About two years ago, Bradley took me on our very first "date". It's very amusing to look back on. You see, if you've read our story you know that I had been interested in Mr. Bradley Mishue for a quite a while. Two years ago was the second semester of our senior year in college...his last chance to take me to a Citadel dance. I had contimplated ENDLESSLY with my closest friends whether or not he would take me...being good friends, they assured me that surely he would take me to his last Hop but to not get my hopes up, he may not even be going. Two weeks before the Hop, I was laying in my bed painting my fingernails and thinking, today is the last possible day he could ask me...what guy would give a girl less than two weeks to find a dress? & of course thinking he's not going to ask me...when my phone rang and yes, it was Bradley:) He nervously asked me if I would go with him and I of course said, "yes".
For the next two weeks I went shopping everywhere for a dress. I bought two and ended up taking them both back, then found the perfect one in Quinn's closet. The joy of college--lots of closets to choose from! Not only were those two weeks consumed with finding a dress, but also with if this was really a date (just me and him) or if this was a group date. He had, the previous Fall, taking me to a dance with a group of people. My girls did some digging and found out that this was in fact a just 'me and bradley' date....gracious! The Friday of the dance came and I was driving over the bridge back towards downtown and all of a sudden my stomach sank. What if we don't have anything to talk about? What if we've both liked each other for all this time, but then tonight decide we don't? I instantly started praying for smooth conversations.
For the next two weeks I went shopping everywhere for a dress. I bought two and ended up taking them both back, then found the perfect one in Quinn's closet. The joy of college--lots of closets to choose from! Not only were those two weeks consumed with finding a dress, but also with if this was really a date (just me and him) or if this was a group date. He had, the previous Fall, taking me to a dance with a group of people. My girls did some digging and found out that this was in fact a just 'me and bradley' date....gracious! The Friday of the dance came and I was driving over the bridge back towards downtown and all of a sudden my stomach sank. What if we don't have anything to talk about? What if we've both liked each other for all this time, but then tonight decide we don't? I instantly started praying for smooth conversations.
That night was so fun. As I've said before, I really do have the best friends. They all got me ready (pictures at the bottom). It was actually a very humorous time and then HE arrived...about 6 or so heads (all my sweet friends) popped out the windows of the Charlotte street house--poor thing he had to greet me with all my friends watching. I got in the car and "Sweet Thing" by Keith Urban was on the radio...which I thought was quite providential considering the lyrics....
"When I picked you up
For our first date baby
Well your pretty blue eyes
They were drivin me crazy
And the tiny little thought
That was so amazing is
They were lookin at me
I held open the car door for you
Then you climbed inside and slid on over to the other side
I thought my oh my"
Jordan and Van took pictures of us on the dock of the duck trail before our night really started. After that we went and had a wonderful dinner at Virginia's on King. It was AMAZING how smoothly our conversation flowed. We had a great time at the dance...and then ended the night by meeting our dear friends Brad and Rachel for coffee. Bradley was so cute when he dropped me off. I could tell he was nervous and wanted to ask me something. He very quickly asked if it would be okay if he started calling me and taking me on dates to get to know me...UMM YESSS!
Jordan and Van took pictures of us on the dock of the duck trail before our night really started. After that we went and had a wonderful dinner at Virginia's on King. It was AMAZING how smoothly our conversation flowed. We had a great time at the dance...and then ended the night by meeting our dear friends Brad and Rachel for coffee. Bradley was so cute when he dropped me off. I could tell he was nervous and wanted to ask me something. He very quickly asked if it would be okay if he started calling me and taking me on dates to get to know me...UMM YESSS!
That Sunday he called...now, I thought it was a bit to soon for Mr. Mishue to be asking me on another date...but, none the less I was super excited he was calling. I picked up the phone, calm and collective of course, and he enthusiastically says, "Guess what!? I found your earring back!" To preface this, my earring back fell off my earring somewhere on the duck trail (a dirt path). I wasn't too concerned, Jordan gave me hers and we lose earring backs all the time...no big deal. Well, Bradley went out to the duck trail on Sunday and started walking down the path and prayed that the Lord would help him find it, he looked down and there it was! This clear little earring back on a dirt path! The Lord is faithful and answers even the smallest, sometimes crazy prayers. It made my night that he was thinking about me enough to go out there and even attempt to find something so tiny. That answered prayer was another small way for the Lord to lead us to each other. Kaylee, who I lived with at the time, had a good time with that conversation! We all thought his persistency to return my earring back was a little crazy...but, Kay was just excited for the day we would start dating so she could tell Bradley just how awkward and crazy some of our little convos were in those first days of his pursuing me.
I say all that to get to this past weekend...we celebrated two years since our very first date by going back to where it all started...Virginia's on King. We laughed over dinner about that night two years ago and thanked the Lord again for how easily conversation flowed that night. The Lord has definitely blessed me with a thoughtful man who honors the Word of God and amazing friends who patiently walked with me through my college years, those months before Bradley was my boyfriend, and graciously continue to be by my side.
I say all that to get to this past weekend...we celebrated two years since our very first date by going back to where it all started...Virginia's on King. We laughed over dinner about that night two years ago and thanked the Lord again for how easily conversation flowed that night. The Lord has definitely blessed me with a thoughtful man who honors the Word of God and amazing friends who patiently walked with me through my college years, those months before Bradley was my boyfriend, and graciously continue to be by my side.
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| Getting me ready for the big night! Love Kay's face in this one, she's making sure my hair doesn't move...and Jo's giving me the pep talk:) |
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| sweet moment at the hop |
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| two years later...a lot has happened in a little bit of time...couldn't be happier! |
loved this :) so fun to look back on!! haha love you manda!
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