Me: In love?

Yup, whouda thunk it.

We first encountered one another on June 1, 2009 at a meeting of like minds, hoping to form a GLBT friendly group on the hospital campus. I recall sitting across from a very good looking fella, but knew that we likely had nothing in common other than the fact that we were both at a meeting.

There are finer details, but suffice it to say, he agreed to come over to watch Legally Blonde the Musical.

On June 8, 2009, he came over and we watched half of the musical. That's when I first learned we had lots in common. I shook his hand, he hugged me. It was one of the most genuine hugs I've ever had in my life.

We emailed back and forth via Facebook, but never really said anything of consequence. Neither of us is very good at overt flirting.

On June 12, 2009, after coming home from the Peds Roast with thoughts of him on my mind, we talked for 3-4 hours via Facebook and we discovered we were soulmates.

On June 13, 2009, he visited me on call and I've never had as good a call day as that. He is amazing and I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.

On June 15, 2009, we cried together in his lab while he passed electrical stimulation through rat brain tissue. He called us renaissance men. Truer words have never been spoken.

On June 16, 2009, he called me and reported that he was no longer with his partner. The real beginning of our lives is now upon us.

I have never felt so content in my whole life. Yes, I am prone to hyperbole, but this time is different. My life will be different. And I'm not going to take a second of it for granted.