She was my waitress...

February 12, 2002:

My buddies from the baseball team and I had gotten free burger passes at Ruby's diner from our coach that day and we decided to use them. We strolled in to Ruby's at the Shops at Mission Viejo Mall and instead of waiting in line sat right down at the bar.
Katelyn happened to be our waitress that night. She was awesome. So much personality, wit, and good looks we made sure to make it a point to come back and see her again.

February 14, 2002:

I was standing with my buddies on the Saddleback college campus and in mid-conversation noticed a familiar face. Katelyn was walking by with her friend. I didn't recognize her right away without her candy-striped dress, but I could recognize that darling smile anywhere. We stared at each other for a second until she shouted, "You coming in tonight?!"
"You bet!" I said, rudely ignoring the person talking to me.

Valentine's evening. The same three buddies and I decided to go back to Ruby's for seconds since it was such a delightful experience before. The place was packed. There was a line about 20 deep waiting to be seated with children and young couples running around everywhere. However, there happened to still be four empty stools at the bar (hm...what are the odds).
Katelyn was, once again, our waitress. This time we interacted like we'd been friends all along. My buddies began noticing that every time she'd walk away I'd throw in an intrigued comment about her, so they started peer pressuring me to ask for her number.
I had never asked for a girls number before, especially one that I thought was 25 and out of my league (she still is). Right when they finally gave up, I mustered up the courage to ask her to see a movie with me that night.
"What are you doing tonight?" I said.
"Nothing. How sad, it's valentine's day and I have no date." (She was playing me like a flute)
"I've been wanting to see 'A Walk To Remember,' do you want to see it with me tonight?"
"Oh yeah?" She said laughing "You want to see that movie?"
"Well, I was going to see it with my mom, but we haven't gone yet." (She thought I was spitting game, but I was dead serious)
"Alright, here's my number. I get off around ten." She wrote it down on one of her guest checks that I crinkled up and put in my jean pocket. VICTORY!!!

That night she got off of work around 11:30p, so we didn't get a chance to see the movie until about a week later. However, we did talk for two hours on the phone right that night. And another two hours the next night. Two dates later at church, we realized we were soul mates. Six months later, we got married. Six years later, here we are, happier than when we first started dating...if that's possible.

Oh yeah, we just found out we're now due to have a baby in October. WAAAAAAHHOOOOOOOOOO!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ANGEL! I LOVE YOU!