The Beginning

I'll do my best to catch everyone up to where we are now. So here goes...
Summer of 2004 - I was taking summer classes at UT. I had two classes during that mini term. The first class has let out for the day and I was waiting for the next to begin. Shortly before class started, the handsome man walked in and caught my eye. Not only was he very good looking, but he had on pink pants (my favorite color)! I should also mention that I came to school everyday in khaki shorts and a Kids Place T-shirt.
As always, we had to introduce ourselves and what we were studying. When they got to "the boy in pink pants" he said his name was Joel and that he wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher! It's terrible to admit, but I immediately thought "Well, he's gay!" So long story short, for 3 weeks I didn't speak to him. However, there were many times we caught each other looking and smiling at one another! I eventually figured out that he wasn't gay. Around 3 days before class was to end, I walked up to this man and handed him a note that read "Are you single?" and had my phone number on it. As I approached him, he asked me how I was. I asked him to read the note when he got the chance and walked, very quickly, to my car. Once to my car, I checked my cellphone and noticed I had a missed call from an unfamiliar number! Guess who?
Joel asked me to go to lunch later that week. Needless to say, I came to school that day in a cute skirt and top! Our first date was to Ruby Tuesday's. I immediately knew that I liked this guy when he asked if he could bless our meal! Our first date was great! We had plenty to talk about and felt very comfortable with each other.
It only got better from there!