The day began like any other. I had gone into work earlier that day, all the while concentrating and focusing my energy and excitement on the show A.L.G. was to play that night. ..Nothing could have prepared me for what was in store. As the sun set the band and I arrived at the show and started unloading our gear into the stage area. Justin tells me his fiance' is bringing her friend tonight and I think to myself, "cool.. I wonder what she's like," as I continue to go about unloading and setting up.

As we neared the time to go on, I walked towards the bar and see this total babe, in red hair and a Led Zeppelin t-shirt walking through the front entrance. I think to myself, "..Damn!! that's a nice shirt" I'll never forget how I could barely make eye contact with her.. my entire shyness made me quick to say, "Oh, hi.." and scurry off, like The panicked boy who just saw his schoolyard crush.

Fast-forward that night:

The show is over and Justin has since invited me over to his place for victory drinks. In my head I'm praying the girl I saw earlier will be there! A quick drive, park, walk through the front door and she is.. she's here!! What do I do?? Do I initiate a conversation, do I play it cool and boldly ignore? I don't know! I go with my instinct and say "what' up.."

We order pizza, play games, and she whips out a deck of playing cards like some magical vixen! She asks me, "Do you want to see a magic trick?" "Well, hell yea I do," I answer. My mind is blown! Not only did this dream have aces for style, she friggin knows magic!!

The pizza dude arrives and we dig in! The party moves into the kitchen, however Jessi and I remain in the main room talking about things you talk about when you first meet, you know ("where ya' froms, what you do's, where you been"). A dollop of pizza sauce spills on the floor and while she's busy cleaning up the mess, I pick up the nearest backpack and place it on top of the spill and say, "If you cant see it, its not there." She giggles and calls me, "trouble."

Things quiet down and people begin to leave for home. "She can't go yet," I say to myself. "I don't even have her number!" We hang out on the couch and talk some more when she looks at the clock and says "Oh dang, I need to get going. I have a bbq I have to pick up food for." "A bbq?" I say, confused. "It's 6 in the morning, you should stay and sleep for a bit." My attempt fails and we say goodbye to one another. At this point Im totally bummed.. I didn't want her to leave. I didn't even get her number.

Until... the next day when she messages me through Facebook! I couldn't believe it! I was more stoked than I've ever been. It was like my insides were floating high up in the clouds but my feet were still on the ground. Even now, over 2 years after we met, I can still quickly recall that feeling it's unlike anything I've ever experienced and it's all because of her.

We talk for a while on Facebook then exchange numbers to text one another. I'm literally on cloud-nine 24 hours a day at this point, I can hardly contain myself. Every so often I tell myself to "relax" and "be brave". I just can't believe this is happening. A girl who I totally fell for, immediately, is actually into me.. what?? This sort of thing never happens to me!

We have our first date at The Cheesecake Factory. I order pizza and she orders the fish tacos. I don't even remember eating because I couldn't take my eyes off of her. It was so surreal, like I had no control. Almost as if a higher power was piloting my body, and I was just along for the ride.

Later that night we meet at my band's show, downtown. We play a killer set then load off. I stick around to watch the next band play and wait for Jessi to get back from a nearby bar where she went to hang with some of her girlfriends. Suni gives us a ride to my place in Murray. We sit down on my bedroom floor and talk through the night. Just discussing and feeling each other's energy. It was truly incredible to feel such a strong connection. Unlike anything I've ever encountered. "She is the one," I tell myself.