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Every word chosen for the canvas deals with what has happened from when Matthew and I met until now. Each word or set of words has a certain memory attached to it.
We met at Fort Sam Houston where both of us were training to be medics in the Army. The USO in San Antonio was where we exchanged phone numbers, and met up at on the weekends. The nickname he gave me was Sugar Momma because I bought him dinner one night at the Rainforest Cafe for being my pacer on a timed 2 mile run. Of course his nickname later became Sugar Daddy. For Christmas 2008 I gave him a White wallet and he gave me a gift card to Victoria’s Secret.
He was the first one to bring up the L-word. Though not in the way you’d expect. I got a text message that said “I think I love u”. We spent New years with each other at the Hyatt on the river and also had our first kiss then. That night we had drinks at Rita’s on the river, and people kept mistaking him for Justin Timberlake.
Flutteries is the feeling we get in our stomachs whenever we are around each other. January 23 was the day I told him “I have a secret to tell you” but I waited until the end of that night to tell him the secret, which was “I love you.”
We met each others parents the day before our Graduation from medic training, and it was that night that my dad mentioned he feels different about Matthew, in a good way. After graduating and getting stationed near Tacoma, WA, our weekend dates moved from San Antonio to Seattle. We are both vegetarians so CyberDogs Cafe and Green Vegetarian Cuisine were two vegetarian restaurants we found together.
Matthew proposed to me on March 18 over a meal of vegetarian Chicken Nuggets, Broccoli, and Mac ‘n’ cheese that we cooked together. He jokes with me every time we talk about the proposal, because when he asked, I was so in shock that I blurted out Are you for real?! Of course I said yes shortly after =)
We are currently deployed in Iraq with a few months left here. The fact that we’ve got One deployment down and are still together is a big thing for us, because a lot of people say deployments can tear couples apart.
The 4 lines in red are four things that we say often to each other. When talking about our future, our sentences either start with I can’t wait to… or end with …when we start our life together. Whenever we say I love you, we always add certain things to the end of it such as “for real, for real,” “to the stars and back,” “times infinity,”to explain how much we care for one another. Of course the one set of words that means the most at the end of an I love you is “forever and always.”
Thank you so much for sharing your story , for serving our country ,
for choosing Geezees to create something for you.
Y ou guys are an inspiration …. so brave …so in love … SO ADORABLE!
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That is so sweet – I'm glad you were able to share that with us!
You guys bring tears of joy to my eyes…I am so thankful this world we live in allowed you to find one another. <3 Jess
Awesome story behind that canvas. I hope those two make it through all their deployments and find the best joys life can offer.
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Beautiful story such a cute couple. Thank you for sharing your story and for serving our country.
That is sooo beautiful!! What a happy couple.
Beautiful story and canvas.
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That is such a beautiful gift. The story does not do them justice., When you are in the room with them you can tell by thier gestures. Connnie We miss you guys and cant wait to see you. Love ya!!!
Minnie
YOU'RE SO TALENTED – GREAT STORY
Oh I love this! Thanks for sharing. I dread my first deployment. Seeing other couples who've gone through it give me so much faith that all will be well.
What a sweet story. Good luck with the deployment. Stay safe!
Oh… I am a sucker for a good love story!
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing it with us
They look SO in love and those words were absolutely perfect. What a beautiful piece of art!!!
the is adorable!!!
the beautiful canvas and the wonderful love story!!
gave me a giant smile!!
You really do such amazing work! Thank you for sharing their story! It is beautiful.
wow!! so sweet!!
your work is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
thanks for visting my blog
Aw so sweet and romantic!
@MaricrisG
Im Matthews mother.This is a beautiful piece of artwork.To read the way they feel for one another is heart warming,As a parent you often wonder as they are growing up what kind of person they will choose to spend their life with.I couldn't have picked a better person for him.I thank god for her,she has kept in constant contact with me since this deployment started.Its a hard feeling knowing your child is out of arms reach from you if they should need something.I grateful they have each other.Im so proud of you both for serving our country.STAY SAFE!!!We would all be grateful to have a love of a life time like you do…
Thanks Natalie for the comment and sweet words … they look adorable … they sound like a great couple …you must have done a good job mom!
What an adorable couple! Very sweet!