Extra Ordinary | Trevor Behrns’ Blog

Just over 5 years ago, I met the most wonderful woman in the world.   We actually met on a blind date and I am now lucky enough to have Leslie as my wife.  She’s my Red and my Beautiful and I love her now more than ever.  So, I thought with Valentine’s day coming up it was a good time to look back and reflect on a few moments in our journey.

I believe Valentine’s day 2004 was our 3rd date.  There were so many things about that date that didn’t quite work.  We went to Macaroni Grill in Huntington Beach where a friend of mine was one of the roaming opera singers.  I thought that would be pretty cool, not knowing that she hated attention in public.  My other idea was to go hang out near the pier and grab dessert, but it turned out that night was freezing cold so I had to scrap my plans.  We wound up going back to my little apartment I had at the time in Huntington.   I figured I’d go with something safe and picked Shrek.  That was the best move of the whole date.  Even though she decided to sit in the chair rather than with me on the couch, she loved the movie.  Ever since, Shrek and its sequels have had a special place in our hearts.

Over the next few months we went on sporadic dates, with plenty of ups and downs.  Finally, on Mother’s Day it clicked.  I called her up and told her I was going shopping for some furniture at Ikea, and would she like to go with me?  To my surprise, she said yes.  This was the first time we were just getting together to “hang out” rather than go on a “date.”   We walked through Ikea, found some furniture, grabbed some Del Taco and went back to my place to put the furniture together.   I remember feeling comfortable and laughing together.   I think that was the moment I began to really fall in love.

Months went by, and I knew she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.   That Thanksgiving, we decided to invite both of our families to dinner at the house I was then living in on the lake in Lake Forest.   We made the turkey together and our families had a great time getting to know each other.   After that weekend, I started shopping for rings.  I surprised her on Christmas morning in that same living room in Lake Forest with a diamond ring and a promise to always love her.

It’s been five years since we first met and there are so many memories we’ve shared together.  My prayer is that my Beautiful and I have a lifetime of memories to come.