Fernando and I met through our little brothers Jacob and Robert. Our brothers used to play with a soccer team named Strikers. Jacob and Robert instantly became friends, and our families' became extremely close. We used to attend each others' family parties' and go over each other's houses. However, Fernando and I did not acknowledge each other. We actually used to get tease about ending up with each other which I would always reply with "EWWW, NEVER!" and, well he thought I was a "brat." Long story short our families lost touch for about a year and reconnected with each other when our brothers' were 9. My dad had started a men's indoor league and had asked Fernando and his brother to join. This is the first time I had seen Fernando in a long time, and for the first time he had actually caught my attention. After that I made sure that I went to every indoor game, and looked presentable. After a couple of weeks, we got invited to a cookout at Fernando's parents house. This is the day that changed everything. When we arrived Fernando and his siblings came over to greet us and casually went into their rooms. After that I noticed Fernando started coming in and out to casually converse with all of us and drink a beer. I didn't know what he was up to until Jacob came out the room angry and told me "Fernando won't leave me alone he keeps telling me to tell you that you're cute." I didn't know how to respond so I ignored it. Finally, after a couple of minutes Fernando came out, and I could tell he was slightly buzzed. He had been drinking, and I guess got liquid courage to talk to me. He sat down next to me and started interrogating me; asking me everything he possibly could about me. I was pretty nervous, but I could tell he was way more nervous than I was. As the night started coming to an end I wondered if he would ask for my number, because I actually enjoyed talking to him. However, it didn't happen. Some time went by and we continued seeing each other at the soccer games, and then came the day where his sister in law and brother suggested having a double date. We were both pretty adamant at first, but we agreed to it. I must admit I was actually pretty excited. Finally, the day came and I remember spending hours deciding on my outfit. Of course at that age I had a way better body than I do today, so I went with some shorts and a crop top. haha. Fernando, his brother, and his gf finally arrived and I remember walking out feeling extremely nervous. I got in the car and we made our way to Bowl a Rama. When we got there I remember too nervous to bowl I remember getting a total of 3 points the whole night. The night started off great until Fernando started whining about wanting to be dropped off at an uncle's birthday party. He kept complaining that he was bored and wanted to be dropped off. I was immediately annoyed and started arguing with him. I finally just said "Can we just drop him off and go get some food" , and that's exactly what we did. We argued the entire time and I even threatened to push him out the car. We finally got to his uncle's party and dropped him off and I ranted to his brother and sister in law how I never wanted to see him again and how this was a waste of time! The only problem was I had to see him the next day for Easter..... I was not looking forward to it! The next morning we all got ready to go to the park and spend Easter with Fernando's family. I made sure to dress up in a tight dress and look good to make Fernando regret the night before. I was so mad and annoyed that I even had to see him, but since I did I wanted him to regret his decision from the the night before. When we finally arrived Fernando was sitting by the tree I immediately decided to ignore him. I spent my time sitting with my sister and conversing with Fernando's sister. Fernando kept trying to small talk with me, but I continued to ignore him. That is until he decided to crack a confetti egg on my head. I was furious, first he makes me mad the night before then he has the audacity to crack an egg on my head! A few minutes. later the rain started coming down hard, I was relieved we get to go home. However, I was wrong! My parents decided to continue this Easter's celebration at Fernando's parents house. I could not catch a break! When we arrived I sat in the room with my sister until Fernando interrupted. He apologized for the night before, and attempted to small talk. I could tell he wanted to ask me something, but he just couldn't get the words out. Finally, my parents came in and told us it was time to go. I didn't want to leave until finding out what he wanted to ask. Could he possibly want my number? I couldn't help but wonder why he was too nervous to ask. I finally just blurted out "If you want my number just ask, stop being such a puss about it!" I could not believe I said that out loud, but it seemed to work. We finally left and I all I could wonder is he even going to text me? Not even 10 minutes after getting home my phone buzzed it was him. I remember smiling from ear to ear. We text that whole night until he finally got too sleepy to stay up anymore. We texted day and night for the next couple days and made a gazillion of plans that we never even accomplished. After texting a couple days he asked me out on a date, but before our first date we hung out two times before then. He picked me up on a week day and we went to have ice cream. I remember the night ending and being extremely nervous wondering if he would hug me or kiss me. However, it didn't happen. We were both so nervous. It just seemed like we were more comfortable talking to each other over text. The next day he invited me to his game, but I lied and said I couldn't make it. I wanted to surprise him so later that night I surprised him and showed up to his game. He seemed happy to see me and offered to give me a ride back. I agreed. when we got back to our destination he leaned in and kissed me for the first time. I was extremely happy. It had made my entire night. The next few days we talked about how excited we were to finally go on our first date on Friday. April 13, 2012 came around it was the day of our first date. Fernando picked me up that night and we made our way to dinner. After dinner we made our way to the Rockwall Harbor. We initially wanted to watch a movie, but decided we'd rather walk around and enjoy conversing with each other. After some time we made our way back to the car. We started driving until he decided to pull over to spend a little more time together before dropping me off. I still remember sitting there just. enjoying each other's company. Finally we looked up it was 11:11 pm I asked Fernando what he wished for he then replied "I wish you would agree to be my girlfriend." I was stunned I immediately replied "YES." Ever since that moment we've been together, and I wouldn't change any of it.