So in order to explain where I have been you need to know how it all started. Part one is a little mushy gushy, so bear with me!
I can remember every detail of meeting TK for the first time, right down to what we both were wearing… man I wish I could still fit into those jeans I had on that day! TK was the college small group leader at the church we both were attending and I decided to go and check it out (I had nothing to lose giving the group a lookski and OH BOY was I right about that.) I walked through the door of TK’s apartment and as he introduced himself my heart soared and I instantly was overcome with butterflies in my stomach. I kept repeating to myself to play it cool, but I am sure I was a blabbering idiot with ogling eyes. What can I say this guy was HOT, H-O-T kind of hot. I couldn’t tell ya what the group talked about that night but I can tell you that TK’s smile pierced right through my heart, his laugh was contagious, and his eyes, oh Lord those baby blues were killin’ me softly (as they still do to this day.) The man was good looking to say the least, and he was smart, and funny, and nice, and H-O-T, oh and did I mention he was hot? OK you get the point… it was lust at first sight and it quickly, I mean quickly turned to love.
It was my 21st berfday and the small group decided to see a midnight showing of Passion of the Cross. I did everything in my power to sit next to TK slyly but with no luck a friend wedge herself in between us (Rachel H. if you are reading this I am talking about you and you really messed my game up that night, but I suppose I can find it in my heart to forgive you, hehe.) I was bummed because I knew that most certainly there would be a part in the movie that I could gasp at and grab his arm. I know some great Christian I am, more concerned about a boy than the movie based on Jesus’ life… what can I say TK was H-O-T and I had it bad for him. Well since my game was interrupted that night I decided to be brave and after weeks of shameless flirting ask TK to have coffee with me. This was, little as I knew it, the beginning of the end.
Tim and I went to Boarders books and to our surprise Bob the Bachelor (from that lame TV show I am addicted to) was singing there. We laughed so hard we were crying and I remember without even thinking about it or planning it out, I reached for TK’s arm and pulled myself into him. Say what Kristin you touched him! Oh my goodness you are so bad! Anyway enough judging me let me get on with my story, K? Little did I know at this time how into me TK was (yep he was into me, like crazy into me but he had sworn of girls so I was kind of screwed or so I thought.) Somehow that day changed TK’s mind and he wanted me to be his girl. TK asked me out on a date, but he tried to make it sound like it wasn’t a date at all. That was the first night he held my hand, but again the nerd tried to play it off by acting that he was just “directing me to go a certain way” and not really holding my hand. WHATEV I knew the truth! We had our first kiss that I almost ruined (you don’t want to know) a few weeks later and let me tell you the man has soft lips (TMI??) A night before I took off on a girl’s trip I was with TK at his apartment. It was a surprisingly beautiful day in April so we decided to take a walk around outside. TK stopped me right before we got to his apartment at the end of our walk, turned to me and said, “Kristin I am crazy about you!!” I had that moment again where my heart went a flying and the butterflies took over my belly. So doing what any girl in her right mind would do, I reluctantly agreed to be his girl, if you call reluctant groping the poor guys face.
About a month maybe a little less after Tim and I started officially dating my Grandmother had a stroke. It was by far the scariest moment in my life up until that point. I remember my mom coming into my room at 1:00am telling me Nana just had a stroke and was being rushed to the ER. My parents left for the hospital and I was to man the home station until further notice. Needless to say I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK and TK was 2 and half hours away that night. I called him thinking I would just leave a message and talk to him the next day. A few minutes later he called me back and said he was in his car on his way home to be with me. I tried to convince him he could stay with his friends and that we would all be OK, but TK wasn’t have it and a few hours later he was knocking on my door. The next day he went to he hospital with me, prayed over my Nana and even made her laugh. I knew right then and there this was it, bing, bam, thank you ma’am, I was his forever. That night after only dating for a month he told me he loved me and it didn’t scare me one bit because I felt the same way. Six months later after a whirlwind of dating I was pregnant… NOT!!! Gotcha didn’t I? For real this time, six months later we were engaged! And if you have never heard the story of our engagement ask me, it’s a keeper:) 18 months after we were engaged TK and I were married on June 17th, 2006 . It was a fantastic day followed by an awesome week long honeymoon. And then LIFE got real... welcome to the crazy ride.
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