I’ve missed the actual date by almost two weeks, but that’s what happens when you’re chasing three kids around 24/7!
Eric and I met for the first time on September 16th, 2013. We both sat in the front row of our physics class (back when we both thought we’d major in physics… nope nope nope). The biggest thing that surprised me about him? He was TALL, and for some reason I had assumed he was short from pictures I had seen on our class Facebook page. No idea why!
We didn’t get together that fall because I was too busy being a party girl (yeah… let’s not talk about that) and he was too busy going out with my best girlfriend. And I know what you’re thinking: what about girl code, Claire?! But she’s actually the one who set us up the next trimester so it’s okay.
In the past ten years, not only did we start dating, graduate college, and get married–we’ve lived in three dorms, four apartments, two houses together; adopted a dog; had three kids; lived through loss, health struggles, and the pandemic; we’ve held countless internships and jobs between the two of us; and despite all that change, we are somehow still the same goofy introverts who are happy to relax on the couch side by side, just doing our own things.
In fact, just last night, after an hour of reading side by side, Eric turned to me and said: “I’m so glad we’re together” (does this mean I should talk less? :P). It’s true though… I could never be with someone who was trying to drag me out to different social events on the daily. It’s family (and chosen family) first and plenty of time alone for me, please.
All this change in the past decade makes me wonder where we’ll be ten years from now. Will we add more kids to our family? Another animal or two? Will we still live in the same place?
Whatever we do and wherever we go, I’m lucky to get to do it with my best friend by my side. <3
xx Claire