Three years ago today...

Kevin and I had our first date three years ago on December 2, 2006. We had agreed to go have a glass of wine at 4 Olives. The funny part was, Kevin had decided to make a meatloaf that night for his dinner (we were meeting up after dinner). I didn't realize at the time exactly how long his recipe took, so for part of the time I was worried he had changed his mind since he was supposed to call after he had finished. I called 4 Olives to find out how late they stayed open, and I was thankful to hear 11pm. At 10pm, Kevin finally called! I had debated about changing into my pajamas earlier, and I was happy I hadn't. We love to make that meatloaf now because it is such a funny memory. I can attest to the fact that it does take awhile! It's amazing if you need a good recipe!
At the UMCM house before Christmas break


Good Eats Meatloaf


We ended up having a wonderful time! I was intentionally VERY slow with my glass of white zinfandel to make sure to have an excuse to stay longer. Thankfully, the head football coach at the time at KSU (Ron Prince and his wife Zoe) came in after us to have dinner, and the restaurant ended up not kicking everyone out until almost midnight.

Making dinner for New Year's Eve at the UMCM house 2006


After leaving 4 Olives, we went to my house to watch a movie because we both didn't want the night to end yet. I'm not even sure what the movie was because we talked through the entire thing! The next few weeks were filled with opportunities to hang out together: Kevin made Spanish tortilla for me (an egg and potato dish similar to an omelette but meant for dinner), I made lasagna for him at my house, we went to Aggieville with friends a few times, and he made paella at my house for a bunch of our friends who hadn't yet met (who ended up getting along like they had known each other for years!).Our friend, Claire Lindh, took pictures of us for my 22nd birthday April 25, 2007


On December 15, the day before Kevin had to leave for Olathe for Christmas break, we both decided that it was "official" that we were a couple. We had only phone conversations for the next couple of weeks, but we certainly had plenty to talk about!

Two years ago today on December 2, 2007...

Kevin proposed. The rest, as they say, is history.