4 Years

I don't often watch The Office myself, but Shep is a faithful fan and asked me to watch the long-awaited nuptials with him last week... so how could I refuse?! The episode was actually pretty funny, and stirred up some nostalgia of our own engagement and big day. :)

picture linked from Give Me My Remote blog

During the rehearsal dinner, Jim made a toast to Pam. In his words:

“Four years ago I was just a guy who had a crush on a girl who had a boyfriend. And I had to do the hardest thing I ever had to do, which was just to wait. Don’t get me wrong I flirted with her. Pam, I can now admit in front of friends and family that I do know how to make a photocopy. I didn’t need your help that many times. And do you remember how long it took you to teach me to drive stick? (Pam: Like a year). I’ve been driving stick since high school. For a really long time that’s all I had. Little moments with a girl who saw me as a friend. And a lot of people told me I was crazy to wait this long for a date with a girl who I worked with, but I think, even then I knew, I was waiting for my wife.”

Shep and I also met at work. He had a crush on me; I thought we were just friends. Needless to say I was oblivious, but I eventually saw the light and we started dating... You know where the road led (I am a wife now after all!), but ours was definitely not a high-speed romance. By the time our wedding day rolled around, I had loved Shep for 4 years.

Four years is a single term for a United States President. Four years will often earn you a Bachelors degree. Each four year period creates an extra day in February. In 1461 days we can face loss, joy, birth, death, and everything in between.

When I was younger I often wondered where or when I would meet my husband, and how long we'd date before marrying. The funny thing is that none of the scenarios I predicted held true, and I have definitely teased Shep on more than one occasion for taking his sweet time deciding whether I was "the one" for him. All kidding aside though I'm happy the path we followed led us to where we are today. :)