"I Choose You. - K"... this is the inscription inside my husband's wedding band.
Just three months before we met, I was having lunch with a co-worker who asked me several "trivia /getting to know you" sorts of questions... my answers were, "I'd never marry a computer developer - having worked in IT for so many years, they bore me, but what am I saying? I'll be single forever. I love the single life." And I did.
Then.... I met Ron and it ALL changed. Within a week of our first date, the company he worked for went bankrupt and he was gainfully unemployed. For five months, he looked for work, all the while taking side jobs programming (which turned out to be quite profitable) and I watched closely to see how he handled "tough times." I knew that life isn't always easy - anyone can be delightful when there are flowers blooming and the sun in shining - how do you handle bad days? As far as I was concerned hot heads, whiners, and the lazy need not apply. Life throws you lemons? Make lemonade. And that is just what Ron did... and what he has consistently done for seven years.
And so, five months into our relationship, he landed a great new job... and that led to our proposal. He knew I wouldn't say yes until he had a steady paycheck with reliable insurance, and we now joke that it is for this reason it took five months to find work... if he'd asked sooner I would've been scared at the rush. Looking back, five months is AWFULLY fast anyway! But, the cliche is true.. when you know, you know.
On my 25th birthday, he proposed at Liberty Memorial (where my grandfather proposed to my grandmother)... I said yes and was then immediately speechless. For those who know me, you'll find that tough to believe, but it's true. I was COMPLETELY speechless. Ron asked me several questions and I could not answer - no sound would come out. Finally, after what felt like an hour, but was probably more like 5 minutes... I could speak again and reassured him that I was indeed confident in my answer.
We were married five months later on March 8, 2003... it was the second best decision I've ever made. For seven years I've been married to my best friend... the only person to ever render me truly speechless. :-)
Ron, I love you and I'm forever thankful "I Chose You" - K