You know how when you get engaged everyone always asks, "Awww, how did you meet?" Well, only a few people really know how Tyler and I really met. We always joke around that we can't really tell our kids that Mommy and Daddy met at a bar. So, we are just going to say we met at a concert. I am writing this blog for many reasons, to tell people the story of my husband and I, how we met, and all the things we have been through. Maybe people will read it, maybe they won't, but I won't care either way. This blog is going to help me sort through my life and keep memories as they come along. I want to start at the very beginning of our relationship. That one night...that changed my life forever.
It was a Saturday night, I had just recently broken up with my boyfriend of 2 and a half years, so my friend Molly and I were going out to dance. A few friends of mine were going out to, so we planned on meeting them there. A girls night out...or so I thought. As I was straightening my hair and putting my makeup on, Molly said, "Cera, can one of my friends ride with us to the bar?" First, I was like sure. However, then she says,"He's just a close friend of mine, he works with my dad." I said, "WOAH WOAH, HE??" She said, "yeah, I don't like him or anything. He's just a friend." I said, "Ummm...NO! You have a boyfriend, Molly." And so through the night we argued about it, but I got my way. Or so I thought. As I was driving to the bar Molly said, "Well, my friend is already on his way to the bar, so he's going to meet us there." I just rolled my eyes.
When I walked into the bar and searched for my friends, I turned around and there he was. Black shirt, dark jeans, and a smile that could make any woman melt. But at the time, I paid no mind. I was just mad at the fact that Molly still invited him without asking first. But now, I can only thank her. She introduced us and we shook hands. Throughout the night, I was drinking here and there, but not much. The band started to set up, so I grabbed Molly and said, "Lets get up front. Run!" He followed us. We get up to our front row spots, and Chris Cagle started singing his new song called "Something that Wild". It was the perfect song to describe me. Listen to it.
Through out the night, while I was singing and screaming to Chris Cagle's songs, I would glance back at him. It seemed like every time I looked back, he got sexier and sexier, and I'm not talking about Chris Cagle. Then, I put my smooth moves on him and started flirting like crazy. I don't know but there was something drawing me closer and closer to him but I didn't know what it was. There was one thing that was holding me back the most that night...I had been talking to this other guy who turned out to be the wrong person for me. But, I will get to that later.
Throughout the night, we danced and talked and just had a great night. After the bar, we went to the Waffle House in Byron, where I lost my debit card. We ended up hanging out all night (the rest of the night is to remain in my head. Only because it's too hard to explain). The morning came, and he was gone but I had the biggest smile on my face. This is the story we will tell our kids and their kids to come. Michael Tyler Shell became my one and only true love and you all get to read about it.
