WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

I went to AT&T after school to upgrade my phone, and Kollin was the sales associate who ended up helping me. All I can really remember was that he kept making me laugh and I probably looked ridiculous because I was cracking up the entire time we talked. When I left the store that day, I had a strange gut feeling that wouldn't be the last time we would talk. I remember sitting at home with my sister and I kept talking about how funny the AT&T guy was and then making fun of how his name was Kollin with a K. She was like, "you totally have a crush on the AT&T guy." There was no use denying it as if the smile on my face wasn't already a dead giveaway. I went to the gym later that night and I got the text. THE text from the one and only Kollin with a K. My stomach dropped and I felt nervous, but amazing, and giddy all at the same time - do I dare say I even had butterflies!? He lured me in with his charm right from the get-go and asked me on a date. We went to the Cardinals game a few days later, paid more attention to each other than the actual game, and the rest, as they say, was history. Cue Buddy the Elf, "I'm in love! I'm in love! And I don't care who knows it!!!"

At that point in time I was still working for AT&T, grinding away serving the general public of greater South County. I remember standing around shooting the breeze with a few co-workers on what seemed to be just another typical day in the life. Little did I know the gravity of what was soon to transpire. I recall seeing a younger and seemingly attractive girl walking from her car towards the front door, and since those were few and far between at our location, I made it a point to jump ahead in line so that I could assist her. Now, those that know me know I'm more than comfortable in my own skin (some might say too comfortable), which includes being around members of the opposite sex. That being said, I remember as soon as I actually greeted her and saw her big beautiful blue eyes, I felt this overwhelming rush of nervousness. I actually had to look away for a minute while walking her over to our table because I felt my face getting red, I guess you can say I was truly in awe of her beauty. Most of the details during our time in store together are a blur, a mixture of intrigue and nervous charm aimed towards trying to make her laugh as much as possible. It ended as most interactions did there, I thanked her for her business as I walked her to the door. Only difference being, I had this strange feeling that I couldn't let that be the last time I saw or spoke to this girl. I went back and forth with a few co-workers trying to decide just how creepy it would be to text her until they finally convinced me to buck up and do it. I took at least an hour to draft my "perfect" text before finally taking a deep breath and sending it. Luckily, it worked out, and she agreed to let me take her to a Cardinals game a few days later. Looking back on the whole thing, it really felt like one of those situations you hear about in movies. I knew from the very moment I first laid eyes on her and talked to her that she was much, much more than just another customer.