it all started on stover street

it's been 10 yrs since dave swept me off of stover street.  and we hadnt had the chance to return until our recent drive out west.  we made fort Collins our midpoint and rushed to the very apartments I lived in when we courted (and the namesake of this blog).

other points of interest:

• the demolished mall which was home to not only our first date in which we played air hockey at the arcade but also the jewelry store where we purchased my engagement ring
• the now non-existent restaurant of our first single date- Johnny Carrinos! 
• goofy golf at fort fun was the place I first met dave's parents who'd raced into town to see who was knocking their son off his feet.  
• the smoking dock we chatted at in the wee hours of the morning when the emergency room was slow. 
• dave's apartment where we first said I love you, mentioned KKP, played racquetball, and escaped to the nearby Rolland Moore park for privacy.
• gibs (my most favorite restaurant in all of fort Collins) for the same beloved bagel sandwich (turkey on sundried tomato) dave treated me to over flowers.
• and, the church on Lynwood where we first met playing ultimate Frisbee at a singles ward event.

 

when we left, I cried.  it was so fun to be there.  it was so neat to remember all the love brewing in that town.  there were conversations and details we remembered only by sight that were so sweet.  feeling grateful for the chance to go back to that special place!