::{ 5 Years }::

I met the Mister five years ago (yesterday).

July 27th is a great day for the A-Team because we always remember to celebrate the day we met.  It wasn't, in fact, love at first sight.  Nope.  It was even better than that because it was quite a turning point for me in a most unexpected way.  I adore surprises, and crossing paths with Steve was one of the very best surprises I've ever received.  Everything about that day is crystal clear in my mind.  I remember exactly where I was standing, what I was wearing, what I was doing, and the first words Steve said to me that evening when we met, as if it happened yesterday.

2008:

(Not the day we met, but during our week as co-counselors at EFY)

2013:

(Celebrating five years at a Clippers game)

The words from one of my favorite songs sum up the last five years the best: 

(and Benny Goodman has one of the best versions, in my opinion)

You make me feel so grand, I wanna hand the world to you

You seem to understand each foolish scheme that I'm scheming

And the dream that I'm dreaming

Now I know why my mother, she taught me to be true

She meant me for someone exactly like you

Truer words couldn't be spoken.  

Until the next July 27th...