The Kestner hoedown.
I had met Duncan once before through our friend Allie, and was a bit giddy when we started to dance and get to know each other.
Duncan didn’t own cowboy boots, but i gave him a shot anyways.
This pic was taken by him when we all went to waffle house at the end of the night.
At CFF (lunch at Kappa), the whole table of my friends just HAPPENED to clear out when i sat next to him (my friends plotted this). We talked alone for a couple hours.
2 days later, he texted me he “had something for me” and asked when he could bring it. I had to wait another 2 days to figure out that it was him standing on the Kappa porch with flowers. He asked me on a date. I blacked out.
Our first date.
In the most humble way possible, this is the best first date in first date history. I ate, no crumbs. Let me tell you about it. We went back to the Kestner barn (sentimental), we ate shrimp pasta that I made from scratch (Gordon Ramsey), sat by a fire that I made (Bear Grylls), and talked for 5 hours by going through popsicle sticks with questions I had written on. And as much as I did to make this date awesome, it was perfect because it was with her. Conversation was so easy and neither of us wanted the night to end. The cherry on top was getting to hold her hand the entire drive home. And when I pulled the secret popsicle stick from my pocket that said “Can I take you on a second date.” You already know what the answer was.
Game day.
The day I made it official. We went to Feed & Folly and walked through the Christmas lights in the Fayetteville square. I didn’t want to be at dinner long because I planned to ask her to make it official at the square. I also proceeded to ask her every question known to man. I finished my food in 10min and got to learn more about the spiritual gift of patience as it took FOREVER for her to finish eating. When we finally got to the square and I asked if she would be my girlfriend she said, “Can you sit down for a second?” My life flashed before my eyes. I second guessed every decision I had made up to that point. After a conversation about the purpose of dating and what my intentions were, we got back in my car a couple.
And trips
(and days with our favorite 5th wheels)
And MORE game days
(had to add ark vs tennessee)
This is us and Allie— the reason we met! (other than God)
& our 3rd kestner hoedown together.