Casey

Patrick and I met thru a mutual friend back in January 2009. He's in a band and they play alot in Chicago so I went with my friend to go see them play. The first time I met him, he just kept staring at me. I thought he was a little intense. Not long after that, I found out that he had been asking about me. I wasn't ready to date just then because of a bad break-up i had had in late 2008. Anyway, Patrick lives in Indiana and would come out to the suburbs of Chicago to hang out with everyone. We started talking, exchanged phone numbers and developed a great friendship. We became really close and in the summer of '09 things started changing with us. The talks were more intimate, more sensitive and I found myself thinking about him alot! Things were definately progressing. My birthday came around and my friends threw me a party. He drove out and I lit up when I saw him walk in the door. (Although, he had no idea I was feeling this way.) In his hand he had a present for me...it was this book that had the history of Wonder Woman and a bunch of old comics in the book too! I'm a huge fan of Wonder Woman, everyone knows this. But what got me was that he was unemployed at the time and spent what little money he had on it and to drive out to see me! Later on that night as friends left the party, we were able to hang out. Then he kissed me.... We lived a little over an hour away from each other so the traveling was kinda hard. Not seeing each other when we wanted to was really hard. I spent more time in Indiana because of the flexibility of my job. And he has a dog that he couldn't bring to my house because the condo association didn't allow dogs. So we had some things that were working against us. Honestly though, I loved being in Indiana. And what I loved more was just being with him. Driving to Indiana, that hour seemed like forever. I couldn't wait to kiss him! I think I finally realized I was falling in love with him about a month into dating. Sundays are our day together. So some days we would lay on the couch and watch tv. I have a hard time sleeping next to anyone and on that Sunday, I just fell asleep next to him. When I woke up, I was a little stunned. That's the day I realized how comfortable and easy and wonderful it was to be with him. Not long after that there was a shift in our relationship. Everyone knows that shift. Whether it be bad or good, it's that feeling inside you get. Ours obviously, for the good! We started talking about the future for us and had lengthy discussions about how we were going to make this work. He has a government job in Indiana and I owned property in Illinois. My condo didn't allow dogs, so that was a no brainer! He offered to move out by me and I said no. I wanted to move to Indiana. So, without hesitation, I put my condo on the market, packed up my house and my cats and moved to Indiana. Everything I knew and grew up with, I left. And I don't miss it at all! I'm a little lonely out here truthfully but I'll be ok. He's so great and understanding...he really takes care of me! So, through all of that, we bought a car together, decorated the apartment(mostly with my stuff) and have planned our wedding. We are getting married on September 18th, 2010!!!! I think back about where we met, how our friendship started and now we're getting married! We have that fairy tale! It brings tears to my eyes every time. I get to marry my best friend....what is better than that?! He is perfect for me and being away from him for even one day, my heart aches. I'm the lucky one! So that's our story in a nutshell. I hope everyone gets to experience this kind of love. It's not something I thought was really out there...I thought people were lying. My mom asked me if I'm sure about marrying him. I said "he drives me crazy sometimes but I can't ever imagine my life with out him." She said "well then, he's the one!"