Freshman year I went to a frat party...typical right? I had a couple of close girlfriends who introduced me to my current best friend Megan. One night at a college party we asked her to be our roommate for sophomore year. Throughout the year I started spending more and more time with her. Our living room was quite empty- so we searched craigslist for couches. We found an ugly red and black plaid one from a place in Lacrosse. The only problem was transportation. So she said her friend had a truck and could drive us. I remember running out of the house with meg laughing and climbing into the back of this guys' truck. Nick obviously was the "friend with the truck". He put on some throwback rap and sang the whole time. I remember thinking man this guy is cute. When we arrived at the place Megan got out of the truck to talk to the guy, and she said we had to back the truck in closer- so i hopped in the front seat. I remember thinking to myself i would love to date this guy simply just because it felt "right" sitting next to him in the truck. It is just absolutely ridiculous that i felt that at that moment...who would have guessed I was sitting next to my future husband?
Driving back from the furniture place in a snow storm, an ugly couch in the back of the truck covered in tarp, i of course was all upset and anxious. But not Nick, he was having a blast, driving like a maniac, and blaring rap music. We unloaded it and he went home.
I didn't see him for probably a month after that, i started hanging out with "the gang" and seeing him around more often. The week of finals in December of 2009, I invited him, Josh, and Cody over. We played 500 with popcorn and drank in my living room. It was a blizzard out so all 3 of them crashed on the floor. At this point I knew I liked Nick. His personality and mine just clicked.
We all headed home for Christmas break, I really didn't think about him THAT much while at home, it was rumored that he liked this girl "Addie" {who i am now also great friends with} Well the New Year's Party rolled around and him and Addie were officially dating as of that night. Little did he know that that night I had told all the girls in our circle of friends that I had feelings for him. So it was a disappointment to find out that he now had a girlfriend.. My new years kiss that year was his best friend Cody- who now dates my best friend/roommate.bridesmaid, Megan.
Our first photo together..taken March 15th, 2010. ---------------->
We weren't dating at this point, we didn't want to rush anything. Especially since I was awaiting the news if i had been accepted to the nursing program. If I was I would have to move about an hour north from where he went to school, to finish off the 2 of 4 years of a BSN. St. Patrick's Day was a turning point in our relationship. I didn't care what my friends were doing, I just wanted to be where he was going to be. On March 30th we were watching Scrubs at his place, we were cuddling and I was about to fall asleep. And he just asked me "Hey Marissa..Do you want to be my girlfriend?" I calmly said "yeah of course", even though my heart was screaming with excitement on the inside.
We spent all summer together. We both had jobs, we grilled out, went to the rope swing, made trips to the cities, twins games, shopping. When I know I truly fell in love with him was when we went to his hometown in August and him and I and his 2 younger brothers were playing baseball in the front yard. He was tackling zach and was just so happy and kind to his family. I remember just sorta zoning out and thinking- man I love this guy.
We are getting married September 8, 2012. Nick is my best friend, my love, my go to person when everything is wrong. . . he is my all in all.