He Liked it so He Put a Ring on it..... {How I Met My Mr}

October 29, 2011.

The Future Mr & I already knew that we were getting married.  He had asked my Dad. I knew he had the ring.  We had the Date Set.  The Church Booked.  I had designed my invitation.  All that was missing was the ring.....

That Saturday morning I had an appointment at David's Bridal with my good friend.  The first dress I tried on was "the one".  I tried on a few others just to be sure, but once I had that dress on, I knew it was it! 

After I ordered my dress, we went to a few craft stores, and then headed back home.  When I got home, much to my delight, my boyfriend was mowing and cleaning up the front yard of the house I was renting with another girl.  He finished up the yard and then asked what I wanted to do that night.  Since it was a warm day, I suggested that we go for a walk around Olive Branch Park.  He left to go home and shower and change clothes before our spur of the moment date.

I knew it was going to be about 1 1/2 hours before he came back to get home, so I skyped with my sister, painted my fingers nails and enjoyed a quiet few hours at home.

{Meanwhile, during his shower, he just decided that our walk was the perfect time to propose.  So he texted a mutual photographer friend and asked her to meet us at the park}

He picked me up and we headed off.  He told me that there used to be this fort in the woods that He played on as a kid, so we meandered through the woods for a while trying to find it.  We just meandered around and took a few pictures together....

The whole time we were walking, someone was continually texting him.  He said that it was his mom telling us about all the truck-or-treat cars at their church....and of course I believed him! 

After a while of walking around, we decided to head back to the truck.  We walked past the Pier, and he said that he wanted to take a picture out on the pier.  This was slightly odd behavior for him, because he's not really a "let's take a picture together" guy.  But again, I didn't think anything of it and happily agreed.



We Snuck in a quick smooch, and then I fumbled around with my phone trying to get my camera on.  All of the sudden, he grabbed my phone, got down on one knee....



And said, "Baby, will you be my wife.  Will be you be my Mrs. Norton?"
We assume I said yes, but neither of us actually remembers if I ever answered him or not!

 

 

 

After he proposed, the Photographer popped out and we did a few more pictures!

 

 

I of course posted in on Facebook, and made all the calls I needed to make, and then he took me to Carrabba's for dinner!  My parents were flying in that night to see my sister & I, so they got to enjoy the after glow of the engagement!

 

Getting engaged is SUCH a sweet time in a girl's life.  It's a day that we dream about as little girls!  How did YOUR Mr. Propose to you?

Love at Third Sight - July 17th-July 19, 2011 - {How I Met My MR}

Let's see...Where did I leave off...?

 

Persistance {July 4th - July 16th, 2011}

1st date {July 3rd, 2011}

The Beginning {July 2nd, 2011}

 

Oh That's right...I was doing my very best to ignore him.  Because that was working out oh so well!  It was a Thursday evening, July 14th to be exact.  He was trying to convince me to go out to dinner with him the following evening.  I was giving him all kinds of excuses why I couldn't go.  I even tried to pull the old line, " I have to go running."  He offered to be my wake up call in the morning to get me out of bed.  I told Him that wouldn't be in his best interest to do.   Somehow He finally talked me into going out to dinner with him.   I'm pretty sure that I even warned him that I had a tendency to break hearts, to give him fair warning ahead of time.

 

The Morning of Friday, July 15th I was KICKING myself for agreeing to this.  I'd done the whole awkward blind dinner date thing before.  Why did I do this to myself.  I seriously thought about backing out at the last minute, but I figured that it was a "free meal" and I didn't have anything better going on that night. 

 

So I straightened my hair, put on some make-up, and headed out the door.

 

 

I showed up to Long Horn and my stomach was all in knots.  I was just dreading how awkward this was going to be!  I parked near the back of the restaurant, hoping to have a few minutes of solace to calm my nerves, but low and behold, He was parked 2 cars down and saw me pull up.  So much for time to calm my nerves!

