How the Story begun…..

On the 11th of August 2008, a very rainy evening, I got a text message from Patrick Hussey, who I had known for about 2 years. We were in the same circle of friends at church, so I would have called him an aquaintence but didn’t know him too well. In the text message he sent first, he cutely asked did I think it was time to start building an Ark (with all the heavy rain ha-ha) We text back and forth a little and then Patrick asked me out on a date. Of course I consulted friends (katja, Nikki, Avril) on this before answering him ha-ha I was surprised to be asked and happy to say yes. We went on our first date the following Saturday, the 16th of August. We had a nice walk round Blanchardstown shopping centre, then went for some yummy food in Eddie Rockets, and finally I beat Patrick, big style in a few games of air hockey. I surprisingly found it easy to talk with Patrick as we chatted away about things and friends we shared in common. I still at this stage saw this as a friendly date, but was enjoying my time with Patrick.

I was at a Baptism with my Children next time I saw Patrick. It was the baptism of a mutual friend of ours in y.s.a in my ward. This was weird, I was in Mammy mode and wasn't sure if this would put Patrick of. But I needn’t have worried because Patrick text to ask if he could take me out on a second date. I wasn’t sure about this, but I knew that I was enjoying our closer friendship so I said yes again. Katja and Nikki told me to stop getting in my own way and to just enjoy our date and to see what happened. We met at Liffey Valley to have dinner and to see a movie. As we ate, I found myself looking at Patrick as if I were seeing him for the first time. I was beginning to see a different side to him that I hadn’t before. and I was liking this. the more time I spent with Patrick the less I was seeing him as just Patrick for the y.s.a programme, the Patrick who I chatted with every now and then on Bebo, We were becoming closer. after this date we comfortably hugged goodbye. I couldn’t help but to have an inside & outside smile as I travelled home. Things had changed, I liked Patrick in a whole new way.

 When Patrick asked me on a third date, without hesitation I said yes. It was at this point, that I got FREAKED OUT to say the least ha, remembering a conversation with my Bishop about a month earlier. Where he had told me, heavenly father wasn’t going to give me a blessing, if I didn’t ask for it. That I should pray for a husband. This had made sense to me I guess, and although I didn’t see it happening for me any time soon, if at all. I wasn’t looking for a husband, but I did as he had advised. then BOOM Patrick asked me out HA  So you can see why at this stage I was a little freaked ha-ha I put this to the back of my mind and concentrated on the scary fact that, it was a possibility a first kiss was coming soon. It had been some time since I had a first kiss ha and I felt like I was 16 again.You know those feelings of Butterflies in your tummy kinda thing ha On our third date, we went to the movies and had some food, and I had my last first kiss. 

Needless to say, there have been many many more special times between us since then. Too many infact for me to write about, or my hand will cramp up and all my blog space be used ha-ha  lets just say that those first few dates were the beginning of our happily ever after xox
We are looking forward to our first wedding anniversary tomorrow, We were married on the 22nd of July 2010 and sealed the following day.