Seven Years
Feb 14, 2009
Nic and I are celebrating seven years today! Seven years ago I was getting prepped by my sorority roommates for our first date. My outfit was pieced together from three different wardrobes, my makeup handled by two people far more skilled than I, and first date instruction that basically culminated with the standard “be yourself, but not so much yourself” line. And then we did some dancing around the room and singing (a la Meredith and Cristina except way before they ever did it on Grey’s Anatomy) to make time pass until we heard over the intercom, “Traci Cooper, you have a visitor in the foyer.”
“Visitor” is code in the greek system for BOY. If it had been a girl, or my dad, it would have been GUEST.
I about had a heart attack. My friend Amanda (the Cupid in this story who spent two months setting us up) practically pushed me down the stairs. I’m still grateful for that push. :)
Here we are then, in one of our 13 wedding pictures, and now with our chubkin. (Check out my rad sunburn in the wedding shot–that’s what you get for getting married on Day 5 of your Carribean elopement!)
(Lesson I learned when putting this storyboard together–we need better pics of us together! This is the only pic with the both of us for the year!)
Anyway, happy anniversary, Nicolas! Here’s to the next seven!
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Comments
Happy Anniversary!
Cindy Feb 15, 2009 at 12:01that's so sweet! i love first date stories, thanks for sharing! ...hat's off to Nic for pulling off such a high-vis first date! the big day of love brings a lot of expectation :) Happy Valeniversary!
Laura G Feb 15, 2009 at 08:10I forgot that your first date was on Valentine's Day (talk about pressure!) but I remember that year seeing Nic a few days before and asking him if he had Valentine's Day plans (I was looking for single people to join my pity party) and he told me he had a date--that was you! It doesn't seem that long ago, but seeing that picture makes me realize how young we were in college! I hope you guys had another romantic V-Day this year and I hope you're having fun in Vegas!!
bernadette Feb 14, 2009 at 11:32Im such a nerd, this totally made me tear up! Happy Anniversary and Happy Valentine's day friend!
Rachel Feb 14, 2009 at 08:28Congrats on 7 years! And here's to 70 more :)
Lisa Feb 14, 2009 at 11:48Awwww....what a sweet story! And you haven't changed at all (stinker!). Congrats on 7 blissful years together! Nice sunburn! LOL