how we got here

B and i met at a young adult fellowship outing a year after we graduated from college.
his first impression of me was that i was cool.
(first impressions can be misleading!)
i thought it was strange for a guy to have a perm.
poor B, he has naturally very curly hair.
we didn't become friends after that first meeting.
both of us hung out with different people in the fellowship.

about 7 months later, we started talking more often.
he was out of town a lot for work so we'd email back and forth.
one day after fellowship, a bunch of us went out for a movie.
after the movie, while he was driving me back to my car, we decided to go to a club.
after the club, he wanted to go get coffee but it was already dawn of the next day.
i went home instead cuz i had to babysit my nephews in the morning.
i finally crawled into bed at around 3:00 pm.
he called, then, to ask me out to dinner. i said yes. that was our first date.

two months later, we broke up. i was on the rebound and wasn't ready for him.
we still hung out as friends. and he helped me pass my C++ class.
we got back together after two months cuz i fell completely head over heels for him.
two months after that he proposed, and i accepted.
two months later, we had our engagement ceremony per chinese custom.
six months later, we were married.
six months after that, we found out we were pregnant with Z girl.
by our third anniversary, we were parents to 2Z.

as of yesterday, we've been married for 9 whole years!
9 years of this wild roller coaster ride.
9 years of support, sacrifice, forgiveness, and love.
9 years of pure bliss.

here's to 99 more year with you, B!