Proof

This is a closeup of the first test Lori took. I made sure when we bought the test we could understand what it said. Pretty Clear isn't it?

Chapter III

On our Honeymoon we went to St. Augustine, Florida which is only 30 minutes from where I was raised. We stayed there for the biggest part of our Honeymoon, then came back up to Americus, Georgia where her family lives. We stayed a few days there and then came back home. It was of course wedded bliss the first two years. In our second year we decided to begin trying to have a baby. We began in October and then in the third year of our marriage God miraculously blessed us with what had dreamed about for almost five years (counting the time we dated). July 5, 2005 we bought a two pack home pregnancy test. We got home and she read the instructions and took the test then waited. Meanwhile I was on the phone trying to council a young boy that had been coming to our church. She mouthed to me to check the test so I went to the restroom and saw “POSITIVE”, my heart was beating ninety to nothin’ and I casually turned around and gave it to her, and because I was on the phone her mouth flew open and nothing came out but I knew she wanting to scream so I asked the young man if I could talk with him later and he agreed. Then we were able to cry and laugh together. She had to tell someone so we went to her parent’s house but they weren’t home. So we went to my parents and told them. They were so happy, I took a picture of the test on my camera and showed it to them and they couldn’t believe it. Then we went to her Mamaw and Papaws and told them, then to her aunt and uncles house and showed them. Finally her mom and dad came home and we were able to tell them. Her dad, TIM called me Poppa and I about lost it. Tears started welling up and it started to set in that I was going to be a daddy. Just to be safe the next morning she took the other test and it too showed “POSITIVE”. She called her Doctor and scheduled and appointment and there we were told that she was indeed pregnant, Five weeks to be exact. Well we got to see the baby for the first time the next month and that was so much fun. I wish we could have gotten that on tape. The baby was so active, the little hands were waving back and forth , Kind of like the baby was waving trying to say Hey Daddy, I love you! A month after that we heard the heartbeat for the first time and that too was awesome, I’ll never forget that. The following month, Last month (October 7, 2005) we heard it again but this time I took my video camera to capture it on tape. We go back to the Doctor this Friday November 4, 2005 for an ultrasound which hopefully will not only show a healthy baby but also show whether it’s a girl or boy.

Chapter II

Well, a year went by and once again we found ourselves at Camp Canaan in Ringgold, Geogia. A few months before, March or April, Lori & I went looking at rings at the Mall in East Knoxville. She knew I had talked with a man that day about the cuts, and sizes of rings, but she had no idea that I had actually bought the very ring set that she had just picked out minuites before. Well on June 13, 2001 exactly one year (almost to the minute) I propsed to her kneeling on one knee. I heard a song on the radio and loved the words, I thought that is the song I want to be playing when I propose to Lori. I bought the CD, brought my Cd player and two of those battery operated light that when you press the top of the light they come on, and I borrowed one fold up chair from the Camp. That day we went to O'Charley's and ate, and she gave me a card, and we just had a hreat time. I told her that I was sorry I didn't get her a card, and that I would get her something for sure. That night after the service is when my plan was to begin, however she got mad at me for some reason and I decided to take her away for a few minutes while my cohorts got everything ready. I took her to my car and we drove to the store to get a Mountain Dew, the whole time the ring was in my pants pocket. She would hardly talk to me, so I just drove back to Camp wondering if this was going to work. We got back and she started to walk off still mad, and I stopped her and asked her to walk with for a little bit. We started down the gravel road and began to go toward the creek and she asked where we were going. I told her to trust me and she said "You better not make me fall!" We got to the place with her eyes closed and I told her to sit down. She then said, "On What?" I once again asked her to trust me, with her eyes still closed I reached over and turned on the lights and pressed play on the CD player. We both began to cry. I had the ring in my hand, and as the song played "Will you marry me?" I just looked into her eyes and began to see all the good things that would happen IF she said yes. When the song stopped playing I asked "Will you marry me?". She said "YOU DAWG!", then began to laugh and cry and finally said yes. We held each other for some time and began to walk back up to camp where everyone knew what was going on but was waiting to hear it from her. That was Wednesday June 13, 2001, the beginning of a new chapter in our lives together.

Chapter I

After the first date we took it easy for a few weeks, I prayed asking God to let us fall in Love, and He did. June 11, 2000 we held hands for the first time, it was Homecoming @ church and Lori had a friend, Amy with her and she put our hands together. On June 13, 2000 I called her and asked her if she wanted to date, she said yes. She was in Ringgold, Georgia and I was home in Knoxville, TN. Later that week I went down to Ringgold to see her. We spent each day together until we got back, we had our first kiss (a peck) on June 18, 2000. She always emphasizes the "Peck" part, so I had to put that in too. Almost a month later @ Ruby Tuesday's on Western Ave. we wrote on napkins that we Loved each other, then later told one another face to face. We were in the back seat of her Parent's car going home when we told each other.

The Beginning

It all started in 2000 not sure of the month, but it was probably March or April, I seen her for the first time. She sang and played the piano at our church, it was infatuation at first sight. I knew that I could love her, because she had the qualities I wanted in a woman. Her family and I went out to eat that night and we were able to talk for a while. I thought about her from that point on. Finally her family started coming back to our church and joined, and it was on at that point. We went on our first date May 20, 2000. We went to West Town Mall and watched "Keeping the Faith" and I'm sure we ate somewhere, I just don't remember where. (So Shoot me!)