I can’t believe I’ve been married for 6 months! 😱 Time flies when you are having fun-that’s for sure! Although the last year has had some ups and downs, including my injury in Nov, my wedding exactly 6 months ago was, hands-down, the highlight of 2017! So in honor of the best day of my life (so-far), 6 months of marriage, and my favorite runner in the whole world (who happens to be my husband) I am taking a look back on our story. 😍
I thought this would be a fun way for all of you who don’t know me in real life to get to know me better….but rest assured this blog will continue to be a space primarily dedicated to running/training, racing, running product reviews, and vegetarian food.
So, without further ado, here are the stories! 💕
How my husband & I met
My husband and I knew of each other for years before they started dating because we attended the same middle school and were both on the cross country/track teams in high school. Fast forward to April 2009: it was track season and prom asking season. My now husband noticed a lot of his friends on the track team were taking dates to prom. He decided he also wanted to go to prom in May, but who should he ask? Even though he barely knew me, he thought he would ask me because he thought I was a talented and cute runner on the girls track/cross country team and I seemed nice. He waited at my locker on an April morning with flowers and asked me to prom. I accepted!
We hung out several times in groups and at track meets leading up to prom. Then, we went to prom together as friends and did not expect to be anything but friends after the night ended. But something was special about that night in May 2009 and we both felt it. My now husband realized that night he wanted to hang out with me more and asked me on an “official” movie date the following week. I eagerly accepted. That night (May 9, 2009) he asked me to be his girlfriend and the rest is history!
The Proposal
On the morning of October 9th, 2016 we both woke up before 5 am. I had to report to the first Chicago Marathon water stop to volunteer by 5:30 am with my now husband’s mom, our friend’s mom, and my now husband’s sister (who made a surprise appearance…but I now know it was to be our photographer). That morning, I was confused why he woke up extra early with me since he was running and he did not need to be up until 5:30 am. He claimed he had to grab some “throw away warmups” from his mom’s car, so he went to her car, but at the time I did not think much of it. Little did I know he was giving the ring to his mom for safe keeping…
I hopped into car clueless about the day ahead. The day seemed relatively normal and this was my third time volunteering at the Chicago Marathon, so I knew the drill. After the race ended, his mom, his sister, our friend’s mom, and I went into the post-race party to find and congratulate my now husband and our friend. Once I found the boys, I volunteered to locate snacks for both of them, since I figured they would be hungry. It was the perfect time for his mom to return the ring! Once I returned, I gave my now husband the snack and was confused that he didn’t want to eat it. I asked if he wanted me to grab a beer instead. He said sure, but that he wanted to walk with me to grab it. I said it was not necessary, but he insisted anyway…
Once we were out of the giant post-race crowd, he got down on his knee and proposed. I was shocked and excited. And of course the answer was YES!
Running was how we started dating in high school (2009) and he wanted our proposal to occur surrounding one of our favorite activities. I am still in awe that he was able to get down on one knee after running a marathon…
Please let me know in the comments, via e-mail, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook if you appreciate these glimpses into my real (non-running) life or if you prefer the normal types of posts.
What a nice story! 😊
Thank you Vanessa!
I think it was an awesome post! Who cares if we prefer it, it is your blog and we’re reading. It’s always neat to see how couples meet and how proposals happen. Like you, I’m kinda shocked about him getting on one knee after a marathon… did you have to help him back to his feet? ;).
How were things with the two of you during college? Did you guys go to the same college and continue dating there or was it long distance?
Thank you Amy! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 After the proposal, I kind of helped him up, although he didn’t need the help and I was in state of shock/excitement. 😛 During college things were good! We initially went to different schools and did the long distance thing (although we were still in the same state), but then he transferred to my college sophomore year! We spent a few summers of long distance, too, when I got a summer job in a different state and I think it made us stronger. Thankfully the long-distance days are behind us!
How cute! My husband and I met in high school – we went to different schools, but his friend dated my friend, so we met through them. Although we didn’t start dating until after we both finished undergrad (at different schools) and moved back home because we were both unemployed recent college grads and also both recently single.
No way! And they say you won’t find “the one in high school” 😛 I laugh even more now about young love because I am a high school teacher. Thanks for sharing your story and congrats to your husband and you! 🙂