I was planning to make this entry on Monday as that was the day that Chad and I had been together for 2 years but work and life got in the way so I'm now writing this on my 2 year 3 day anniversary.

Compared to most of my friends I've been dating Chad for a shorter time than they've been married and two years together is nothing in most peoples eyes. But I'm breaking personal records here so it's a feat that I'm extremely proud of.

The day I met Chad started off like any other where I went to work and was excited because I was actually going to be in town the entire weekend. For some reason most weekends I lived in Austin I was going out of town, I've always been the most mobile person I've ever met. In celebration of me staying put Christie and I decided to do something fun so I started doing some Austin research to find maximum fun. That's when I saw that it just happened to be the weekend of the ROT (Republic of Texas)Motorcycle Rally.

This is the part that makes me believe that we are always on a path guided by God even when we don't know we are. I would have never given the rally another thought if it hadn't been for my friend Becca. The year before she came to stay with me because some guy friends of hers were playing in a Battle of the Bands gig in downtown Austin. I really avoided 6th street while I was living there but this was a special reason so I willingly took her down there. But it was quickly evident that this was an entirely different 6th street that I was used to. Instead of a slew of crazy college kids there was a slew of crazy bikers. I loved every minute of it! I've been around bikers my entire life and they are rarely as scary as they seem, instead their sense of freedom to be what they are and go where they want is highly contagious.

So I was sold on going that night with Christie and she's never been hard to convince to do anything fun and different. We had a great time and found this great bar that the funnest energy and that's when it happened. I went up to the bar to order a drink and a guy bellied up to the bar next to me. I looked up to make room at the bar and that's when I saw him. I know that this is no cinderella fairy tale and I wish that I had a better story but honestly who cares as long as there is a happily ever after right??

Chad and I talked for a long time that night and the fact that he was from Nacogdoches made him even more appealing. I'd lived not far from Nac in Crockett and I remember always liking Nacogdoches. We ended up hanging out the entire weekend and I remember being very sad after he left. But we kept in touch by phone almost every night. It wasn't until I took a trip up to Nac and from there we went to Arkansas to go canoeing that I knew I was in deep. And it wasn't long after that that I decided to uproot my entire life for a boy.

I look back now and realize how lucky I am because I hardly knew Chad even though at the time I thought I knew so much. There's nothing like living with someone to see their true selves. But every day since that night on 6th street has been a blessing with Chad. He has high fived me at my highest highs and held me tight for my lowest lows. I've been in love before but it wasn't until Chad that I knew what it was like to be unselfishly loved back. There are times when I stop and wonder what I did to deserve him. He's got his wild streak but he's also got the purest heart of anyone I've ever met even though he sometimes doesn't want you to know that.

Though I do wonder about our future like when will we get married and when will it more than just the two of us, I don't have to wonder about who will be next to me when all of this takes place. I've found my match and I couldn't imagine life getting any sweeter than it is right now with him.