For anyone who believes in Destiny... and for anyone who doesnt... this story is surely to give your karma a smack in the behind! For Valentines day, I actually composed a story book of "Our Story" because i love to hear it!
I had gone through MANY past relationships all ending in heartbreak as many people do. My grandfather had passed away, and shortly after, I began to ask him to show me my way, to help me to find someone, not just a boyfriend but a friend...like he had with my grandmother...
Everyone has heard of making a wish on the time 11:11 right? Well.... Low and behold, there is some truth to that...
I probably did that every single night for two months. I thought "Lets give it a try". And guess what, November 11, 2004 was the day that I would meet the man of my dreams... in his rather handsome purple shirt and tie if I may add myself...
So my mother and I decided to go to visit a old friend who worked in a department store. He was bored and so we usually met him to keep him company while folding womens clothes and stuffing boxers back into their packages...
I thought NOTHING of the meeting... We spoke as usual, I complained about an ex...and went home....
A few hours later I get a phone call from Mike (my friend) asking if I wanted to go bowling... (Yes, bowling...this is what we call super fun

) and then mentioned...
Mike"This kid I work with, asked about you today"
Me:
Mike"Um, so ill pick you up later"
me:

um okay....
See, mike never would set me up with a SOUL for all the years that I knew him. He was always like a older brother so he was very protective...
Okay, so fast forward to later that night. Mikes sister, Nicole also worked at the department store and we had to pick her up.
Here we are sitting in the car waiting for his sister, and along comes a rather handsome young man....
He leans into the car, with this absolute to die for smile, and starts to talk to mike.
Well... I was sold. Once he left I tried to play it cool

but couldn't any longer. I had to know who this man was!!!!
Me: Mike, who was that? Hes adorable
Mike (Turning around with a huge grin and possibly thinking this in his head

) Jenny, Thats the guy WHO ASKED ABOUT YOU earlier! That's Vinnie!
Me: Oh My Goodness. Give him my number
Mike: Okay
So, 1. I knew he had to be a good guy... because MIke wouldnt have set me up with him if he wasn't. and 2. Boy was I attracted. What are the odds of us both asking about eachother within a few hours of eachother? lol
So... we go on our first "date" to no other than Dunkin doughnuts. I had just come in from Washington DC and was exhausted, threw my hair up and said "If he deosnt like me for me, then hes not the one I should be with"...
And here comes Vinnie, with a sweatshirt on... later finding out...with the same mentality as me!
Well, 3 1/2 years later here we are. There have been some crazy signs that the two of us have no explanation for other than that my grandfather sent him to me.... and that

we should be together.
We started talking about marriage a few months back... and it jsut kind of became something of fact. Then after our trip to Disney world we were both set
Vinnie is a very Old Fashioned man. Still holds the door open for me, carries bags... tries to pay for everything.... And yet, he has no problem with us working together on projects.... and even demolishing walls, and my most recent feat... TILES! That's right... little Jenny layed and leveled all of the tiles in the basement! Woo hoo! The two of us work togehter amazingly and I love that about us. I guess that would be my favorite thing...
Now... hopefully I'll be writing an engagment story soon! lol (besides the first story... my first "engagement ring" is the white band from a orange juice container. I have it still...never going to get rid of it!!) lol
