From the very beginning, we both knew that the purpose of our relationship was to see if we should marry each other. Early on, we defined four distinct phases to our relationship. Phase 1 was new friends, just getting to know each other. We were introduced by my good friend Phil, who was dating Jess’ …
Monthly Archives: February 2004
The Science Museum
Jessica on the exercise bike/generator. She’s trying hard to get the bell to ring. (She got it!) Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
My First Haircut
This is a kind of funny string of emails about me planning to get my first hair cut after starting to date Andy and his emotional response. Andy likes me with long hair, as is sufficiently clear below: I wrote: Good morning, Andy! Well, I’m feeling pretty rested. But, I haven’t fully disclosed the reason …
Distraction
Here is a string of emails from February 16, 2004: Andy wrote: You’re distracting me again. I replied: No, Andy, I think it is the other way around. (I was just thinking about you!) Andy replied: There she goes. There she goes again. Racing through my brain. And I just can’t contain. This feeling that …
Valentine’s Day
I knew when I agreed to go out on a date with Andy at the end of January that it was a risky move. You see, I was already aware that Valentine’s Day just right around the corner and that it would be awkward with a new relationship. But, just before Valentine’s Day, I realized …
Call Me Crazy
Here is an excerpt of an email I wrote Andy on February 13, 2004: Hi Andy, Went to lunch with colleagues. I ate way more than I planned to, but it was so good. I kept talking about you at the lunch and I’m sure everyone thinks I’m crazy since I haven’t known you for …
Third Date
This was our third date, the first that involved a camera. It was the last day of the Ice Palace in St. Paul and colder than the North Pole Posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Pre-Relationship Agreement
I got the email below from Andy on February 5, 2004. I thought the attached agreement was pretty funny. Jess, After talking about our thoughts and expectations, I remembered seeing this in an email. I thought I HAD to find it and send it to you. Some of it, because of our relationships to the …
Second Date
For our second date, we planned to meet in St. Cloud (where Andy lives) on Sunday to check out a church together. (Andy moved from the cities to St. Cloud just a few weeks before I met him, so he hadn’t found a church yet.) I had spent Saturday at my parents’ house in Grove …