Anything But Gray

Today is 17 years that Zak and I have been together…

Zak and I have lived together from the day we met, but on this day, 17 years ago, I moved my stuff from my bedroom into his bedroom and that is how we "moved in" together. LOL

I came to Alaska to visit my friend Tina who had moved up here from back home.
Tina and her boyfriend were living with Zak and they had a guest bedroom in the apartment.
Zak's high school sweetheart had gone back to LA 9 months before and Zak, not finding any romantic prospects to his liking here, asked Tina one day…"So do you have any cute single girlfriends back home?" And Tina replied…"As a matter of fact I do."
And then she called me and asked if I'd like to come visit. I, at the time, was involved with 2 guys. One I had been living with and had moved out of his house a few months prior but I was trying to get back together with him, with no success. And the other was him…Kirk. The guy I had been in love with for years but he didn't want a committed relationship. Anyway, sick of the drama with both of them, I said yes to Tina's invitation.

I had no idea Zak had paid half my plane ticket. I knew there was a romantic intention there, but I wasn't real sure how serious it was. I thought it was kind of a joke…

So I got on the plane for a 3 month journey to Alaska. I was scared and excited.
The longest I had ever been away from my mom, at that point, was 2 weeks for summer camp.
It was a big step for me, to go off on my own like that.
But I was thrilled to be going.

When I got off the plane, Zak was actually the first person I remember seeing but I didn't know it was him. I had never seen a picture of Zak before, I had no idea what he looked like and then when I spotted Tina standing beside this huge, very hot guy, I said to myself "Oh, please let that be Zak..please let that be Zak."
It was.
🙂

On the drive to their apartment from the airport "Safety Dance" was playing on the stereo. I think it was one of Zak's tapes. (yes..tape..this was 1991 people.) Zak and Tina were sitting up front and I was sitting in the back and I started singing along to the song and Zak looked at Tina and said "Oh yeah…she likes my music!"
I think he started falling for me right there…LOL  Tina's boyfriend was always giving Zak a hard time about the music he listened to..(think Erasure type stuff) and so when I was singing along to a song he loved, I think I made a good impression! lol.

Anyway….we started getting to know each other and really liking each other and love letters were written, promises were made…and chances were taken.

It's the best thing I ever did.

You love I, baby!
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Happy 17 years!!!