Young Love (How I Met Your Father)


How I Met Your FatherHow I met your Father…

Sorry kids, how your daddy and I met is not a mooey gooey love story, but it’s fitting for us since we aren’t mooey gooey people. We were 18 and 19, fresh high school graduates. But wait—let’s rewind.

My school year had already ended and your daddy was celebrating senior ditch day (don’t take notes). We were both at the lake with how i met your fatherdifferent groups of friends. We happened to have several of the same friends, so our groups mingled. I was there with a couple girlfriends and all of my awesome guy friends and I was not the least bit interested in “meeting” anyone. I was there to have a good time with my posse and get some vitamin D.

I think your dad and I were introduced here, but I can’t totally remember. I know now that he thought I was dating one of the guys I was there with (I was not). I was not interested in having a boyfriend – I was just trying to survive all of the new changes that come with graduating high school. The timing for us to meet was not right.

When we were fresh out of high school, there weren’t fun things to do in Oklahoma, like there are now. H&8th didn’t exist, Bleu Garten wasn’t even a thought, and the only food we got out of a food truck was Bobo’s chicken. There were a lot of parties in a barn (yes, I said that), clubs for under 21, and the lake.

So, sadly, here we go…

Kids, your dad and I officially met a few months after graduation in a club that was for ages 18 and up.

That is so painful to say. I wish we could have stopped at “we met at the lake and had a happily ever after”. But that’s not how this story goes.

We have been together every day since we met, thanks to mutual friends. We met young and married young, but so far have blown statistics out of the water. The secret to young love is to grow together and not apart. That’s where so many couples go wrong. Daddy and I have an unbreakable bond and we are secure in our marriage, but that doesn’t happen overnight and it doesn’t go that way for everyone. In fact, these days, it’s extremely rare. There are so many highs and lows that will test you, you’ve just got to push through together and never lose sight of those wedding vows.

Kids, this is real life. Not every love story is similar to what you see in the movies. What’s important is what you do with your story once it’s started. I pray daily that you two learn how to love from the examples daddy and I set. I hope you learn what healthy love is. I hope you learn that it’s important to build each other up and I hope you learn what respect looks like. There are so many ways our story could have turned out but I’m so happy it’s gone the way it has. And now, you guys get to help us continue on with our love story.

Happy Father’s Day, my handsome husband!

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Lauren
I’m a local Okie, wife, and mom of two. I work full time and teach yoga a few nights a week. I am very passionate about family and healthy living. I love to play with my babies & I cherish every moment I get with them. I love to bake, play in the garden, and stay active. My house is never clean, my family is (usually) always happy, and I drink way too much coffee.

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