The beginning...

I moved down to Oklahoma on April 11, 2011 after moving from Boise, Idaho. I was in a pretty terrible marriage so my mom (who lives down here) came up to get me & I FINALLY decided to leave. She told me she had a great job I could get & things would be much better down here. Immediately when we arrived in Sapulpa I felt free & I knew I had made the right choice. A day or two after we got here my mom took me to the Liquidation Store that was opening Saturday to meet the owner, hoping I could score a job. She had known the owner (Mike Jeffries) since she was little and their moms were best friends. I met him and the very first thing he said to me was "We better keep her away from my son because she's too damn cute" :) I was then introduced to Jeremiah, the store manager and one of Austin's best friends. I filled out an application and he said he'd let me know if a position opened. The store opened on Saturday and we went right at 9 to see what cool things we could buy. That's when I met him. He was SUPER goofy from the first words. He came over and introduced himself to me right when he saw me. It was just a simple introduction. Later that night I had a friend request on facebook, he had facebooked me already! I thought it was hilarious. I accepted and he messaged me the next day wondering if he had "added the right person." This was a Sunday & he decided THAT DAY he must take me to see the town. That evening he picked me up on his Harley & took me to Outback and showed me around the little town of Sapulpa. He was goofy & charming, but I was only looking for a friend & he let me know he was looking for a lot more. A couple nights later he made me dinner and took me to a movie. We held hands, but that was all. I thought it was sweet he hadn't tried to kiss me yet. The first kiss did come. After, or during, our third date or "hangout" we were watching a movie and I was trying the whole time to get him to kiss me, hinting and everything, but he just wouldn't. FINALLY at the end of the night he did it. & He was so gentle. :) We hung out quite a bit for the next month and a half & things went really well. I was starting to think he was NEVER going to date me, even though he always said "We will date soon, I really like you" I just thought he was fibbing me. I had been warned about him & his granny even told me they called him a whore dog. Yikes. Just as I was losing all hope & kicking myself for falling for someone again, on June 1, 2011 we became "official" as dating standards go. Facebook status went to "In a relationship." It had been two months for me, and two YEARS for him. But I was so glad to finally get to call him my boyfriend.