The Beginning...

Where to start... ahmmm well I guess I should start with my friend Molly Z! I met Molly at work in 2007 in NYC. At the time, Molly lived in Hoboken and we ended up becoming friends. For Molly's b-day, or around then, she was going to Whiskey bar to see some friends of hers play at Whiskey Bar. Marta and I decided to stop in and say hi, but left pretty quickly for one reason or another. This, I suppose, was my first encounter with Spit Roast Muppet. It was uneventful - I didn't actually meet any of the guys in the band...however on Cinco de Mayo Mart and I went back to Whiskey to see them again and hang out with Molly. There are a few reasons I remember this night pretty vividly... one because Marta and I had some coronas dressed in "beer ponchos" which we thought was so cute and still talk about to this day... second, because I really liked the cordory military style jacket I was wearing that my Mom had bought me from Jasmine Sola, which is now out of business :( anyway the real reason this night was special is that is the first time I "met" David! I put that in quotes because we didn't actually meet that night but we did see one another. Who wouldn't notice the lead singer!!??!? He had this amazing talent and charm that it made it really hard not to kind of just stare at him the whole time. Sooo anyway - we were standing in the front with Molly and part of the way through the night, my friends wanted to head to the front of the bar (they play at the back for those of you who haven't been there). I was still kind of captivated by him so I guess I was still staring at him while I walked away. That night he ended up talking to Marta and not ME! But I really didn't give it a second thought, you know how those lead singers are... reputation wise at least. We had a great night and that next Monday at work, Molly came over to tell me that Dave had been asking about me! My thoughts at the time went something like psh whatev. he didn't even speak to me. Not to mention he asked her who that "blond" girl was that she was with. Sorry pal, but I am NOT a blond. I mean... I guess I was at the time but I didn't want to admit it. SO regardless I was flattered and I allowed her to tell him my name etc. and he ended up sending me a msg. via My Space. Yeah, I know super classy :) So he said something like Hey Blondie, and then soemthing about going to La Guardia Airport and Vegas and I guess I didn't really get what he was saying and so I responded with Hey Band Guy, isn't AC closer? So thats where it all started and we ended up meeting up after that one night at Hobsons, a bar in town... but that didn't go so well... I mean he was nice and sweet but I thought he was a little weird and I think I was kind of guarded still at the time. Buttt then a few weeks later, I missed him and ended up sending him a text. Molly, Marta and I made plans to go to his next show at Whiskey Bar... I was super nervous/excited to see him again... I bought him a drink when we got there...not really sure WHY since he gets his drinks for free...haha but I guess it just made sense in my head and seemed like a nice gesture...but basically we haven't been apart since. We went on our first real date that next week - he took me to dinner - and being the smooth girl that I am I some how managed to actually buckle my seatbelt through my necklace and got stuck. (YES MOM I WORE MY SEAT BELT) I really don't know HOW it happened to this day. I literally had to unclip the necklace to get myself out. It was an AWESOME date, no weirdness no awkward silences... I went home and wrote to Marta about how great it was. And then I went and met him down at his Jersey Shore house that weekend and voila!!! We started offically dating! So that was almost three years ago. That is how the magic happened.

Side note on all of this - Dave had this beautiful picture made by his friend Casey of what he saw from the stage on cinco de mayo. I will have to take a picture of the picture and post it for you to see. It was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me in my life. I lovvvveeee it. It's currently the first thing you see when you walk into our apartment...

Also if you ever get the chance to see the band Dave is in, Spit Roast Muppet, you should... they are AMAZING.