I figured I would tell how I met my husband!
When I was 17 I started working at this ridiculous place called "Fun-Land". We joked that the slogan should be "Fun-Land; Where the fun stops". I had a lot of great times there and I met some awesome people, one of which would be my sweet Torin monster! I remember the first time I saw him, I was working at the prize counter, he was walking inside from working the go-kart tracks. I instantly thought he was super hot and loved that he had spiky hair! The first time I heard him talking(not to me, just some other coworkers) I thought he was egotistical and stuck up. I remember commenting to a friend that "he'd be hot if he didn't think he was so hot." I would later learn that he is the furthest thing from egotistical!
The first time I talked to him he was dust mopping the entrance, while I was working the ticket counter.
Ani: Hey! Torin, right?
Torin: Yeah...
Ani: Come here. I wanna ask you something......
Ani: Do you wanna get married and have beautiful half black babies?!
Torin: Okay....where would we live though?
I had always loved trying to say things to shock people so I found it hysterical that he reacted so coolly! After that we would talk here and there. I started looking forward to working with him and seeing him. I remember being sad I didn't get to work with him on his 23rd birthday. I always loved just listening to him talk, and to this day it's still one of my favorite things. I knew I liked him and I started to think he might like me too, I noticed his hugs started lasting longer, he started to make flirty jokes. He was very sweet. After just a couple months, I had moved out, due to my Momma and I not getting along. Torin and I started talking and hanging out a lot more. Since I didn't have a solid place to stay, I would crash with him sometimes. Pretty quickly he asked me to be his girlfriend. I moved in with some coworkers who were looking for a roommate, and Torin came to live with me. We've been together ever since. After being together for about 5 months, he proposed. We were married a month later. We moved from VA to San Antonio, TX, and have been through our fair share of struggles. We've lost multiple pregnancies, and have yet to have a successful one. He's been there for me through my parents divorce, and through watching my father marry an 18 year old(she was younger than me....he has grandchildren that are older than her.). And much more.
This past year almost tore us apart, between all kinds of personal stress and strain, and him joining the Army, it's been a lot of work. We've both put each other through hell, but after busting our butts, pushing forward and lots of forgiveness, I can honestly say there is absolutely no one I would rather spend every second with than him. He has shown me unconditional love, strength, and selfless compassion. He is really the coolest person ever. He has always done his best to be understanding about my weight struggles, and always willing to help. Being married to him has made it more difficult in the aspect that he is perfect. Physically perfect. He is short, about 5'5", but built like he's 6'4". Literally. He is short, stocky, and super ripped. Even when he isn't working out steadily he is super muscular with very little fat. It's intimidating! Not to say I don't appreciate how insanely beautiful he is, but it can be hard to stand next to someone so gorgeous.
Last week I had quite a breakdown! I am normally a pretty happy person whose breakdowns are short, and quickly bounced back from, but this time a couple days had passed and it was getting worse. I whined and complained to him nonstop as he patiently listened to my feelings on my weight. The next day I decided to eat healthy. I wasn't going to follow any strict diet guidelines, just eyeball calorie intake, and only keep healthy food in the house. My hubby however had devised a workout from a very beginner level to help me ease into working out without getting discouraged.
So, that is what I have been doing! I have about a week of catching up to write.
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Above: This was the very first picture after we got together. We'd been a couple for maybe hours.
Above: This would have been right around the time that we got engaged. I had short dark hair, haha!
This is the most recent picture I have(10/01/13). Torin with his military cut! So cute! I shaved my head completely bald in support of my niece through her bone marrow transplant and had just started growing it out. I now have...Macklemore hair! ha!
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