Early on this year. I received a call from my mother. This call was a bit suspicious, she was speaking to me almost in a cryptic manner. I knew something was up.

Apparently, my mother an my DH's mom go to the same place of worship together and had been spending a bit of time together. So, during this time that they are hanging out. My mother meets the person who would become my husband and her son in law.
So the call was just telling me to expect a call from someone and I was like what are you talking about. I had been dating a much older man and my mother hated that idea so she must have pushed this for a while.

I did not get a call but, was intrigued when I finally got the name out of my mom. I messaged him on Facebook and gave him my number. He then called me. We spoke on the phone from about 10:30pm til 7:00am the next morning. Obviously, the best phone call ever. So much in common that neither of us had a clue about. I immediately decided to fly to Las Vegas, NV - where he was to visit.

It took me two days to get the nerve to finally show up at his place. So, when I did, I will admit I was nervous, shy. We watched a movie together, and talked for a long while. I felt so comfortable with him almost instantly. I almost forgot my mom was going to pick me up in a few hours. I left, but when I did, I did not want to.

I felt butterflies. I returned to his home the next day to meet his children and they did something, that my DH says they don't do. They talked to me, played with me, and had fun getting to know me.

I felt like I could really get used to this. Man who adores me, kids who adore me.

Next, I had to introduce my puppy to them all. I flew to San Francisco, my hometown, and returned to Vegas, with my puppy in tow.

So, here we all were having this awesome experience of bonding and getting to know each other. My mind was turning and churning the possibilities up in my head. A complete household. Including a puppy companion for everyone.

This visit lasted about 2 weeks. My sweetheart asked me if I wanted to do something crazy. I said yes.