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Canned Goods, First Dates and Anniversaries

In honor of my husband’s and my anniversary today, I wanted to share our first date experience.  Plus, it’s a little insight into our hilarious world that has only gotten better and better over the years. #blessed

 

 It all started with an email…engagement pic

…that KD ignored.

Little did Joe know that I did not have an actual active account on match.com, so when he first emailed me there, I could not respond.  I remember getting occasional emails saying random people were interested, but I would have to sign up for a monthly account to see them.  That’s how they hook you!  It was not until months later that Joe found me on a different (free) site and tried to email me again.  This time I responded because free is, well, FREE!!  (I need to remember to send OKCupid a ‘thank you’ email!)

After a few emails back and forth, comparing the answers from the bazillion questions offered on OKCupid, we finally had a phone call.  It was…. awkward.  Like any first phone call, it was reserved and polite, borderline borr-inngg.  It was not until the next phone call, as I was wrapping a can of tuna fish for a Christmas present for my parents, did we really connect.  We really started to chat it up and enjoy our conversation.  I remember the evening well: I was sitting in the middle of my living room floor with wrapping paper, gifts, tuna and a bunch of stuff all around me, and the thought went through my mind,

Wow!  He really gets my sense of humor!”

After I returned from my trip to visit my folks for a belated Christmas, we planned our first date.  It was scheduled for Sunday, January 15th.  Like any good start to a relationship, Joe cancelled.  Supposedly he had to work a homicide case—talk about a likely excuse!

Then, the first date came a second time.  Monday, January 16th, Martin Luther King Day.  After a long day of work, KD threw on some simple, half-nice clothes and met Joe at the buzzing, fine dining restaurant of Chiefland:  Deke’s.  For those who are not familiar with this joint, they are out of business now, so you never will be familiar with it.  Oh, how I miss their steak tips, mashed potatoes and cream corn… they were special.  Mmmm…..

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Anyhow, back to my fairy tale.  Upon arriving to the restaurant, most likely late, I saw Joe had a gift for me.  How sweet!  Lord knows I love presents!

Following the gift and the date, here was my Facebook post:

Joe (holding the gift bag): “This is for you. I thought long and hard about what to get you, and I thought about flowers, but decided I wanted to get something more special, something you will always remember. This is something that, even after you use it, you will always remember and think of me.”

I doubtfully opened the bag to find a can of… wait for it… baked beans!!  That’s right!  Bush’s original grillin’ beans!  

 (beansActual photo, I swear!)

Joe: “See? Even after you eat them, you’ll remember them and think of me for a long time after!”

Yep.  There’s nothing like explaining to the waitress that it wasn’t my birthday and that I just received a can of beans for our first date.

Priceless.  Now that is what I call a great first date! We are still living happily ever after.

P.S. He did give me flowers later in the parking lot, after I accused him of trying toflowers kidnap me.  No worries, he assured me that he had pepper spray he could loan me if I needed it to protect myself from him. 

Do you have a similar first date experience or a fun story?  How did you meet? #love

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KD in a Nut Shell: God, husband, family, awesomeness, saving money, fun, travel, serious, Executive Assistant, laughter, eBay seller, yard sales, organization, integrity, loyalty, love, joy, financial goals, volunteering, church, new experiences, Florida girl, budgeting, board games, bargain hunting, LIVING LIFE!

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