A Match Made in Heaven...

Athene and David

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David and I met in February of 1999.  We both worked at East Texas Baptist University in the Fred Hale School of Business.  I worked in the office as a student worker secretary and David worked in the Computer Lab as a computer lab assistant.

At first, David would come into the office to talk with me and the secretary.  I was engaged to another person at the time and didn't really pay that much attention to David, other than to talk to him occasionally.

Our first "real" meeing occured in the computer lab at Fred Hale...

I was the webpage editor for the Fred M. Hale School of Business webpage, and needed to use the computer lab to do my job.  David was working that day, and he really didn't know me yet, so he had not yet associated me with working in the same building.  I walked into the computer lab, and he saw me and said,

Of course I knew that as a worker, I did not have to sign in.  However, I did so dutifully and without complaint.  I took a seat near him to start the webpage work, and we talked a little.  He realized that I worked in "Fred" and then felt badly that he made me sign in.  (Such a romantic beginning!)

In November, 2000, I broke off my engagement.  Although David and I had never really discussed ourselves as a couple before...I started talking to him one night....

and we both realized that we had been holding back feelings for one another.  We began our relationship that evening and have been growing together ever since.

David and I have had a lot of fun changing our relationship from strictly platonic to one where we can express feelings for one another!

• I have learned all about David's love for his shirts, especially this one...the Tie Dye Shirt!!!  (Click on link for details)

• We love to go to movies.  I'm more picky about movies than David, but our favorites include Toy Story, Toy Story 2,  Bedazzled, and just about any movie by Pixar.

• David is a guy that loves to shop!  This is just great.  :)

• More than anything else, I love to talk to him!  David is a wonderful friend, first, and his friendship love is what attracted me to him in the first place.  Our relationship was built on talking, and he and I have some of the most wonderful talks--and best laughs--in the world.