Sometime last year, we brought you the story of this lovely couple, Blair and Norman (HERE). Blair and Norman – met via twitter DM in 2013. He sent her a DM and she
responded, they kicked off a convo…..became fond of their chats,
met and fell in love!
Oh by the way, they share the same tooth brush, aww!
“I never know if I’m using my toothbrush or his because I swear he uses both of them….The
man that looks at me crazy but treats me like I’m (somewhat) sane when
I’m tripping. The man the chooses me every single day – good, bad, ugly
and crazy. The man that has literally cared for me in my weakest moments
and has been at the core of my strongest moments. The man that is my
protector and provider. The man that brought me closer to Christ. My
best friend.” she says!
Well, they got engaged recently and have shared their story with the world!
How We Met: Norman and I went to the same undergraduate school,
Howard University, but never met. We actually met on twitter. I started
following him on twitter (he immediately followed back) on January 12,
2012. He was tweeting about relationships and was engaging in great
conversation. He had a girlfriend so I never paid him close attention,
but from all I did see I knew I wanted a husband like the man he
portrayed via social media.
Fast forward to October 26, 2013. At the time, I was taking courses
at Georgetown University, and while in a very boring class I write a
letter about my (nonexistent) husband. I wrote the letter as if I was
married, sharing everything about his heart and how he loves me. A few
minutes later Norman responds to a tweet I wrote earlier in the day
about dating.
He tells me he has some one for me (he’s an engineer) and I say I’m
open to it. Next thing I know he has sent me a direct message via
twitter letting me know he will be in DC for a job interview and he
wanted to take me on a date – at the time he lived in Atlanta and I was
in DC). I did not play it cool, I responded shortly thereafter, we
exchanged numbers and I promise we have not gone a day without speaking
since then.
On the day of the date I had a doctor’s appointment and had to cancel
the date. The bad part about it was that Norman called me to confirm
the date and that’s when I told him (it was also literally while I was
leaving the doctor’s office). I had a bandage on my face and could not
let that be the first time he saw me!
Norman went back to Atlanta but was undeterred. On October 31, 2013,
just five days after he messaged me asking me on a date, we were texting
back and forth. He told me he was very serious about me and about us
and then via text message, he asked me to be his girlfriend. Taken
aback, I asked my friends if I was crazy to say yes, but they all told
me to go for it. So, I said, “yes”!
How He Asked: Fast forward to July 3, 2015 – the second time I said “yes”
On July 3, 2015, my day started with my make-up artist, Renny
Vasquez. A few days prior, he posted a picture and I commented under it.
He responded telling me he would be in ATL and we should play in some
make up! So he said he would be available on Friday – only problem is
Norman already had plans for us. We were celebrating my birthday a bit
earlier, and on the same date (July 3) as last year. Shoots can last
hours and hours and I didn’t want it to push into dinner.
Luckily, Norman said it wouldn’t interrupt our dinner plans, he just
wanted to make sure that I got ready there and that it would be awesome
that I got to spend time with Renny and get dolled up before my
birthday dinner. When I got there, Renny had a videographer there
shooting some B-Roll – I did not think much of it and she was really
nice. A little before 6:00 p.m. we finished the shoot, I got ready for dinner and I met Norman in the lobby of Renny’s hotel.
On our way to dinner our driver pulled up to a McDonald’s and said he
had to run an errand very quickly. Now, I knew something was up because
Norman was too calm about that – and let’s face it, who willingly is
like “that’s cool, man” when your paid driver does errand on your
time (later I found out that was because we were too early and needed
to waste time).
I played it cool because I know Norman likes surprises and that’s
when we got to the location of the helicopter. He said, “We are going to
dinner. No one said we couldn’t go to dinner in style.” I know this is
the point that would have tipped many off, but between my birthday last
year and other events I know that Norman loves surprises. It was raining
and storming ALL morning, but the weather and clearness of the sky was
perfect for our helicopter ride.
Our flight came to an end at Chateau Elan (even more beautiful from a
bird’s eye view). We landed and Norman blindfolded me as I got into a
van even though I told him I knew where we were. A few minutes later he
guides me out of the van and I see roses leading up to the Statue of the
Lady Stomping Grapes and that’s when I know. I look up and I see my
parents, his parents, his best friend and his wife, my best friend and
her boyfriend, his sister with his nephew and brother in law and our
daughter in love.
I even see the videographer that was at Renny’s hotel room! They each
read a part of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and said “love never fails part”
in unison. Then Norman started his proposal, reminds me of our first
time meeting in person, how much he loves me and requests a promise from
me…
He began to open the box and made the motions to down on one knee
when I get so nervous I shut the box! Unfazed, he continues on his knee
with everyone cheering us on and asks me to marry him. This is when
everyone starts cheering and my dad shouts, “SAY YES!” I nodded, and
finally found my voice to say, “yes”!
Norman is the exact man I wrote about in that letter on October 26,
2013 – there is really not one facet in which he doesn’t align with the
words on that paper.
I am still amazed how God worked in our lives!
Now videos 🙂