 

There was 15-20 minute wait to be seated, so we just stood around in awkward small talk waiting for our table, when HIS DAD CALLS and wants to talk to me.  Can you say EXTREMELY AWKWARD!!!! 

 

We finally got seated, and I don't know exactly how it happened, but the awkwardness died away, and we had a really enjoyable evening of easy conversation.  Our server probably hated us, because we were THAT table.  We ignored our menus for the first long while, then sat there talking forever after our meals were finished.  She finally gave up stopping by our table to check on us.  I was really hoping that He had tipped her well (which He says he did!)

 

We left that evening and I was very intrigued by this country boy that I would have never normally looked at twice.  He wasn't my type, which was very refreshing for a change.

 

We continued to text for the remainder of the evening.  He told me that He was going out mudding with his 4-Wheeler buddies the next day.  I hadn't been mudding since I was 16, so it sounded like a lot of fun to me!  He told me that if I invited him to church on Sunday then He would take me out mudding Sunday Afternoon.  I was sold!

 

Sunday, July 17th, He met me at church, which at that time was meeting in a Skating Rink.  I got a lot of curious stares, when He walked in with me, and then I had nursery, so I left him to fend for himself while I went to watch the kiddos.  We went to McAlister's for lunch, and then we headed towards his house. 

 

 

We had a blast.  He talked the entire time.  Then He ran into a tree.  I was an idiot, and was hanging on to the rack behind me instead of around his waist, so it jarred me pretty hard and did did a number to my already injured back.  Then He took me onto a "new path" and my hair got tangled on an overhead branch, and tore out a chunk of my hair...which took forever to grow back out again.  It was right at my part too, so for month later I had an "alfalfa" spout.  I may have also gotten pretty tore up....

 

And that was just my forearm...that wasn't even the worst of it!  But it all of that, I had a BLAST.  He got to see a little sneak peak of my sarcastic side...He asked me what my plans were for that night, and I told him that I had another date lined up... I quickly set it straight that I didn't, but I thought it was funny nonetheless...

 

After we got done, and I was covered in mud & dirt, He took me back to his parents house for dinner, where I walked into Mrs.N's spotless home, covered from head to toe in mud.  I'm sure that was a great first impression, but my Future MR. didn't seem to think a thing about it!  We spend the rest of the evening chatting on the couch, which I grew more and more comfortable around him.

 

He drove me back to the Skating Rink, made sure that I got into my car safely, and then we text for the rest of the evening... 

 

When we were texting that night, I invited Him over to my apartment for dinner that Wednesday (July 20th)

 

July 19th, 2011 - The beginning of the super sappy texting

 

 





Persistence... {How I Met My Mr.}

How it All Begin {July 2nd, 2011}

A Terrible 1st Date {July 3, 2011}

 

 

July 4th, 2011- July 16th, 2011

 

 

When we look back on those 12 days,

We remember very different things.

 

I remember being very NOT interested,

but I didn't have the guts to tell him as much.

So..I would text him back here and there,

& Ignore many texts in between.

 

I thought he was NUTS when he asked me to go to a Jason Aldeen Concert with him...

Who the CRAP was Jason Aldeen,

& Why was this crazy boy asking me to go to a concert with him over a month away?

So I very politely told a tiny white lie...

My Sister & I really were trying to convince my Mom to Fly in for my Niece's 1st Birthday Party,

(I eventually told him the truth....after we were engaged...)

 

Isabelle Turns 1!

 

So I just couldn't go because she was going to be in town...

(Even if I knew it was never going to happen!)

 

And My Dog Really DID chew up my phone cord,

 

 

And I really DID have to charge my phone in my car until I got a new one....

 

 I was trying to give him the hint by not responding a lot,

hoping he would just go away.

 

NOPE.

 

The little booger kept texting.

 

I found out later that he had a few choice words to say about me at the time,

Words that wouldn't be appropriate to say on a blog that my Momma reads...

I may or may not have deserved it...

 

Most guys probably would have given up after the 1st week...

