It's a bit bizarre to think that it's almost been a year since we came into each other's lives. I remember meeting him at Monster Mania, completely by chance (or was it?) and for whatever reason, adding him on facebook once the weekend was over. I remember how he mildly facebook stalked me, 'liking' everything I posted, and how I suckered him into giving me his AIM screen name while I was bored at work (our first conversation being about how excited he was to see Supergirl on Smallville haha). Some of our early AIM conversations where I tried to hint at my feelings for him and him being clueless. I remember Chad telling me that he'd done the long distance thing before, but never did he feel a real connection or want to make the effort to visit. He said that there was just something about me - things felt different.
I remember being at Rock and Shock, sitting at the Fright Rags table and going back and forth through Facebook mobile with him and finally gathering up the courage to exchange numbers. We began texting nonstop, and days later we had our first phone conversation. He laughed nervously, and said "totally" a lot. He also got off the phone with me to watch South Park.
On November 3rd, I was at a show with my best friend, and we were texting once again. I questioned why we weren't pursuing a relationship, and we both agreed it was the best next step for us. Chad came up to Rochester the weekend after. It was our first time really seeing each other since we'd met at Monster Mania. It was that weekend that he told me he loved me. I believed him, but I wasn't ready to say it back. After 4 or 5 days of sorting out my brain, and crying out of happiness, I knew it was love. We had just finished a conversation on the phone. My heart was pounding and I was damn near having an anxiety attack, but I called him back, crying, and admitted to myself, and to Chad that I too was in love.
We have had our share of ups and downs over these past nine months. We've also been very fortunate to spend so much time together. He's heading back home tomorrow, he had six job interviews this week and one job offer on the spot. It's surreal for us, seeing as this is a first real relationship for both of us, but we couldn't be happier. Chad may be moving up here for good in the next few weeks.
It still hasn't completely sunk in for me that a man is picking up everything in his life and relocating for me. It's flattering, it's pressure, but most importantly it's a huge stepping stone towards our future together. Things haven't been all sunshine and roses, but every little bump in the road has made us stronger.
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