REWIND/FAST FORWARD: Little Known Facts.
uber nerd on the right! LOL.
Well I made it through my first day as a bee and it was pretty awesome! I think we were both secretly a little afraid of negative comments raining on our love-fest and the absolute opposite proved true- we were overwhelmed by awesome and encouraging comments all day!
Crisis averted. Fear Subsides. The Hive is awesome.
By way of introductions, I wrote this little ‘ol post to share over there, and then realized it contained some info I’d never shared here on Ms. Awesome. So have at it.
I interrupt our usual blue skies, unicorns and the show tunes that define gay wedding planning, to give you a few more random facts than you ever needed. Come on you know you wanna know this stuff!
Here goes. Let’s play finish that sentence.
We met on Match.com Ain’t no shame in that right?
Okay. Okay. I’ll admit we’ve been known to say we met through a friend of a friend or some such nonsense on more than one occasion, but it’s a big fat lie! Fiancee stripes winked at me, I shot her an email, and the rest is just below for your reading pleasure.
Our first date was awesome! We met for wine at Banquette, my local wine/coffee house, then we walked to the Downtown Independant and saw Persepolis, and then we knocked back some whiskey, made fun of people, and made out at Bar 107. We finished the night with some tender (ha!) kisses in the rain. Cue music. Sigh.
Our Second date consisted of a trip to the Getty, a picnic lunch, and wine in a thermos. Wine in a thermos?! Another sigh. Clearly a girl after my own heart. I don’t remember any of the art.
Fast Forward Six Months and in true lezzyBEE fashion she moved in!
Marriage and kids and all that jazz have always been a part of our dialogue and so the next bit might seem a bit surprising. It’s actually one of my deep dark secrets here in wedding world.
See C proposed first and I freaked the f#$k out! Seriously I’m lucky she stuck around seeing as I pretty much pulled a Carrie Bradshaw and wore the ring in an, ahem, untraditional style (read on my right hand).
It was just too much, too fast and even though I wanted to marry her (desperately) I couldn’t bear to slide that ring on my left finger and be an “engaged” lady just yet. This is a pretty clear example of the planning/spontaneity dynamic we have going on. Luckily she stuck around, I worked through my issues, and our dog Oscar took care of the ring. He ate it. And that was that.
Fast Forward Two Years and here we are, chronicling our adventures for you as we plan our awesome wedding! A lot has happened, that’s for sure! We’ve traveled many miles (Paris, New York, The Bahamas, Miami, and Vancouver), made a home together, added to our furry family (now 2 dogs, 1 cat), laughed, cried, and danced.
To sum it up (or break it down)
We’re just two girls who love books, food, dance parties and each other.
*We also love whiskey in combo with any of the above!
So grab a glass, sit back, and join us as we return to our regularly scheduled programming (blue skies, unicorns, show tunes) and continue exploring the question How the hell did we get here?
I know it’s a little bit of an odd “getting to know you” to post as my very first one over on the hive, but I think that it’s important to keep our heads on straight (hee hee) in this whole wedding planning business and realize that our lives and relationship trajectories don’t have to be perfect to make for great relationships, wedding planning, and yes, even marriage.
What about you? How’d you get to the place you are now in your relationship? Any premature proposals or bumps along the way?
Major bump for me: I started dating my wife in May of our senior year in high school. We had already chosen colleges hundreds of miles away. Worst timing ever.
We were planning on breaking up over that, but the day before I left for school we both broke down in tears and decided we couldn’t do it because we loved eachother too much. (I know, awww).
The unexpected part was, I really liked being in a long distance relationship in college. It was hard to be apart, but I think it was good for us to have a chance to focus on school and develop outside friendships. Plus, it was nice to be able to opt out of the college dating scene.