Seven years ago today (02/02/02!) Curtis and I met on a blind date. We met at an Islands restaurant in the parking lot. He was late which is one of my pet peeves. I almost left the restaurant but I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Can you imagine? I would have missed out on the best thing that has ever happened in my life (besides the boys of course)! We decided to go to the Getty Museum. Why I thought driving in the car with a complete stranger for an hour would be a good idea is beyond me. But within the first 30 minutes I knew things were going to be ok. Curtis brought me two things. The first gift was a dog book called "dogtionary". It is a picture book of dogs which is awesome. The second gift was a dog bone for Samantha. At that point I knew he was a keeper! He loved dogs as much as I did.
We had a fantastic time on our date. We looked at most of the exhibits at the Getty and then we decided to drive back to Anaheim to his (and now ours) favorite Italian restaurant. After dinner he mentioned that his dog Dakota was at his parents house which was around the corner and asked if I minded if we stopped by to pick him up. Sure, no problem. Well there was kind of a problem.....This was a first date! I wasn't prepared to meet his parents just yet. He asked if I wanted to come in the house to meet his parents and I declined. To this day I regret that decision. I wondered what his parents thought of me sitting in the car.
At the end of the night, Curtis drove me back to the restaurant parking lot. The entire date he was a complete gentleman. He never tried to hold my hand, give me a kiss or hug. I was disappointed! I gave him a hug goodnight and drove home thinking what an awesome guy I had just met. We had made plans for the following weekend but during that week we decided we wanted to see each other sooner.
Well, you know the rest. This year we will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary. It's been a crazy and wonderful 7 years. So Curtis if you are reading this, I love you!
The picture above was taken the first time I met the entire Coombs family at a birthday party. So young and in love!