Google changed my life!
Have you ever been Googled? I have, and it’s the reason I am married today. I met my husband the last semester of my senior year in high school. I was 17, young and dumb; but of course I knew it all. I still remember the moment I saw him. I still remember the feeling inside my heart. It was definitely a defining moment for me. I took one look at him and knew I had to know him. That’s exactly what happened. It was fast, furious and fantastic! Life, a big lie, another girl and her lie, my insecurities; all contributed to losing each other by the beginning of the summer.
Flash forward 20 or more years: I walked into my office one morning September 3, 2008 to be exact, turned on my computer, logged into my email and there it was; an email from him. My jaw dropped and tears filled my eyes. I could not believe it. He Googled my name and found a bio on my employers website! I had heard over the years, here and there, about his life. He had married the other girl and had 3 kids. I knew his soul though; I knew he would never leave her. Once he commits he commits. He is one of the most loyal person’s I have ever known. My oldest daughter is a close second I have to say; the point is that it never occurred to me over the years that we could ever be together. I had neatly packed that memory away. Turns out the other girl destroyed not only their marriage by having an affair with a 17-year-old boy; but she abandoned her children for almost a year so she could play with the boy. Then to cap it off she kidnapped them, with the 17-year-old in the front seat and took them to Florida. He had no idea where they were and did not see his children for almost a year. She ended up in Kansas City and he lost his kids to the sad life of having them only in the summer and breaks during the school year. Listening to this broke my heart but it also made my heart race. He was single and he was mine.
By Thanksgiving we were engaged and in December he moved into my house. Its been amazing. I love our life. All of the challenges and choices we have had to endure both separately and together have enriched our life in ways I could never have understood. I spent my life wanting to feel loved. I never felt that from my father, or the bad choices in men that I made over the years but this man loves me. I feel it so strongly and completely that it makes me cry sometimes. I finally got the boy! All because of Google! So raise your glass to us! We have been married a year today and in September we will celebrate our 2 year Google Anniversary! Although, it feels like we have been together for a lifetime! I love you Jerrod, always have and always will! 
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