Jon and I met on a blind date set up by his sister Shelly and my Mom. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was so nervous. This was my first time to ever go on a blind date. I stood in the front yard waiting for him to drive around the corner in his green Ford truck. (Thanks to the note from Shelly, I knew a little about him before our first date.) The minute his truck turned the corner, my stomach filled with butterflies. Although. I remember when he stepped out, an instant smile appeared on my face. He was so cute :) He walked up and apparently I was too nervous to say anything. For a minute we were both silent. Come to find out he was trying to figure out which one was me. (Remind you, Court was in a homecoming dress) Guess he thought I got pretty dressed up for the big date :) Well, we hopped in his truck and away we went. The truck ride was quiet for awhile but then Jon decided to talk. Thank goodness because I was so nervous I didn't know what to say. He brought me to Bilmar in Grand Haven. Little did he know, it was a fancy restaurant. We could barely read the menu and for those of you that know me well, I am the pickiest eater on the planet. This menu is filled with all kinds of fancy seafood such as lobster and crab, and what do I order? A basket of chicken fingers :) We laugh about it to this day. (Should of gone to BK) We both however ended up loving the food and make it a tradition every year on September 18. (Only we don't order chicken, we splurge!) After dinner we checked out the movies at the theater and nothing was playing that either of us wanted to see. We ended up coming home and watching my favorite movie at the time, Jersey Girl, in my living room. (I found out later that during this time, my mom was on the phone in her bedroom whispering to Shelly about our date. Funniest part is that Shelly was whispering back when she was at her house :) This is a whole other story though.) Then, later that night Court and her friend Melissa came home from their homecoming dance. We all just sat in the living room and laughed all night. It was my best first date, and I will always remember September 18, 2004. I just knew I would marry him someday! I Love You J!
Enjoy these pictures of our amazing 5 years together!
(There would be a billion more but I have already spent well over two hours trying to create this post and I'm thinking that is long enough)
This picture was takin' on our first date. My mom was taking pictures of my sister before her dance and quickly turned the camera to snap a picture of us :)
Celebrating our 1 year!
Jon graduates from GVSU
Our trip out west to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Climbing a mountain... can't believe I made it to the top!
Oktoberfest... Sault Ste. Marie
Feeding a baby lion!
Engagement Pictures
Trip to Chicago
We finally get the keys to our very first home!
June 7, 2008 We tie the knot!
Our Honeymoon... Riviera Maya, Mexico
I FINALLY graduate from GVSU
Spring Break in Gulf Shores
We have created some awesome memories that we will cherish forever! Looking forward to what else is in store!
2 comments:
Oh my gosh... I remember it like it was yesterday. Still today I am amazed at how God brought you together... from me wondering if it would be a disaster to discovering the two of you had fun. From then on the two of you were INSEPERABLE. I am so happy God blessed Jonny with you and that he blessed me with an awesome sister...love you!
( oh and the whispering... it still cracks me up to this day... sooo stinkin funny )
This is too stinkin' cute!! I absolutely love hearing about your first date with Jon - it's priceless! And I remember his comment about your senior picture, that he thought it was someone else - too funny!
I hope one day I will find my prince charming just like you did (:
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