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Ten years.
At playgroup this morning, Suzanne asked how Michael and I had met. I told her, and mentioned that it was ten years ago this month. So this evening, as I was casually surfing around, I decided that I should really try to figure out exactly when, ten years ago, we met.
Whoa! It was ten years ago TODAY.
Ten years ago today, I walked into a Nashville hotel room full of total strangers and met the man I would one day marry. Although we'd known each other in passing online, at that point we had no idea that we were, you know, destined for each other. As I recall, the first words he said directly to me were: "Bait? Y'all are going to eat bait?!"
It was the first ever alt.callahans Callahanicon. I'd only even been reading the newsgroup for about six months, and had never been to a convention of any kind. I don't even know what made me decide to hop on a plane from Iowa City to Nashville - it seems completely out-of-character for the person I was at the time. But I did it. And my life changed forever. Not just because I met Michael - I also met![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
saoba that weekend, who became one of my dearest friends, performed our wedding, and helped ease Alex into the world. I met pixel, who, as I recall, jumped into my lap about five minutes after we met, and then fell off the bed. I talked to wcg for the first time, when he called in by phone. In a lot of ways, for the first time that weekend I felt like I had found my people. Geeky congoers who conducted their social life, and deep parts of their emotional life, over the Internet. It was the beginning of a whole lot of changes, for me.
Most of all, Michael. It really was almost as cliche as "our eyes met across a crowded room." For reasons that I couldn't articulate, I just felt incredibly drawn to him. We kept making casual excuses to sit near each other and talk to each other. By the time that this picture was taken on Saturday night, we were both already falling hard. A couple of hours after dinner, we kissed for the first time.
That's probably a good place to fade tastefully to black, huh?
Michael, I love you. Almost from the first day we met, I've felt such peace with you - such a sure and certain knowledge that, no matter what happened, we were always going to be on the same side. You are my rock and my refuge. Happy anniversary.
Oddly enough, even before we knew that tomorrow was our ten-year anniversary (if one dates from the first kiss), we had arranged to hire a babysitter so we could go on a date. Funny how these things work out. Not the most romantic of dates in the world - we're going to go shopping and see Ratatouille - but still, anything with a babysitter involved is kind of a big deal. Yay.
Whoa! It was ten years ago TODAY.
Ten years ago today, I walked into a Nashville hotel room full of total strangers and met the man I would one day marry. Although we'd known each other in passing online, at that point we had no idea that we were, you know, destined for each other. As I recall, the first words he said directly to me were: "Bait? Y'all are going to eat bait?!"
It was the first ever alt.callahans Callahanicon. I'd only even been reading the newsgroup for about six months, and had never been to a convention of any kind. I don't even know what made me decide to hop on a plane from Iowa City to Nashville - it seems completely out-of-character for the person I was at the time. But I did it. And my life changed forever. Not just because I met Michael - I also met
saoba that weekend, who became one of my dearest friends, performed our wedding, and helped ease Alex into the world. I met pixel, who, as I recall, jumped into my lap about five minutes after we met, and then fell off the bed. I talked to wcg for the first time, when he called in by phone. In a lot of ways, for the first time that weekend I felt like I had found my people. Geeky congoers who conducted their social life, and deep parts of their emotional life, over the Internet. It was the beginning of a whole lot of changes, for me.Most of all, Michael. It really was almost as cliche as "our eyes met across a crowded room." For reasons that I couldn't articulate, I just felt incredibly drawn to him. We kept making casual excuses to sit near each other and talk to each other. By the time that this picture was taken on Saturday night, we were both already falling hard. A couple of hours after dinner, we kissed for the first time.
That's probably a good place to fade tastefully to black, huh?
Michael, I love you. Almost from the first day we met, I've felt such peace with you - such a sure and certain knowledge that, no matter what happened, we were always going to be on the same side. You are my rock and my refuge. Happy anniversary.
Oddly enough, even before we knew that tomorrow was our ten-year anniversary (if one dates from the first kiss), we had arranged to hire a babysitter so we could go on a date. Funny how these things work out. Not the most romantic of dates in the world - we're going to go shopping and see Ratatouille - but still, anything with a babysitter involved is kind of a big deal. Yay.
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Ok this has to be one of the best LJ posts I have read today.
Congrats to both you and Michael.
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Awww....
I'm so happy for you!
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I've heard the story from others who were there, but your version is even sweeter. Happy meet-a-versary, you two.
(And that's just an adorable photo of you - all!)
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I've had that exactly twice, and in both cases, I eventually married the person concerned. I wonder how common it is? Congratulations to both of you - I'm glad you found each other.
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My "what do you MEAN you've fallen in love on the INTERNET don't you know it's all AXE MURDERERS" sweetheart of almost eleven years is in the shower.
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We keep track of the day we met (August 3rd, I think - I'd have to check) and our first date (November 22nd). That first date is really how we measure everything - it's at least as important to me as our wedding anniversary, maybe more. (First kiss was November 23rd. *grin*)
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-J