This is going to be a long one ... but I hope you enjoy!
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My husband and I met at "The Happiest Place on Earth" ... literally.
As Cast Members, we often work alongside many different people in various departments. I worked in Store Operations and he worked in Ticket Services. He was already acquainted with some of the other females I worked with long before we ever met so he'd often stop by and say "hello" to them on his way backstage. At some point, he just started including me in his greetings. He was very friendly but kind of dorky at the same time (yeah, but a cute kind of dorky, ok). I was convinced he had a crush on one of the more attractive girls I worked with which is what caused him to stop by more and more frequently. I never thought much of it. I was one of those girls in high school that guys were friends with only because they were interested in hooking up with one of my friends.
One day, I had finished work around 1 or 2 p.m. and wanted to see Mulan which had just debuted in theaters at the time. I called my sister and asked her to meet me with her boyfriend so I had someone to go with. While waiting for my group to arrive, guess who happens to walk by and say "Hello"? Yep. It was him!
I waited on a park bench by the old Monorail Station at the Disneyland Hotel (before the days of Downtown Disney and when Disney's California Adventure used to be a parking lot). I forgot you could buy admission for the park from the Monorail Station. He was on his way to lunch when he spotted me. He asked what I was up to so I gave him details of my impending plans. I asked if he was going to see Mulan yet on his own to which he responded "Nope, not yet." Several minutes of polite back-and-forth conversation later, I realized, he had wasted almost his entire lunch break chitchatting with me! I insisted he go sit down somewhere so it wouldn't be a total loss. My sister and her boyfriend had shown up shortly after.
Two weeks passed since I saw him again. By then, I saw Mulan several times over with different groups of friends for their first time. He came by my location as usual with one of his usual hellos and asked how I had enjoyed the film. After giving my personal "two thumbs up" review, I asked again if he had had the chance to see the film. He shook his head and sighed, "I have no one to go with." I looked at him sympathetically and said "Well, you should make some plans on your next day off." Several more days pass just like this one and always the same conversation...
Me: "Have you seen Mulan yet?"
Him: "No, not yet."
Me: "Why not?"
Him: "I haven't had the chance to."
Me: "Awe! That's too bad. What about your days off?"
Him: "Yeah, but I have no one to go with."
Me: "You don't have any friends or siblings you could see it with?"
Him: "Nah. They're all working or busy with school."
Me: "That sucks."
Him: "Yeah."
Now I'm a nice person and all but by a certain point, I start to lose sympathy for people who can't take initiative for themselves. I finally gave up and told him I would take him to see Mulan if he could arrange some time off around my schedule to do so. This really cheered him up. I mean, I felt sorry for the guy you know? I asked for his phone number and told him to expect my call soon to finalize our plans.
While I prepared for the day, I couldn't help but feel that I was somehow coerced into a date with this guy. <
Oh shit! Is this a date!? Or is this a friendly outing with a nice friend!? Shit!> I had dressed nice but casual as I always do when hanging out outside of work. The minute I opened the door, the first words from his mouth were "Wow! You look beautiful!" <
Yep, it's a date.> He paid for everything although I offered to go Dutch. He even took me to a nice lunch afterwards.
The reality of the situation finally dawned on me at that exact moment that maybe, just maybe, this guy was really
into me!
And so the tale continues with another casual date of movies and meal before a budding romance was finally established. Those who have heard our story have remarked on its cuteness factor and in a lot of ways, it
is very cute now that I think about it. Would it be overload to know that he proposed to me at work too? The very same place where we had met just less than a year before? I'll let you be the judge. In any case, I hope you're still awake by the time you read this paragraph. Thanks for allowing me to share!
i have read every single one! looking forward to read more
