Today I met the boy I'm gonna marry...

11 years ago today, Feb 2, 1997, Shane and I had our first date and we've been together ever since. I was 17 and he was 19. We both worked at the West Ridge 6 Movie Theaters in Topeka Ks. We had so much fun working there! Our first date was to a movie (surprise surprise). We saw "Evita" and then went to a coffee shop to talk. We knew after a year of dating that we wanted to be married, but we wanted to wait until we graduated from college. We both went to Washburn University and had such a blast in college. We were so so so in love. Shane proposed in 2000 and then we graduated in 2001 and were finally married after 4 1/2 years of dating. Very worth the wait. We have been through so much together. Highs and ... really not many lows. If ever there were two people meant to be, it's us. We just don't fight. We're too goofy with each other. Shane is the perfect match for me. He would swim through shark infested waters to get me a glass of lemonade if I were thirsty. And there's nothing I wouldn't do for him either.
Here's a cheesy little slide of us in our younger days:
Loves!!

A further note from Shane:
Here's a few more tidbits from before we started dating...
Laney and I were working at the movie theaters for a little over year. One day I looked over at Laney and noticed that she smiled when I looked at her. But it wasn't a normal smile between co-workers. This was a wide smile that put a sparkle in her eye and I was like, "oh really?." Over the next few shifts I decided to see if my hunch was right. Sure enough, every time I looked at her she got that same smile. It enchanted me.

I still wasn't quite sure if she really liked me like that so I casually suggested that we go see Evita. Turns out it was a real date and by the end of that first date I prayed to God that she'd be the one. I think He heard.