How It All Started

It was a Sunday morning in early August, and I was at church. My church had recently hired a new worship pastor and it was his first Sunday at the church. Our pastor had the new worship pastor and his family stand up at the front of the church to introduce them to the congregation. As my pastor went through introducing everyone in the family he came to the worship pastor’s son, Chandler. Not going to lie my first thought was, “he is kinda cute.” After service my friend was talking to him so I thought I would be nice and go introduce myself, because I know what it is like being new in town. I am kinda of a shy person until you get to know me so I did not really say a whole lot. Later that night when talking with one of my best friend, I was a typical girl and told her about the new worship pastors son. She went on to tell me that I need to put myself out there and just have fun because I am always really cautious. A week later after our college Bible study he invited my friend from church, another guy, and me over to his house for a little bit. After we were at his house we all decided to go to the movies. My friend from church was not able to go, so I was not going to go. I was not going to go because the “other guy” that was there was my ex boyfriend. My ex boyfriend and I had dated for over a year and had broken up six months prior. So it would have just been me, the guy I kinda liked, and my ex boyfriend, but for some crazy reason I said yes. I think it was because I  could not get what my friend said out of my head, “Put yourself out there Amber.” It was probably one of the most awkward things ever. Poor Chandler did not know that he was my ex until after the movie when he was in the car with my ex and he told him. Just because it was an awkward night it did not keep me from putting myself out there. The next night I invited Chandler over to my house to watch a movie. It was a great night just hanging out and talking. That night he invited me to go to Tulsa with him to help his family move the last of their stuff. So the next morning I went with him to Tulsa. I had never done something like that before. I had only known this guy for like a week and a half and I was going to go with him to Tulsa, just me and him. The car ride their was great, we talked the whole way there about everything under the sun. It was probably one the deepest and meaningful conversations that I have ever had. After we got to Tulsa we had an amazing day together. I was able to learn a lot about him and the things he liked to do. In addition I got to meet his family that day including his grandparents, which I loved from the very beginning. After our trip we both left to go out of town, I went camping and he went to Nebraska The whole time we were texting and talking to each other whenever we could. We both had told each other that we interested in each other, but that was as far as we had really talked about it. When I got home from camping I checked my Facebook and I noticed I had a relationship request. When I clicked it, it said Chandler request to be in a relationship with you. It brought a smile to my face and made me laugh. After getting that I texted him, “so what’s our relationship status.” And that is where our story begins.