All Guys would have given up after 2nd Week...

 

But Not My Guy.

He says that when He sees something He Likes,

He doesn't give up until it's His...

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Terrible First Date {How I Met My Mr.}

Need to catch up?
July 2, 2011 

July 3rd, 2011...

 

After texting with the cute guy in the corner for a while the previous night,

We picked up where we left off the next morning.

 

I found out He was WAY younger, Strike ONE.

He was JUST 22 and I was on the upperward side of 24?

No Thankyou!

 

He still lived at home with his parents... Strike TWO.

I had basically lived on my own since I was 18.

 

He lived in the town of "Redneck" USA... Strike THREE

I grew up in the country.

My First boyfriend lived in Hicktown USA.

Been there. Done that.

 

But.... 

I didn't have anything better going on that night.

So when He invited me to go to the movies I agreed to go.

When He invited me to dinner before the movie,

I politely declined.

I mean seriously,

what if He was a DUD??
I would have to endure a dinner & a movie with him...

 

He took me to see The Hangover 2.
 

 

I had seen the Original,

It wasn't my favorite movie,

but I didn't Hate it...

 

So I get all dolled up.

Straightened my Hair,

Did my makeup.
I even put lipstick on.

 (Boy am I glad I took a picture the way way to the theater!)
 

 When I arrived at the movie theater

There was one small problem.

I couldn't remember what He Looked like!!!!!

So I text him that I was there.

I was frantically trying to pinpoint who it was.

And then I spotted someone walking toward me.

 

Sunglasses turned backwards on his head.

Dirt Track Racing T-Shirt.

Boots.

Chonking on some gum.

Great. Just. Great.

He might as well have been chewing on some straw.

 

Then He opened his mouth and started talking.

Lord have mercy on my soul.

(see when the Mr. gets around "country" people, or tried to act "country" He begins speaking in this very irritating "country" accent...)
This boy sounded like He had walked straight off the farm.
He still called his Dad Daddy.
Are we FOUR?

 I almost bust up laughing right then and there.

 

So we went into the movie and just sat there.  In awkward silence.

I sat through the horribly crass movie in Massive amount of pain.
I was having a lot of back problems at the time,
and it chose that moment to flair up.
By the time we got up to leave,
I was in so much pain I wanted to cry.

So we walked out,
HE basically said "See ya!"
and headed to his truck
leaving me to walk to the very back of the dark parking lot
BY.MYSELF.
What.a.Jerk!

I got in the car & started laughing at Epic Fail that it was.
Then I called my bestie Cassandra to tell her alllll about it....
She laughed along with me....

Later that Night he text me and invited me to come over to his parents house for a 4th of July cook out and then to go see fireworks....

To Be continued ...

 

 

 



Where it all began {How I met My Mr.}

Welcome to the 1st in a series of "How my met My MR." the Story of How me Met, Fell in Love, Got engaged & Got married.
It will take course over the next 9 months.  Enjoy!
 

July 2nd, 2011.

 

I woke up to a typical ordinary day.

But little did I know that my Life was going to be forever changed...

 

My Dog Kc was probably the cause of ending my sleep.

I got up,

took the little nuisance outside,

and got ready for my Saturday Shift at the bank.

We rotated Saturday shifts working the drive thru,

and from 9 am - 1 pm we were always insanely busy.

 

I got off around 1:30.

When I got home I took Kc out for a walk to eat up some of his energy,

took a quick nap,

prepared some grub,

and Ironed my white collared shirt.

 

I left back out with my slip resistant shoes, black pin striped apron, and my little black book around 3:10 for my 3:30 shift, at the infamous....

 

 

I was Tired.

 

I just had to get through this shift and I could have a day off.

I worked at the bank Monday-Friday,

& Most Saturday I tried to pick up the extra shift for the over time.

 

Then I usually worked a Double at the Lobster on Saturday,

Followed by a Sunday Lunch shift.

 

I was Not a very happy person!!!

But, I only had 1 more week of pulling these crazy hours,

1 more week of Red Lobster.

