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HisMuse
11-21-2007, 09:53 AM
Ok, I thought I’d give our story a try. I think I’ll do it in pieces and since I know for me it’s hard to read a long page at once. It’s my ADD, sorry.

I met Erik at a x-mas party at my best friend’s (I’ll call her CG) house in 2002. I’d been friends with her for like 3 years before that and was already going to be in CG’s wedding. He was CG’s then fiance’s brother whom I’d rarely heard about. I knew he was going through a tough time and was about to start divorce proceedings or whatever.

CG was so excited to introduce me to him and there was immediately a spark between us. We talked a lot that night and I found out he hadn’t yet seen some of the movies I felt were a requirement to live in this world. I told him I’d hang out sometime and show him some movies.

Soon after he dragged CG and his brother to a party of mine 45 minutes away right after a snowstorm. We flirted some that night but were still only friends. He did however give me a note at the end of the night like we were in middle school but asked me if I wanted him to stay the night. I was uncomfortable by the question and just laughed at him. Then I nicely explained I lived with my parents and he didn’t have a car to get back to his brother’s place. I still regret I didn’t save that note…dammit!

We had movie nights several times where I showed him American Beauty, Primal Fear, Memento and many others. He appeared to enjoy it although he completely forgot he saw Primal Fear recently, which makes me wonder how much of the movies he actually watched.

We talked a lot online after that and on the phone sometimes. He then invited me to hang out with him for Valentines Day as CG and his brother were going away for the weekend. I wasn’t sure yet because I didn’t really want to get involved at that point but when he told me he learned a song on the guitar I couldn’t resist.

When he played Everlong (by the Foo Fighters) on the guitar and sang to me I cried. I knew right then and there I was in-love with him. We’ve been together ever since.

Everlong (acoustic) (http://www.box.net/shared/7e4xv1ivv9)

RevMatty
11-28-2007, 02:21 AM
Singing to the ladies seems to always work.

HisMuse
11-28-2007, 08:08 AM
It's funny, one of my first thoughts when he was playing for me was that I finally understood why musicians have so much luck with women :D

WebLady
11-28-2007, 01:21 PM
Coolio :D That is one of my fav FF songs :frogg:

Joe's girl
11-28-2007, 07:48 PM
Huge Foo fighter fan I meT Dave Grohl once and was so in awww i couldnt open my mouth to say anything. I always said the first man that sings me that sone im gonna marry, lucky you met him first honey..lol. Cute story!

HisMuse
11-28-2007, 08:10 PM
Huge Foo fighter fan I meT Dave Grohl once and was so in awww i couldnt open my mouth to say anything. I always said the first man that sings me that sone im gonna marry, lucky you met him first honey..lol. Cute story!

Oh I know it, I'm glad I met him quick and scooped him up. Erik actually met him in the 80's when they were both in punk bands.

HisMuse
11-29-2007, 08:11 AM
I meant to post this here, sorry...

When we first started dating we kept it a secret because he was going through a divorce. In fact we tried to keep it from everyone including his family because everyone was so worked up by the impending divorce. They were also so glad he'd gotten out of the previous relationship they were afraid for him to jump right into another one.

We had to defend ourselves all the time and had to fight to be together. It was hard sometimes. Luckily we had a LOT of good times, way more good than bad. We spent a lot of time talking, laughing and just being in love. To this day we still talk all the time, we never seem to run out of things to say.

It wasn't long before the divorce got really messy and I was sure it would all be over in 6 months. The divorce took 3 very long years and at times I thought it would never end. It also took some energy out of me to adjust to him being a father, even though I never really got to meet her.

April last year the divorce was completely final, it was such a weight off of both of our shoulders...it was like a new chapter. I have no worries about us making it through anything because of everything we've already made it through :heart: