A day for love

When I was 19-year-old college student, before I met David, I fretted over Valentine's Day. After ending an unhealthy relationship a few months earlier, I was alone on Valentine's Day. I decided that day to adopt a motto - a mantra, if you will. "Don't look for a man, your Prince Charming is searching for you." Little did I know that I would met my Prince Charming less than a year later.

The day I met David, I was on my way to a sorority meeting. I lived off campus and had driven over for the meeting. My roommate, Julie, had gone to an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship picnic about an hour earlier. She encouraged me to attend, but I brushed off the idea for my sorority meeting. However, God had different plans for me that day....plans that would change my life forever. IV held their picnic on the grounds in front of Stubbs, the dorm where my meeting was held. On my way to the meeting, I saw Julie so I hurried over to say hi. That's when I met David. He was literally chasing Julie around a picnic table. She stopped to introduce me to him. I was smitten. Who was this cutie with the crystal blue eyes? Of course, I had to flirt. Though I had to leave for my meeting, I hatched a quick plan. As I walked away, I could tell he was watching me. I flipped my hair over my shoulder (casually, so I thought) and looked to see if he was watching me walk away...he was. My heart raced. I was hooked. I invited him to a party at my house later that night. Then, a week later, we met for lunch at Hampden-Sydney. I met his brothers. He met my sisters. And we were inseparable.

I don't really know how long it was before I fell in love...maybe two months or so...not long. I do remember the exact moment when it happened,when I fell in love. I thought I had been in love before - WRONG. This love was different. I was head over heels for him - hopelessly in love. And I still am.

We celebrated 15 years of marriage this year. I cannot believe that we've been married for 15 years! While I know it is cliche to say it, I often wonder where the time has gone. I guess that's what happens when you marry your best friend! While our life together has not always been easy, each loss, each tear, each struggle has been replaced with every laughter, every joy, every special moment we share together.

I love you, David! Happy Valentine's Day. I love you for being my knight in shining armor, my Prince Charming, the man I've dreamed about since I was a little girl.