I was washing dishes last night singing that old familiar Mary Wells song, My guy. "Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy..."
As I was blissfully enjoying this moment I was struck with how blessed I am to have a guy in my life as wonderful as Todd.
Last night he surprised with the most wonderful date. We had planned on going on a scooter date, and that was exciting enough for me...but oh, I had no idea of the excitement that would come. =)
I went home at lunch and got clothes to change into so that I could leave as soon as I got off of work and get to his apartment...I was a little excited about seeing him, just a little. ;) When I got there he was waiting on me and already ready to go out for a ride. I was a little surprised that we were leaving so quickly, but I didn't think anything of it. He did, however, make me go up to his apartment and take a look around. (the reason would be found out later) We went to WalMart to see what time their nail salon closed, and then we drove around for a little while. It was a little strange that while we were out, Nate (Todd's best friend) called and was "called into work" so he couldn't get pedicures with us (another fun thing about Todd is that he gets pedicures). According to Todd, "occasionally they will call you in on your night off, and you just have to go." All of this should have clued me in, but I was just so excited to be with him with no time restraints, that I didn't think much of it.
After driving around for a few minutes, and another call from Nate, we started to head back to Todd's place. I was thinking, "wow, that was fast", but I didn't really care. When we pulled up I noticed that his car was gone and I mentioned it to him...still clueless...but I was worried that someone had stolen it. He said that there was a car just like his and sometimes they park there and that his car was down the way. He wasn't worried, so I figured I shouldn't be. We went upstairs and I heard music coming out of the door, and I said, "hey, did you leave your music on?" still totally clueless...and then I walked all the way in, turned around and saw a candlelit dinner, some flowers, a card on his kitchen table.
Todd, being the amazing actor that he is, (or shall we say, cheese-ball?)began to play the part. "Oh my goodness! Someone must've broken into my apartment! They must want us to have a candlelit dinner! Oh my goodness. This is crazy! How did they know that we would be coming back? Wow, someone has really got some explaining to do. Cray! (with his hands in the air)" He went on and on...All I could do was smile and laugh. It was so sweet and wonderful.
I won't go into detail on how delicious and AMAZING the food was (thanks Nate!), because that would take up three pages, but it was incredible.
When I went to get my silverware, wrapped in a cloth napkin, there was a piece of paper that was a cine-ticket that he had printed off of the internet for a movie that we were going to watch. Todd again, "What?! Someone wants us to watch a movie that is already in my dvd player? I'm starting to get a little freaked out here." He continued in his role throughout dinner and so I just played along.
It was so cute. He was so cute. I felt so special.
The entire evening was amazing. We had a wonderful time and I think this is the first time in my life when I have felt this way. I have to go because I am meeting someone at 5:15, but I will probably share more about "my guy" later. :)
Love,
D.
Continuing the story...After we ate dinner, we went to get Nate and celebrate their victorious surprise with pedicures. Yes, we all three got pedicures! We then watched Everyone's Hero (an animated baseball movie-awesome!) and ate Dove ice cream. They pulled it off and I think they were as excited about doing this for me as I was about receiving it. Maybe even more, "for it is far better to give than to receive".
I was telling my dad this story and I could tell in his voice that he was beaming. "Finally," he said, "someone who is treating you the way that I want you to be treated, and the way that you deserve." I don't really know about that, but it means a lot to me to know that my dad approves. :) I'm excited to see where the Lord leads us!
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A Little Bit about the Kirklands
The Lord brought my husband and I together after distantly knowing each other as teenagers. After many years of not keeping in touch, Todd contacted me in July of 2008, just 5 short months later we were married. It was definitely a work of God for things (including us) to come together so quickly.
He is my best friend and I love him dearly. He inspires me and challenges me and is always there for me. But with that said, marriage is still a rough and tumble process of going through life with someone who gets to know you so well that all the unpolished edges are revealed. We challenge each other and bring out the hidden gem chip by chip, which is the real beauty of marriage to me.
We have two incredibly handsome sons. :) Parenting has been a true blessing and joy, while there are also the trials of raising a child that are similar to those of marriage. The unpolished edges are getting revealed little by little and we are also learning through God's word and counsel how to shepherd our sweet sons.
He is my best friend and I love him dearly. He inspires me and challenges me and is always there for me. But with that said, marriage is still a rough and tumble process of going through life with someone who gets to know you so well that all the unpolished edges are revealed. We challenge each other and bring out the hidden gem chip by chip, which is the real beauty of marriage to me.
We have two incredibly handsome sons. :) Parenting has been a true blessing and joy, while there are also the trials of raising a child that are similar to those of marriage. The unpolished edges are getting revealed little by little and we are also learning through God's word and counsel how to shepherd our sweet sons.
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