The Beginning

I met my fiancee B almost nine years ago. It was the middle of July and I was working as a lifeguard at the pool. I loved working as a lifeguard. My parents actually didn't want me to work in high school--but they were so proud when I passed the lifeguard test. (I remember vividly my Dad on the porch telling me how proud he was--obviously my parents were very supportive!).

I was very thin back then and as flat as a board in front. It didn't help that I only wore Nike onepiece swimsuits to guard in--that flatten you out even more. B definately knew what he was getting into when he met me!

I had just broken up with my first boyfriend--whom I had dated for almost 2 years. I actually at the time had a crush on one of my fellow guards--but he was much much too cool for me--and I knew it. I was up in the chair one day when a group of guys waled in. I actually thought that they probably were going to be ornery...and I was right. They purposefully disregarded the rules for the diving area and provoked me to reprimand them. However, at the same time they were so funny that I couldn't put any force behind it as I was laughing while yelling at them.

I actually thought that B was the boyfriend of one of my fellow guards because I had seen them talking on a few previous occasions. It turned out that they had played tennis together in high school. (Yes--my then 6'3 230lb fiancee played tennis in high school. and threw his racket into a tree during one of his matches. lol.)

It was increadibly hot that day, and at our pool during the last 15 minutes of every hour we have "Adult Swim" during which the kids had to get out and only the adults could swim (I guess that is obvious). During that time the guards went on break and were free to swim. I decided to get in and get wet to try to cool off. We also had to retrieve the grates from the bottom of the 12'6 area of the pool. I got in the pool and one of the guys--who I really only knew vaguely started talking to me. I was actually a little surprised cause I just wasn't the type of girl that I thought those guys would talk to. I probably need to explain how I was back then (not that its much different now!) I had only had one boyfriend--and he was the only guy I had kissed at that point. I had never had sex. I made straight A's and was a starter on the basketball team from sophomore year on. I worked out every day except for Fridays. I even worked out when I was sick--I remember almost passing out one Saturday morning before my Mom made me go home. I wasn't working out for my weight--I was obsessed with basketball. It was seriously probably one of the top three most important things in my life back then. Additionally, I had severely bad acne when I was in grade school and was made fun of badly. Consequently, I wasn't overly self-confident when it came to my looks or boys--although I was confident when it came to school and sports.

To be continued.... :)