggs more than that. whaaaaa. Okay, I've got to get over this crush!..
Both Brian and I are starting to panic about the days that we won't be together. I'm starting my salon and he is moving to Houston. This is going to suck, like my heart is breaking just thinking about it and it shouldn't be. I feel like I should fess up, but I don't want to ruin our friendship. He keeps saying I should start my salon in Houston and come with him. No thanks. He doesn't realize how much this is killing me...
Guess what? He kissed me!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, he kissed me!!!! It turns out that I have been killing him as much as he has been killing me! hahaha, he tells me he thought I would never like him so his heart was breaking too. We are ridiculous people, but I will never forget this fairy tail weekend. We had just spent a long day together playing and running errands when we decided to head home for a nap in front of the TV. The tv in the living room was broken so we curled up on Cory's bed to watch tv from there. We weren't touching or anything, but just knowing he was that close to me was more that I could bare so I closed my eyes to try and fall asleep. Instead of tv he chooses to put on Casablanca. How I didn't see he liked me is beyond me. haha. Cringing at the soft romantic music I tried even harder to fall asleep when I hear Brian say in a real serious tone "Hey Kelly" except the hey was so quiet all I heard was "Kelly". I unsuspectingly turned around to face him. We caught eyes. He rubbed my arm real gently, that's when I knew. In that second, while gazing into his big blue eyes I knew I had found my person. A huge smile crept over my face and without waisting another second, he kissed me! Looks Like I am the luckiest girl in the world, and boy am I happy!!
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I'm now the soon to be Mrs. Brian Winter. I know that's an archaic way to say that. It completely deprives me of my own identity, but you know what? I'm not completely my own anymore. I am his and he is mine, so for now I will just bask in the glory of hearing his name in reference to mine. Nothing can make me happier than being a part of him and he a part of me. We are now family and nothing has ever seemed more right. "
July 8, 1995 I married my best friend. 🙂
We were married 2 months latter after "dating" for only 9 days. Life is short, so follow your heart!. We are now growing old together with our 3 kids, 2 dogs and a cat. We have created a lot of history together and I am happy to say that I'm still madly in love with my forever person. Probably more than he knows. ❤
I love you all. Thank you for indulging my sweet old memories. :)
I know what it takes to have a beautiful wedding without all the stress. Let me guide you through the planning process, it will be fun I swear. We love our work.
