Because I worked mostly evenings and weekends, it was easy for us to sync our schedules. I would wake up early to talk to him after he finished work, and the 12-hour time difference played to our advantage. His going to bed signalled the start of my day.
We kept this up for four whole months before I was able to take time off to see him in New York. While our excitement was palpable, we were careful not to build each other up too much for fear of being disenchanted by reality. We agreed to be exclusive but settled on 'no labels' until we could figure things out.
Andrew took the week off work and played tourist with me. We were having an amazing time, but the 10,000 miles between us loomed over our heads. How is it going to work? How long can we keep this up for?
I was afraid to ask and convinced myself to just live in the moment. And so he surprised me when midway into the trip, while we were out dancing in a Salsa club with his co-workers, he asked me in all earnestness if I would be his girlfriend. I couldn't say yes quickly enough, and he enveloped me in a hug and lifted me into the air. We were the happiest people in the ballroom that night.
I have asked Andrew many times when he knew that he wanted to marry me. "In March, Trish," he would say, the trip we officially became a couple. "When I asked you to be my girlfriend, it was also because I knew we were going to work very hard to make things happen."
It makes me smile every time I hear that, because I know how incredibly blessed I am to have found a man who has been so consistent and devoted to me from the start. And while the distance has proven challenging on many occasions, it has simply become part of our story.
P/S: When we started video chatting, I would wake up earlier to doll myself up, treating every conversation as a real date. Now I let him see me in my dorky glasses sans makeup and he doesn't mind at all!
Love,
Tricia
We kept this up for four whole months before I was able to take time off to see him in New York. While our excitement was palpable, we were careful not to build each other up too much for fear of being disenchanted by reality. We agreed to be exclusive but settled on 'no labels' until we could figure things out.
Andrew took the week off work and played tourist with me. We were having an amazing time, but the 10,000 miles between us loomed over our heads. How is it going to work? How long can we keep this up for?
I was afraid to ask and convinced myself to just live in the moment. And so he surprised me when midway into the trip, while we were out dancing in a Salsa club with his co-workers, he asked me in all earnestness if I would be his girlfriend. I couldn't say yes quickly enough, and he enveloped me in a hug and lifted me into the air. We were the happiest people in the ballroom that night.
I have asked Andrew many times when he knew that he wanted to marry me. "In March, Trish," he would say, the trip we officially became a couple. "When I asked you to be my girlfriend, it was also because I knew we were going to work very hard to make things happen."
It makes me smile every time I hear that, because I know how incredibly blessed I am to have found a man who has been so consistent and devoted to me from the start. And while the distance has proven challenging on many occasions, it has simply become part of our story.
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