he finally loved me back

 it was a little over 2 years ago that i started to have feelings for daron.

it was at that time, that i pretty  much fell flat on my face for him.

there was no goin' back.

the emotions of fear and excitement filled my body. on steroids.

daron on the other hand...i needed to whip him into shape.

i remember him asking me on different occasions

"how are you so sure??"

(that was him asking: how in the world are you already down for this

so fast.)

my response-

"i just know."

probably not the most helpful answer, but nonetheless, i couldn't really explain it. it was just different with him. a different that i wanted to keep.

eventually, {after a whole 2 months} daron caught me completely off guard

by dropping "the L bomb"

i thought the boy was still thoroughly confused.

and maybe he was. either way, he took a leap of faith and said it anyway.

i was so shocked i think stuttered something back like

"really?!?!"

that night i texted all of my friends and even my dad. i remember the text starting out saying, "guys...daron and i are in LOVE" haha wow. you don't get more corny. but hey i was just a little excited.

it's been over 2 years now since that day.

last night we finally decided to re-live the moment all over again

and go on a date to the place where he said it.

the moonlit chairlift ride

(and the scarves, hats, and blankets were out!

and i really liked it. i have missed that wonderful red button nose my face gets

with the freezing air)

we babbled about where we see ourselves in 10 years. daron says since he'll be 34 and i'll be 32...he sees me "mommin' it up" with our 5 or so children and him "managing our assets." whatever that means. we'll have come so far yet feel as though there is so much ahead of us and it is just the beginning. we laughed about how the last time we were on the chairlift he joked about taking me to alaska to have us live there.

i remember thinking "oh man, that sounds really exciting. what would be wrong with that?" and basically experiencing total slap happy love where you are practically cross eyed. we'll just say i am little more vocal now about issues like that and my head is a litte clearer.

our dinner was our typical "newlywed dinner"

in-n-out. not good for the insides but filling and cheap.

and. we have decided dates are worth it. worth every penny. you just feel so bonded after them. it's easy to want to just lay around and veg- when you both are so tired. but going out is just so much more fun.

and hey, money comes and goes. but memories last forever.