Chris & Natalie's Story - Beginning
The beginning was somewhat of a rollercoaster ride. We met about 4 weeks before the end of our Winter semesters. I was running a tight schedule between working at Glidden and school, putting in 20 hour work weeks at the paint store and another 40 for school. Natalie was winding down with exams, packing to move to Kingston for the Summer. It's amazing that we ever found time to be with one another. But here we are 3 years later, still together and now engaged.
We met at one of Chris Campbell's parties. Natalie came with her friend Shannon who knew Campbell's crazy girlfriend at the time. When I saw Natalie, I thought to myself "Nice ass!." I also thought she wouldn't wouldn't go for me, and for most of the night she was with my best friend Behn talking and laughing. A break finally came when Behn went for a refill and I jumped in and started talking to her. She had a huge smile most of the night, mainly because she was teasing me. All in all, I got her email address and by the next night, we became a bit more friendly. It wasn't until St.Patrick's Day that I knew I really liked her. I walked her from from the bar we were drinking at to celebrate, and I had an opportunity to kiss, but I backed off. I still somewhat thought she was too good for me and this wasn't happening. Most likely it was because I was pretty drunk and didn't know what I was doing. It wasn't until the next night I kissed her while we watched a movie at her place. From that night on, I KNEW she was too good for me.