Today is our 5 year anniversary. We were saying last night that it feels like it's been A LOT longer than five years....but in a good way! So much has happened in the five years we've been married: buying our first house and welcoming Jacob and Reece into our family just to name a few. It's hard to believe that we even made it to the altar, considering what it took to get us there! Growing up I always wanted a cute story to share with my kids about how my husband and I met, little did I know.....!
We both went to Bolton High School where we knew of each other, had mutual friends, and even met once (Angela remembers, Jason doesn't!). Then as fate would have it, in September of 2001, Jenny Stanford wanted to go to the Sigma Phi Epsilon house for the cookout they were having for Alpha Gamma Delta. So I went with her. After talking with Jason for a few minutes she introduced us and we did the whole "Yeah, I know Jason/Angela" deal. A couple of weeks later, some of my sorority sisters and I went to a Sig Ep intramural football game, and as I walked in all of the Sig Ep girlfriends started acting really giddy saying "Angela, I'm soooo glad you're here"! They knew something I didn't, Jason Sells wanted to ask me to their formal.
Our first date was at Sig Ep formal in October 2001. After meeting him that night, my mom said that he was the guy I needed to marry (this is the reason why I say Mom's always know best!). When he dropped me off that night he asked if he could call me sometime. I said yes, but was ok when he didn't call, because I felt like we'd be better as friends.
Every time I ran into him after that he told me that he felt so stupid for not calling me, so we went on what I call our "second first date" in spring of 2002. It was a date party with his fraternity where we played miniature golf with Justin Waugh and Lindsey Gardner. That night he dropped me off at my dorm and said he would call........but didn't. Again, I was ok. No fireworks yet.
One day in the summer of 2003, shopping at Wolfchase, my mom and I walked past him. We both smiled and said "hey" to each other, and kept walking. I practically had to tackle my mom to keep her from chasing him down! He called me that afternoon and left me a message saying he wanted to get together. I called him back and left him a message. And, surprise surprise! He didn't call back.
FINALLY! Lee Williams and Jessica Kilzer were having an engagment party in fall of 2003. Jason called and invited me and I said sure, as friends. I call this our "third first date". That day I was having a change of heart and almost called to tell him that I was sick and couldn't make it. But I had been through some rough times for a few months and figured it wouldn't hurt. That night I fell in love. It finally stuck, and we were absolutely smitten with each other from that night forward.
HOWEVER! Believe it or not, he still DID NOT CALL! I guess I should've taken a hint. But no, I wasn't going to let him get away with it this time. So later in the week I called him to let him know that I lost my sunglasses and I thought they may have fallen out of my purse into his car (total lie). He went out to his car and checked. After he told me they weren't in there I nonchalantly mentioned that I was off Saturday. Then we went on our official second date!
I guess our story is proof that everything happens for a reason. I curse him now for not calling me after that first date. But we both know that God had a plan, and that just wasn't the right time for us. We got engaged May 9, 2004 and got married on June 4, 2005.
Ok, I know that was a very long blog entry! I always say that I'm hesitant to put things on our blog, because I'm sure people are rolling their eyes saying that they don't care. And I know that what y'all REALLY come here for is to see pictures of the 2 most precious children on the planet. But Jason and I are so busy and stressed right now that we promised each other that we would have a very low-key anniversary. No cards, no gifts. Just a quiet day that requires no planning or money. So I figured telling "Our Story" might be a fun way to celebrate.
Happy anniversary Jason!
I promise I will try to get some pictures of the kids on here this weekend!
