Our Wedding

The first time I saw Mehli was her profile on Hinge, the app that’s meant to be deleted (still looking for that commercial spot). I had five pictures and a couple questions she had answered to figure out who this girl was. She used one of the questions on her profile to say how to properly pronounce her name which was actually very helpful. It is may-lee by the way. She then had another question that caught my attention. It was her answer to what is your greatest fear in life. Her answer, “geese.” There is a lot to be scared of in this world, but geese? We of course matched or I would not be sitting here typing this, and I heard the story behind the answer. It is a longer story and not the one I am here to tell so if you want to hear it, ask her next time you see her. I also maintain that I could take at least 25 geese depending on the tensile strength of a goose’s neck. But I digress.

Anyway, after a couple weeks of texting through the app, Mehli basically asked me to ask her on a date. So, I asked if she would like to have dinner with me and got a reservation at one of the nicer restaurants in Boise. I was new to this online dating game and did not realize that this is not what most people did. I guess most people get coffee or drinks, but that’s boring, plus who’s going to turn down a free meal?

Fast forward to date night. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I even changed my shirt twice because I did not like the first one and I also may have sweated through it. I show up to the restaurant on time and receive a text from Mehli that she would be late. I am thinking, “am I about to get stood up?” Mehli finally arrives and she is wearing a garnet sweater dress. I think that’s what it’s called anyway. To me this is sign number one because as we all know, South Carolina’s main color is garnet. Sign number two comes when we sit down to order. I ask Mehli if we should get an appetizer and her response is, “of course, do you want to split it?” I was little taken aback by this question as I have always thought that apps were meant to be shared. She maintains to this day that she meant split the bill, but knowing who I am marrying, I think she just wanted that app for herself. The rest of the date was amazing to say the least. Mehli was easy to talk to and we laughed the entire date as we got to know each other.

I was disappointed when the date ended, and even more so that I was going to Austin that weekend to play in a golf tournament with my partner (golf partner, I don’t swing that way), Carson. You all know me and to be disappointed that I was leaving to play golf? That’s unheard of! Well, I show up in Austin to play in this tournament, texting Mehli the entire time. I find myself in the golf shop looking to buy a shirt to remember the experience and I give Mehli a call because I “need her help picking out a shirt.” Really, I just wanted to talk to her again. That weekend is when I knew this was it. I am at a golf tournament and all I can think of is this girl I met less than a week ago.

Since then, Mehli and I have grown so much together. I cannot believe the woman she is turning into and can truly say she is my best friend for life. I cannot wait to see what the future holds and where we will end up for residency. Oh, did I not mention that she’s going to be a doctor? Yeah, I have won the lottery of life. I do not know where life will take us, but I know wherever Mehli goes, I will follow.

-AB