When Sean and I first met, it truly was “in a hopeless place”, it was a Tuesday night at Winnie’s (a bar with a dance floor that has a cheap drink menu on Tuesday nights and fairly good music). One night, I was finishing work late, his friend invited me out with them and seeing as my friend was unavailable, I decided to go by myself… best decision I had ever made! The 3 of us were discussing what characteristics we looked for in a guy/girl, and I was clearly describing him, and me (being as clueless as I am) wasn’t understanding that he was also, in turn, describing me. So after that night, and going to McDonald’s until 3 or 4am, I ADDED HIM on facebook and started a conversation with him through messenger. After some back and forth and realizing pretty much right away that I really REALLY liked this guy, he actually (finally) asked for my number!

So after non-stop texting for a couple of days, he asked me out on a date. He came to pick me up and we did the classic dinner and a movie but we did it the other way around movie (Looper) and then dinner (Les 3 Brasseurs)… which I recommend for everyone who decides to go with that date option. It was exactly what I wanted and what I needed… it broke the ice! Sean and I were both waving our hands on the armrest signaling that we both wanted to hold each other’s hand. After the movie,going to the the restaurant afterwards allowed us to discuss the movie which made for a smooth transition into conversations about our families, values and more really interesting topics.

After leaving and he was driving me home, we both didn’t want the night to end, I told him to take a turn and we drove to the park right in front the water and talked for hours where he kissed me for the very first time… and right then I knew! The night ended and he drove me home, kissed me goodnight and texted me when he got home.

That weekend, we were both going to Toronto and texted pretty much every waking minute. He was there for a wedding and I was there for Thanksgiving with my family, and on the ride home, ironically we were driving side by side the whole way home.

When we both got home, I didn’t even want to unpack, I went straight to my room and we spoke for hours on end, and right before midnight he asked me to be his girlfriend and the rest kids… is history!