Yep, you guessed it...we we're one of the 7/7/7 couples. We picked the date after a month of dating each other. We started dating on October 7th and we decided to make "7" our lucky number. We were talking on the phone one night.....hold on...this is funny because Karl can't stand to talk on the phone for long periods of time and we use to talk on the phone for 3-4 hours! Ok, back to what I was talking about....we we're talking about how cool it would be if we could get married on 7/7/07. That was back in 2002 so we weren't sure if the day fell on a Saturday. I pulled out my cell to check the date and sure enough (or should I say lucky enough...haha) it fell on a Saturday. We planned our wedding date 5 years before we got married :).
You might be wondering how we met. Well, I started working at HEB in July of 2002 and the manager asked me to stock the break room coke machine my first week of work. Karl stepped up and said he would help me since I was new. We took our time stocking the coke machine and we talked the entire time. We talked about work, school, life, etc. I enjoyed it so much that by the end of my shift I asked him if he wanted to go bowling with me and a couple friends. He accepted and we saw each other again that night.
We became really good friends and we we're almost inseparable as just friends. We had so much in common and we had so much fun together. I knew we had to be more than just friends. I remember sitting on the floor in our den telling my mom that there was no way I could see myself not being friends with Karl for the rest of my life. In October I tried to make sure that Karl knew that I was ready to be his girlfriend. He would write me the sweetest letters telling me that he wanted to be my boyfriend too. One night he came over to watch a movie and we held hands and that night before he left we both leaned in to give each other a kiss goodbye. I asked him to call me when he got home and he did :). Then he asked me to be his girlfriend. I was SOOOOOOOO HAPPY!
We dated for about 4 years and then he asked me to marry him. It was one of the best days of my life. He took me to the Zilker Botanical Gardens and we walked around. I didn't think anything was up because we had done it a few times before. We walked under a staircase and he said, "Wait" and pulled out the box and got on one knee. He told me that I made him very happy and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. Of course I said yes and I cried. Even after having planned our wedding four years ago I was still very surprised. He walked me through the rest of the garden to the rose area and my whole family and his were waiting for us. It was so amazing. We went to dinner afterwards together and then our parents through an engagement party for us. It was seriously one of the most amazing things that Karl has ever done for me. I'll never forget it.
We we're engaged for almost a year and said our "I do's" on 7/7/07 (pictures above). I absolutely loved our wedding and the best part was now I would be married to my best friend. Even now it makes my heart so excited. The idea of spending the rest of my life with Karl makes me the happiest person in the world.
We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon. It was the most amazing trip I'd ever been on. It was crazy to be married and spending the night with my husband. It was our first time to actually be next to each other over night (thanks to my parents :) ).
We've been through a lot together so far and we are so excited about getting a house and starting a family. I know Karl's going to be a great dad and I can't wait to be a mother.
Well, if you want to know more let me know and if you want to share your story with me please do!!
