Deb and I went to the same high school. I was a senior when she was a freshman. We didn’t officially start talking until 2005 when I returned home from college and started working at the nursing home in our hometown.

She IM’d me one day and we hit it off right away. Unfortunately, she was too young at the time, and I wanted to wait until she was 18 for us to start dating. So, we stopped talking for a while so she could keep focused on school and friends, while I kept working.

Eventually, we met up again on her birthday. We saw each other at the club in Wichita and decided to go hang out at our friend Ken’s apartment.

Our relationship began November 15, 2006 and has been going strong since then!

In October 2007, Deborah went to NY to visit her sister and brother-in-law. While she was gone, I decided to get a ring and make a big poster to surprise her when she got off the plane. Needless to say, it shocked the heck out of her and her mom! She said yes and we’ve been excited to get the ball rolling since then.

We decided to set the date for May 15 because it’ll be exactly 2 1/2 years that we’d been together. I hope everything goes smooth sailing and without a hitch!