Our love is so bright, it'll blind you!
-Names: Jessi & Glenn
-When and where did you first meet?: 1999, Springfield High School, out front after school while waiting for rides to come. I was a freshman, he was a senior
-When did you first start dating?: 2002, the summer after he graduated and before I started my senior year. We started "talking" in May and started dating full-time on July 5!
-Describe your most memorable dates: Concerts we've been to together and when we go to The Melting Pot, it's pretty amazing. :)
-When did "I love you" come into the picture?: I honestly don't remember... I know he told me he wanted to marry me 3 months into our relationship while we watched a lunar eclipse!
-Where did you fall in love?: 2002, the summer we got together... it was July, after an Epiphany softball game, we went to The Evans' house for a pool party and ended up staying until 2 a.m. with our feet in the pool just sitting under the moon and talking. I remember that night like it was yesterday. I knew he was the one.
-How long did you date before getting engaged?: We were creeping up on our 4 year anniversary
-How did he pop the question?: Ha, funny story actually. He did a good job. :) It was at church during Subject In A Sack... he and I were up at the front of the congregation with all the kids and letting them relate things we pulled out of the sack to God. Glenn had put a fortune cookie in the bag and little did I know, the "fortune" was his proposal. It was Mothers Day 2006 and it couldn't have been the best way for him to do it. In front of all our friends and family.
-How long were you engaged before tying the knot?: 1 year and 2 months
-When and where did you get married?: July 21, 2007 at Riverwood Mansion.
-Where did you go on your honeymoon?: Coco Plum Caye, Belize! It was amazing.
-As of today, how long have you been married?: We're creeping up on our 2 year wedding anniversary!!!
-As of today, how long have you been together?: We're creeping up on 7 glorious years together!!
-Where have you spent your anniversaries?: Last year we went to Gatlinburg, TN for almost a week with another couple. We rented a private cabin in the woods and it was amazing. This year, we're going to St. Augustine, FL for a week and staying in a condo!
-Where did you go on your first road trip?: When we hit our first year of dating, we took a day trip down to Chattanooga, TN and went to the Aquarium! 2 hours down and 2 hours back, haha. That was fun and very spur of the moment. I remember when we told his mom that day, "We're going to Chattanooga, see ya later!" She was like, "Don't come back married!" haha
-Where do you hope to spend the rest of your life together?: Honestly, in the house we're in right now... the only reason we'll move is if we design and build our own house, which could very well happen when this one is paid off. But we like where we're at and love the home itself.
-Do you have any children together?: No, but we're working on changing that. ;)
-How many children do you want and do you have names picked out?: We'd like 2 or 3, we want a mix of boys & girls. Our first boy will be Glenn the 5th, our first girl will be Zoey. Then we also like Adia and Lennon for names.
-If a $5,000 travel allowance fell into your laps, where would you guys want to go the most?: Japan!!!! Especially Kyoto... we'd like to stay with families instead of swanky hotels and just travel throughout the country, seeing gardens, eating sushi, soaking up the history, and probably buying swords, lol.
-Where all have you traveled together?: Lets see... Chattanooga, TN; South Bend, IN; Independence, KS; Gatlinburg, TN; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN; Belize...
-Where do you plan to travel in the next couple of years?: St. Augustine, FL in July... we've discussed going to Cali next summer to visit family out there... definitely Gatlinburg again!! Possibly another FL trip in there somewhere.
-Finally, what is your favorite thing about your husband?: He is hilarious! He always makes me laugh and I can't stay mad at him long. He can totally tick me off and in no time I'm over it because he's such a goober, I convince myself he can't help it. ;)
-When and where did you first meet?: 1999, Springfield High School, out front after school while waiting for rides to come. I was a freshman, he was a senior
-When did you first start dating?: 2002, the summer after he graduated and before I started my senior year. We started "talking" in May and started dating full-time on July 5!
-Describe your most memorable dates: Concerts we've been to together and when we go to The Melting Pot, it's pretty amazing. :)
-When did "I love you" come into the picture?: I honestly don't remember... I know he told me he wanted to marry me 3 months into our relationship while we watched a lunar eclipse!
-Where did you fall in love?: 2002, the summer we got together... it was July, after an Epiphany softball game, we went to The Evans' house for a pool party and ended up staying until 2 a.m. with our feet in the pool just sitting under the moon and talking. I remember that night like it was yesterday. I knew he was the one.
-How long did you date before getting engaged?: We were creeping up on our 4 year anniversary
-How did he pop the question?: Ha, funny story actually. He did a good job. :) It was at church during Subject In A Sack... he and I were up at the front of the congregation with all the kids and letting them relate things we pulled out of the sack to God. Glenn had put a fortune cookie in the bag and little did I know, the "fortune" was his proposal. It was Mothers Day 2006 and it couldn't have been the best way for him to do it. In front of all our friends and family.
-How long were you engaged before tying the knot?: 1 year and 2 months
-When and where did you get married?: July 21, 2007 at Riverwood Mansion.
-Where did you go on your honeymoon?: Coco Plum Caye, Belize! It was amazing.
-As of today, how long have you been married?: We're creeping up on our 2 year wedding anniversary!!!
-As of today, how long have you been together?: We're creeping up on 7 glorious years together!!
-Where have you spent your anniversaries?: Last year we went to Gatlinburg, TN for almost a week with another couple. We rented a private cabin in the woods and it was amazing. This year, we're going to St. Augustine, FL for a week and staying in a condo!
-Where did you go on your first road trip?: When we hit our first year of dating, we took a day trip down to Chattanooga, TN and went to the Aquarium! 2 hours down and 2 hours back, haha. That was fun and very spur of the moment. I remember when we told his mom that day, "We're going to Chattanooga, see ya later!" She was like, "Don't come back married!" haha
-Where do you hope to spend the rest of your life together?: Honestly, in the house we're in right now... the only reason we'll move is if we design and build our own house, which could very well happen when this one is paid off. But we like where we're at and love the home itself.
-Do you have any children together?: No, but we're working on changing that. ;)
-How many children do you want and do you have names picked out?: We'd like 2 or 3, we want a mix of boys & girls. Our first boy will be Glenn the 5th, our first girl will be Zoey. Then we also like Adia and Lennon for names.
-If a $5,000 travel allowance fell into your laps, where would you guys want to go the most?: Japan!!!! Especially Kyoto... we'd like to stay with families instead of swanky hotels and just travel throughout the country, seeing gardens, eating sushi, soaking up the history, and probably buying swords, lol.
-Where all have you traveled together?: Lets see... Chattanooga, TN; South Bend, IN; Independence, KS; Gatlinburg, TN; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN; Belize...
-Where do you plan to travel in the next couple of years?: St. Augustine, FL in July... we've discussed going to Cali next summer to visit family out there... definitely Gatlinburg again!! Possibly another FL trip in there somewhere.
-Finally, what is your favorite thing about your husband?: He is hilarious! He always makes me laugh and I can't stay mad at him long. He can totally tick me off and in no time I'm over it because he's such a goober, I convince myself he can't help it. ;)
awww how awesome is that, you have an amazing husband. That was so sweet how he purposed to you!
ReplyDeleteVery cute blog write up! I might have to take it and use it myself!
ReplyDeleteFound you off of soulcysters by the way, user name is "shutterbug." ;)
I found your blog very inspiring and so much of the things you've felt with your infertility are the same things I feel/have felt. Thanks for sharing!