How We Met...Liz's Version

Lou and I met on Match.com.  I had been single for a long time and I kept seeing the commercials for Match.com and thought I would go ahead and sign up.  They say that you shouldn't just pay for one month because the chances of meeting someone in the first month was slim.  So I decided to go ahead and pay for 6 months.  About two weeks in, on a Friday afternoon, I get a message from Lou.  I thought he was cute and I liked what his profile had to say so I messaged back.  We messaged through Match.com until Saturday morning when I just told him to text me.  We texted ALL day long, and he asked me to go for a coffee, but I was honest and said I didn't like coffee and he was relieved because he really didn't drink coffee either. 

 

We decided to meet the next day, Sunday, June 5th, 2011.  I was incredibly nervous and didn't tell anyone but Morgan.  I told her his name, where he worked, and I can't remember what else, in case I was never heard from again - haha - but I didn't want to tell anyone in case it didn't work out.  I even told my parents I was going out with friends. 

 

I suggested going to Ghengis Grill in Murfreesboro, and he had never been there before, but I knew there would be plenty of choices food wise, so we agreed to meet there.  We had a good dinner and then headed to Barnes and Noble.  We were walking around and all of the sudden Lou said he would be right back.  I was thinking that I had scared him off and he was headed out the door, but he just ran to the bathroom, so I was relieved.  We looked around some more and then decided to go get some Ice Cream.  We tried to go to Sweet CeCe's, but they closed early on Sunday.  We then went to Marble Slab and sat and talked and asked questions.  Since it was so cold we headed over to Julia's Bakery to sit outside and we talked there for a while.  Since Lou had to get up early for work, we headed back to my car. 

 I was excited, but I was afraid to get my hopes up because I haven't had the best luck in dating. 

 

One of the funniest memories of the night is when we were talking about stuff and I guess shopping came up and he said he loved Home Depot.  I said that I liked Hobby Lobby and he asked me what kind of store it was.  I said it was a crafty store and he said in a funny way "Do you scrapbook?"  I said no, but I had no idea until a few weeks later why he asked me that.  Another story for another time :)  So that is one of our things we say to each other now :)

 

The next day we continued to text and Lou asked me if I wanted to meet him for dinner again.  I was excited so of course I went and the rest is history! 

 

I am so thankful that God put Lou in my life and I am blessed everyday!!

This is the picture that was on my profile. 

 

This was Lou's profile pic.