1. How long have you and your significant other been together?
We officially began dating in January 2006. So we have been together for 6 years.
2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?}
Micheal and I met at our church youth group. we became really good friends when I was a freshman and he was a sophomore. We both served as leaders in our youth group along with our 2 other friends, Kayla and Gary. The four of us were together all the time. The summer before my Jr. Year my best friend Kayla moved to another school. After she left Micheal and I began hanging out just the two of us. We were friends with feelings! LOL! For the next year the only "dating" thing we did was hold hands. We truly hung out, played games, watched movies, and just got to know each other. After Micheal graduated he became one of the adult youth leaders in our youth group. I was still in the youth group because I was in High School and it was against the rules for a youth leader to date a member of the youth group (for obvious reason). By this time in our relationship Micheal and I were both in agreement about our feelings for one another but we wanted to respect our Pastor and handle our relationship in a godly way. We were allowed to spend time together as long as we were with a group. That was fine with us! :-) We just wanted to be together. We officially became boyfriend and girlfriend on January 1, 2006. When I turned 18 on May 2nd of that year our Pastor said that we no longer had to follow the spending time only in a group rule. We have been an "item" ever since! :-) I know our story may sound stange to some people but it's the way God brought us together!
3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {do tell}
Micheal and I got married October 22, 2011. The Best Day Ever.
4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding? If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small?
We got married at the Methodist Church in our hometown. There were about 180 guests. Our wedding was wonderful!
5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share!
We call each other by our middle names a lot. My middle name is Jo and his is Dean. We call each other Babe mostly. He will throw in a "baby" or a "darlin" every once in a while. He very rarely calls me Amanda. If he calls me by my first name I know I am in trouble! LOL! :-)
6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.
1) I absolutely love his spunky sense of humor. He can make me laugh like no one else!
2) I love that I can trust him 100%. He has my heart and I know he will never let it go.
3) I love his passion for Christ. He is so wise and I love listening to him speak to his youth and children's church kids. God is using him in a mighty way.
7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your ideal proposal?
Micheal proposed at my apartment on Dec. 21, 2010. He came over to make Puppy Chow (a dessert we pass out to our friends at Christmas). We were washing our hands when he asked me to get his gum for him out of his coat pocket. His coat was hanging on the chair in the kitchen. When I reached in I pulled out a ring box. I was so completely shocked. I knew the proposal was coming but I was not expecting it in that moment. It was PERFECT.
8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?
Micheal is definitley a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy!
9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?
I like both! I love getting out of the house and doing something special. But there are lots of times when the only place I want to be is on the couch next to my love eating and watching a movie!
10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?
Micheal is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. He grew up watching them play and just loves them. I would love to surprise him by getting tickets to a Dallas Cowboys Football game in Dallas Stadium. This will happen someday! :-)
11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.
He won't tell me exactly what he has up his sleeve but I know we are going out somewhere! :-)
12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?
I always just ask for us to go out on a date! But I did mention that I would like to go purse shopping this year! We will see! :-)
13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.
Make time for each other. Pick one day out of the week where you will do something out of your ordinary routine. In my opinion, this is huge for a marriage!
14. Show us a picture of what love means to you.
