Chapter ONE: The Meet

Meet Britton.  This fiery red head is one in a million. Well, he so happens to be the reason I am married to Rich today.  Little did I know he would be the reason for the next chapter in my life to erupt. 

On June 1st 2008 Brit and I thought it would be a good idea to set each other up on blind dates. Unfortunately his date fell through, so I was stuck..... alone......... on a date with some random.

On June 6, 2008 would be my last first date. I remember the day perfectly.  I was finishing a long day at the hospital working long and hard -for free-.  I had upchucked twice, visited the ladies room x8 and I was ready to call it a day. My date however was only moments away and far from my mind. I came home and ripped open a package of stomach relievers while contemplating on calling my date to cancel.

Given the short notice I did not cancel. I slowly changed my clothes, took a couple pics (which is ABnormal) *but I did figure out a new feature on my camera*, and sat there dreading the upcoming event. 

However, when the doorbell rang, to my surprise a young, blonde, smiley fellow named Richie greeted me with a handshake.  We then went to a black and white  film on campus followed by an embarrassing meal at Cafe Rio. At the end of the night I felt that we had a fairly good time but I was expecting that awkward moment at the end of the night at door...it was anything but awkward. Rich was quick to give me a BIG, FAT, JUICY....................................................................handshake.
All in all, that second handshake was an unexpected beginning to a  new relationship.