 

To my unexpected delight....

When I went to the office to get "checked in"

My manager told me that she didn't put me on the schedule for the following week!

I swear I heard angels singing.

 

Then my other manager told me my section...

It was the section I hated the most.

I *almost* tried to convince him to move me...

But, I figured

It's my last shift, just deal with it!

 

So my typical night began.

Extra Ranch Dressing,

Basket after basket of the biscuits

The Kitchen running behind.

We were on an hour + wait...

 

Then my party table was empty.

And it remained empty for over 15 minutes.

If you've ever been a server you know that this means I'm officially losing money!

So up to the host stand I went to find out why my table was being held.

 

Apparently there was a party for that table,

But they were waiting for their daughter to arrive before they would be seated.

Now I was really irritated.

In my opinion,

If they didn't want the table then give it to someone else!!!

 

Finally.

My table gets seated.

 

3 sweet Teas,

2 waters.

No Lemon on anything.

LOTS of cheesy biscuits please. 

 

 

1 Salad with 1000 Island, no Tomatoes, No Cucumbers.

1 Salad with Red wine Vinaigrette.

2 Salads that I can't remember,

and 1 Caesar Salad - for the cute boy in the corner.

 

More Sweet Tea,

More Cheesy Biscuits.

 

1 - NY Strip Steak cooked Medium w/ Baked Potato Loaded for the Uber county man in overalls

1 - $15 Feast of Hand Breaded Shrimp W/ Baked Potato Everything on the side for the sweet momma

1 - Create your own Feast, Snow Crab Legs & Coconut Shrimp for the man on the end

1 - $15 Feast of Hand Breaded Shrimp for the curly haired girl

1 - Create your own feat with Shrimp Scampi, Grilled Shrimp, & Coconut Shrimp for the cute, but quiet one in the corner

 

 

More Sweet Tea

More Cheesy Biscuits

 

Then it began.

They found out I was a "yankee"

So they assumed I couldn't cook.

 

When they found out I could cook,

"Pouchy" was single and needed a woman that could cook.

The Cute one in the Corner didn't say a word, but his ears turned crimson...

 

Yea. Ok.

 

And by the way, it was the Cute One's Birthday.

Sure, we can sing, but we sound horrible,

but no, we don't do free desserts for your birthday. 

Sorry!

 

So me,

Trying to get a good tip out of the deal,

I go to the back,

get a 2 oz ramekin,

fill it up with cool whip,

Drizzle some chocolate & caramel on top,

and stick a candle in it.

 

Then of course I got yelled at by the Manager that flies her broom into work,

 

 

 

For my Birthday Ramekin of Cool whip...

and she threatened to write me up.

Because that's going to do a whole lot of good on my last night.

 

My table of sweet county folks got a kick out of my cool whip dessert,

and the Sweet 'lil momma gave her baby boy (the cute on in the corner) her dessert.

 

And the teasing continued.

"So, why don't you give poochy your number"

Because I don't give my number to Strange boys of course!

(specially ones who's dad calls "Poochy!"

"So, why don't you take his number"

Because I don't call strange boys...

 

And so on and so forth.

 

The cute on in the corner just sat there looking mortified,

And by this point his poor ears were almost purple...

 

Finally, I agreed that if the cute one in the corner left his number,

I would consider texting him later.

 

So the little country family pays, leaves a decent tip and goes home.

I go on about my night,

Finish out my last 2 tables,

and begin cleaning my section.

 

When I went to clean Table 16,

I remembered cute by in the corner,

and reached down to get his number out of my book.

 

WHOOPS!

 

In a moment of Jubilation that I was finally DONE serving tables,

I had thrown my serving book out!!!

 

I had to scrounge through the paper garbage to get his number!

 

And the texting began....

 

 

 

 

 

Stay Tuned for the remainder of "How I Met My Mr..."

 

PS.  We still go to Red Lobster on 7/2, Now I'm just his wife instead of his Server!