Okay, before I get started...let me just go ahead and say what you're probably already thinking....I'm a hopeless romantic. Yes...I am. But I don't usually just sit contemplating love and romance 24/7. There actually is something that usually spurs it on....like for instance: Josh Groban and cloudy days. AHHHHH!!!! Can I just tell you how mellow I am right now???? Super-duper-mellow-maddi. Not. Even. Kidding. I was going across the causeway towards the city when I just decided I was sick of listening to whatever was on the radio...so I put Mr. Groban on. OH MY!!! First off, have I told you that my fiance can sing? And have I told you that his pitch is strangely similar to the famous Groban???? Well, it is true :) lucky me!!!! (and yes, I DO know what I am talking about---he sang "You Raise Me Up" at church this weekend....my dad cried....so you know he's legit....it's normal if I cry) But anyway....I put Josh Groban in and just could not let myself merely listen to him on the suggested 70% volume level...he was pretty much creeping towards 90%. I just could not stop smiling. The sky was perfect, too. There were SO many cumulous clouds in the sky; patches of grey; patches of bright blue. Perfect. And I then started to think about love...and I started to think about how much I love Griffin. I also started to think about the very first time I saw "him".....
Normally, I would keep this super private....but I just have to share a little bit of "The Story". I was actually the first person to notice Griffin (shocking...he's 6'3") but really....it was actually about 2 years before we even met. He was singing on stage at church---and I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He looked older, and at that point in my life I wasn't really thinking about dating, so I assured myself he was one of those guys that either didnt wear his wedding ring (stupid), or he was engaged/in a serious relationship. In my head, there was absolutely no way that he was single (let alone would be interested in me). And the strangest thing about it: he had a very close resemblence to "the guy" in my head that I pictured in my imagination whenever I would read romance novels....I know this sounds silly, but I can't even really explain to you what happened in my heart---just that first time. It was like I had found him...and he existed. And truly, that's all I needed to know. He existed--regardless of whether or not we ever met--the Lord actually created this perfect specimen that I had dreamed about. ANYWAY--- during worship, I would glance up every now and then and just look at him. I know I had this weird questioning face because it was like a dream or one of those moments in the movies or books you read, that you know aren't real. TOTAL OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE!!! I remember going home that night and journalling. I remember I saved one line to say: "So I saw a guy today on stage...looks just like "him"...really strange feeling..." Yeah....so as time is going by (I'm still in college), I see him every once in awhile when I am at church at home. And EVERY single time that I see him my heart does this flippy-floppy thing. I seriously cannot explain it.
so anyway...that's the first time I met Griffin.... and that's the basic story :)
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