Boy Meets Girl

One chilly night, a girl walked into a coffee shop on Hennepin Avenue to grab a quick Irish Cream Latte. As she paid for her drink, a dark, handsome man caught her eye. They exchanged smiles, and then numbers, in a short but sweet conversation. The next night, at a classy Irish pub downtown, the girl fell in love with the handsome stranger. They talked (and a few other things) all through the night, and ended the date with breakfast in a small local restaurant. A month or so later, the dark and handsome not-so-much-a-stranger-anymore asked the girl to move in with him. She blissfully agreed, having been staying at his apartment every waking moment, anyways. Their love blossomed, and a few months later, the boy proposed. It wasn't very romantic, getting engaged in a car at the Mall of America parking lot, but the girl was swept off of her feet nonetheless. She had never been so happy! With tears in her eyes, she smiled as the dark, handsome man, no longer a stranger, slid the perfect ring onto her finger. It didn't quite fit, but that's okay- she got it resized for free, and then it fit like a dream! The boy and the girl moved across the country together and started a new life. Shortly after their arrival in the high desert city of Santa Fe, they got the joyful news that they were going to blessed with a child. Nine months of trials, pineapple cravings, and pickles and ice cream (the boy's craving!) later, they were joyous to announce the arrival of a beautiful baby girl. Time flew by for the now family of three, and their daughter grew quickly. One cold December morning, the trio drove to the Metropolitan Court of Albuquerque, and patiently waited in a tastefully done art deco hallway. Their names were called, and with smiles on their faces, they entered to court room. That night, as the girl wrote in her (online) journal, she thought back on the short but amazing ceremony that took place earlier. No longer was she just a mother and fiance- she was a wife! with a smile on her face, she published the post and went to give her dark, handsome husband a kiss before getting ready for work.