It's been eight years since the day that changed my life: The day I met the love of my life!
It was Thanksgiving Day. My family had moved back to Norway three years earlier, so I had been invited to spend this holiday with my friend Lori and her family. Lori's high school had their annual reunion this evening at a local bar. Although I wouldn't know any one, she convinced me to come along. We were going to meet a few of her friends who had gone to the same high school and then drive to the bar together.
In the door walks this cute guy I had noticed at a karaoke bar a couple weeks ago!!! I was SO excited! It didn't take long before we got into a conversation. His name was Mike and he had moved to Minnesota from California. He was two years older than me and working as the manager of a country club (where I had been with my roommate because she wanted to apply for a job there). His dad actually grew up in Minneapolis just a few blocks away from where I used to live, and his twin sister studied in the same program as me at the same college!
When we got to the bar, everyone ran off greeting and hugging friends they hadn't seen in a long time. Mike, on the other hand, went up to the bar and bought me a drink (a Smirnoff Ice - my favorite at the time)! What a gentleman :) After hours of conversation, I had already developed a huge crush on him. He was simply amazing! He was so easy to talk to, and such a funny guy! At the end of the night, he told me that he had actually seen me at the karaoke bar a couple weeks ago and had asked a friend about me. hihi :) Too cute! To skip all of the cheesy details, it was the best evening of my life. We stayed up late talking and listening to music, and I couldn't wait to see him again!
I knew it was meant to be! There had been so many events in the past that we had both been at plus we had so much in common, so if it hadn't happened this Thanksgiving, I believe it would've happened anyway!
The following days were so exciting! We were both falling very deeply and very fast! Less than a month after we met, I was going to Norway to spend Christmas with my family. Mike got his passport and came to visit me while I was there. He met my family, they got along immediately, and... well, the rest is history! :)