How it all began..

Neil and I have been married for 8 years this year. 8 long, amazing, hard, emotional, happy years. We've definitely grown together, we've learnt to tolerate flaws, and we've laughed more than I ever imagined was possible. It's amazing how well we suit each other considering how different we are. We met by pure chance, but it was meant to be. I'll take you back to that "magical" evening 9 years ago..

         This is exactly what I'm doing right now.    (Photo credit: http://lifestyle.beiruting.com)

I was going on a date. I was excited, and dressed up, and ready to have a good time.. Problem was, I'd taken this guys number when I was just a little tipsy, and couldn't particularly remember what he looked like. Oops!
 He'd sent me a text message asking me out that evening, and wanting a night out I'd said yes, on the condition that it would be a double date, and I could bring my friend. Bless her, she took one for the team, dressed up and came out on her blind double date. Then again, I was on a blind date myself really. For all I knew I was meeting Quasimodo.

    Hi, I'm here for our date?     (Photo credit: ugly people.com)

We arrived at the cocktail bar and had made the plan to walk straight to the bathrooms and scan the room for mystery man as we went. He wasn't hard to miss waving madly from the furthest corner. My heart sank.. Surely he wasn't the one? Surely my vision wasn't that blurred last week? Nevermind. I'd got ready, I was out, he was probably a really nice guy. Lets have a good time anyway.
We walked over introduced ourselves to his two (!) friends that he'd brought along and ordered some drinks. We laughed, and drank, and chatted. The drinks were flowing, and I couldn't help but notice that my date was a bit of a.. Well.. Big headed Moron. I didn't really like him Very much, but my friend had got on really well with one of his friends, and it was my turn to take one for the team. Lucky girl, because he was gorgeous! He had the most amazing blue eyes, and she really did like him.
 We moved on to the next bar and had a really good time, even with captain moron with us. My friend slowly gave up on blue eyes, he was being all sultry and quiet sat at the bar by himself. I tried to chat to him, entice him to play some drinking games, choose some music.. Nothing.

When it got late (or early!)We said our goodbyes and thanked them all for a good night, and had our usual girly night recap in the taxi home.

 A week later I got a text message from blue eyes. He was at home for the next 4 weeks, but Did I want to meet him and go for a drink when he was back? I did! We texted each other for 4 weeks and i really started to like him. When we went out It was a brilliant night in an Irish bar, and I fell for him.

We met in the April, he proposed in the August, and we married the next April. 

     This actual bar. <3.    (Phototcredit: Patrick's Irish pub Facebook group)

I had no idea that that first night that I was on a date with another man,  I'd met my future husband.

Now we've been married for what seems forever. Three kids, two dogs and two turtles later I couldn't imagine living my life without him. He makes me laugh everyday, and makes me feel super intelligent with the shit he says. What more could you want from a relation ship? Lol.

 Aww...      (Phtotcredit: my iPhone. )