8 Crazy Years

Mike and I have known each other for a long time. He was my bother's best friend. He was known as Mikey back then. He was a part of our family. I was also friends with his sister Angela. I was either at his house or he was at mine. I have always had a crush on him. I probably wouldn't have admitted it then. But proudly confess now.
The summer before I turned 12 his family moved to Alamo. I remember being very sad because Ang wouldn't be able to come with me to our first year of girl's camp. Mike kept in touch with the family whenever he wasn't in trouble!!
My senior year in high school I was playing designated driver for a friend when I ran into Mike at the party. He had his tongue pierced then.I told him I had always wanted to kiss someone with a tongue ring. That was our first kiss. That's right I moved first. The next time I saw him was at another party, of course. He told me that night that he would marry me. I just laughed it off, but deep down I knew that I was going to marry him. Fast forward to a year and a half later, End of October 2000 to be exact. Out of nowhere Mike calls my parents house. I answered the phone. Here's how the conversation went:
Mike: Shanny!!
Me: No it's Tonia
Mike: Even better. Hey meet me at the Wendy's in Richfield.
Me: Alright, give me a minute.
So I pulled my self together and away I went to Wendy's. He had 4 of his closest friends with him. Russ, Dillon, Matt, and Rock. Mike kicked Dillon out of the front seat so I could sit there. I don't think he ever forgave me for that one. Anyway, we went for a drive up on Monroe Mountain. After we hung out at his hotel room where they decided to have a party. Mike and I escaped out to the truck. We ended up talking all night. I didn't know when I would see him again, but he told me he would call. Sure enough he called me when he got to Vegas. We started dating. Since he was living in Vegas and I here in Joseph we could only see eachother every weekend. We talked on the phone every night. He always talked about getting married, so one day I asked when this blessed event was going to happen. He said," What's the second weekend in December?" I said the 16th. And that was pretty much that.
I went to his parent's house for Thanksgiving where he officiallay proposed. He took me for a ride to the "airport". He got out and handed me a box. In the box was a little teddy bear. On the bear's tummy was a zipper, inside the zipper was a little pouch and inside that was a ring. He took the ring from me, got down and one knee and asked me to marry him. I of course said yes.
On December 16, 2000 we were married in the Joseph Town Hall. It was one of the best days of my life. Hopefully in the near future we will be able to get sealed for time and all eternity.