09/03/2025
The easiest question I’ve ever answered was…
Saying yes to this man! 💍
I haven’t shared this yet… but Nick and I actually met on Facebook Dating in the beginning of November 2024. He was living and working in the Sierra Nevadas and I was in Southern Utah (over 700 miles apart).
We both knew what we wanted in a relationship and honestly thought it was going to be nearly impossible to find.
He’s 11 years older than me and a world traveler, been there done that kind of guy, really not much he hasn’t done…except…well, meet the right woman and start a family. For me, I physically wasn’t that far out of an extremely abusive relationship, however mentally it had been years. I healed myself in ways I only could’ve imagined after that and losing my daughter. Isabelle-Mae showed me my true calling, to be a mama. For me, that comes with being in a strong healthy relationship following traditional roles with a man who wants the same. Rare these days? Maybe?
We chatted for hours and hours, losing track of time, staying up until 3 in the morning going over the hard stuff. It was never small talk with us. I knew this man well before we ever met in person. I knew that he would be my forever.
The next step was to meet. Well…my good friend was getting married and I needed a date. It must have been 3 or so in the morning, we had just hung up the phone and I just had the gut feeling I needed to give it a shot… so I called him right back and I asked if he’d be willing to be my date. (Keep in mind the wedding was less than a week away…) Next thing I knew he was on the road starting the 11 hour drive to a small town in Utah.
That was November 22nd, 2024.
We haven’t spent a night apart since.
Our first night together, his dog, his best friend of 13 years which he left with his parents was rushed to the vet and had two options, an extremely expensive surgery that wasn’t guaranteed or to be laid to rest. After lots of tears and talking and a very long night Nick went to his Airbnb and made the hardest decision, to say bye to his best friend over FaceTime.
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