Love Story

Today is our 5 year anniversary together 

the final one before we get hitched 

4 months and 4 days until our forever starts

I thought I would post about how Jared and I came to be where we are now

January 2008

we met  

Jared had just recently returned to North Carolina from Texas 

where he had to live for a while with his parents 

he wasn't in school, didn't have a degree and was selling cars (not ideal)

I had heard many stories from mutual friends about him

I was intrigued to meet "The Jared"

February 13, 2008

our first "date"  

since neither of us had money he picked me from the dorm 

we went to his apartment to watch Out Cold (so romantic)

he didn't have anything to eat or drink

it was super awkward 

I was still hung up on the guy I met at the beginning of my Freshman year

I confided in my roommates that I didn't think it was going to work with Jared 

February 14, 2008

Layne tells Jared that he and I are not going to work out 

basically told him I wasn't interested 

obviously he was devastated ;) 

My frist year of college went on...

Jared and I continued our on & off(ness)

remained just friends 

trying to hide our feelings for each other 

at Buckhead singing to each other
lots of classy memories were made there 

Then he brought another girl out one night 

it was all over

we didn't talk or see each other for sometime 

May 16, 2008 

Jared came to Wilmington for the weekend 

tequila and a long conversation bring us back together

May 24, 2008 

we make it official 

Jared, like a high school kid, 

asks me to be his girlfriend as Hillman's graduation party 

again, so romantic...

we fell fast and hard 

June 2008

our frist real date at Mellow Mushroom 

Jared tells me he thinks he is falling in love with me 

tells my mother, over toxic margaritas, that he is going to marry me 

we say "I love you" 

I knew early on I wanted to marry him 

but, I told him I could never marry a man that didn't have a college degree 

or at least a stable job & selling cars is not stable

December 2008 

fly to Texas 

meet the Rice family 

they are simply outstanding 

fall even more in love 

January 2009 

Jared is back at NC State 

pursuing his Bachelors of Business Administration degree 

May 2010

Jared graduates from NC State 

starts his first full time "big boy job" 

 

November 2010

we get our precious fur-baby 

Beauregard 

May 2011 

I graduate from NC State 

June 2011

I move to Greensboro 

we do long-distance for a little while 

July 2011 

Jared moves to Piedmont Triad

starts working for R.J. Reynolds 

January 2012

we move in together in Winston-Salem

I start my accelerated nursing program 

June 2012 

Jared gets his "dream" job at John Deere Hitachi 

I say dream because when Jared was first back in school he made a list of potential employers 

the only name on that list:

John Deere 

August 2012 

Jared is accepted into Wake Forest's Master of Business Administration program! 

this was so unexpected but oh so wonderful 

later in August...

we get ENGAGED! 

August was a really great month

March 2013 

earn my BSN and become an RN 

Dreams can come true folks :)

I can't wait to call such an amazing man my husband!