This was our first picture together. It was taken outside the ASB building in Hamilton City. I worked on level 4 and Tangi on level 6. This was our lunchbreak.Now that i'm feeling a bit better today, i'm still spazzing at the kids but at least the frustration isn't staying allllll day.
So as I was saying in my blog below about how me and Tangi ended up hooking up.
Ok It was a Sunday, and me and a couple friends decided to make dinner for the boys. It was really kool. Us girls, we made salmon on crackers, nuts and fruit for entree and then mains was the traditional roasties with a summer salad on the side. And dessert was a humungus icecream sundae. YUMMMM!!!! And the boys thought so too. Tangi was one of those boys that had come for dinner. We kept on looking at each other across the table. One of our mates, Albie knew that we liked each other and he was making of Tangi. Albie would nudge Tangi in the arm and go 'cher bro' hahaha. Tangi was confused as, didnt know what Albie was going on about but all i could do was stifle a giggle. We all ended up just sitting and laughing after everything finished and just enjoyed everyones company. I went out and was looking for Tangi cause he wasnt where we were. And he was sitting out on the deck outside. So i went out and sat with him. We started talking about the stars and how beautiful they looked. We spoke about the dinner and what everyone was doing and saying. We talked about the week leading up this day. I kept tellling him that I felt safe with him, that he made me feel special and that I thought he was an amazing guy. I was saying that stuff to him for about 4 hours. And then................ Tangi spoke up and said, 'Um I want to tell you something but I dont know how you'll take it?' So I was like 'ok then, go ahead' And Tangi said ' I think I like you'. Man was I relieved or what, I thought he was going to say he didnt like me and wanted to go or something. So I said 'Yeah I already know, I was waiting for you realise it' then it was silent for a moment so I broke it by saying ' So what do you want to do about it then, do we just stay friends or do we become a couple' And Tangi asked what I wanted to do and so i said that I wanted to become more than friends. He said ' Yeah so do I' After that I couldnt really think straight cause I was soooo happy. And then we OFFICIALLY became a couple. During this entire time, we had never touched each other, we didnt hug or anything, the only thing we did was the 'hi' kiss and thats it. So when he went to leave he asked me if we could hug. For me, I was like, isnt this a bit too soon. And he was like, No, cause we're a couple now so why not. So we had a huge hug and it felt great. The feeling I got was I was safe, I was loved, I was needed, I was precious. And that feeling never left me, even right up to the day Tangi died. Even now, I know he still feels that way about me. We had organised to go watch the Balloons at 5am the next morning. So he came and picked me up and went to the balloons. It was really wonderful to be able to go to them with someone, and that someone was now my boyfriend. hehehe. My Boyfriend. Now that was something that I wasnt used to saying. He started calling me 'Babe' straight away, yet again something I wasnt used to. It took me about 2 days to start calling him 'Babe' back and not feel weird saying it. So it would just roll off my tongue without thinking. We were watching the Balloons and he put his arms around me. Another thing I was not used to. But that quickly subsided. I was really blown away at how touchy feely Tangi was. I was thinking that the occasional hug and that would be what we would be doing. But man, it escalated a lot sooner than that. I would go and pick him up everyday after work and we would go have dinner. This one night, I had chicken and salad and drinks. So we went to the Rose Gardens to have dinner under the stars. I told him it was surprise. we got out of the car and I set up the diinner on the hill overlooking the lake at the gardens. It was a clear night, beautiful stars and a bit of clouds, the grass was wet and the air was FREEZING. Man, I couldnt stop shivering at all so Tangi tried to make me warmer by hugging me but it wasnt working. He put his hand on my face, and i thought, 'ok this is it, he's going to kiss me' but he just stayed there, hand on my face and looking into my eyes. I was still waitiing for the next step to happen, but no he continued to stay where he was. So i suggested we pack up the picnic and head back to the car. We went to the car and I remembered that I had this really nice song that we could listen to. Turned it on and it was the Luther Vandross and Beyonce version of 'The Closer I get to You'. He took my hand and took me to the side of the car, and asked me to dance. I was buzzing hard out because we were dancing in a carpark. Wow!!!! Dancing in the carpark under the stars Wow!!!! It was really romantic and then the next song came on by Brian McKnight 'Love of my Life' and we kept dancing. Then the song by Kc and Jojo ' This very moment'. My gosh, was that the shiz or what. hahaha. We kept on having awesome dates like that. I told him one day that we had pretty been dating the entire time, just not officially. And he was a bit confused. So I explained that a date isnt something that confined to an exclusive couple, a date is any couple who is on their own having fun. So we were actually dating for at least a year. So when we decided to take things further, it just felt right. We already knew about each other, didnt have to go thru the motions of all those questions that you find out on the actual first date. We were friends first and thats how every relationship should start I reckon. yeah, there's that risk of not being able to go back as friends if it doesnt work out but hey, it's worth the risk isnt it. Tangi rang up his Mum to tell her the news. She knew who I was because her and Tangi's sister Temaru had come over to the house one time. His mum came inside and asked for some lemons, so I helped her pick some off the lemon tree. I came back inside and Tangi came in and was like, 'My mum thinks I should I date you' And was i was like ' ok, so what did you say' and he said ' oh I told no I can't because i'm already dating someone'. Man, in my head I was thinking ' Yeah, why dont you date me, whats wrong with me' hahaha. Me being selfish. But ah well. A week and a half after we decided to make our friendship a relationship, we decided that we should get married. and not that it was rushed or anything, but it felt right. We thought that we better fast about it first before we did anything or say anything to anyone. So we started our fast at night. Tangi was wasnt working that day anyways, so he decided to go to the temple to get his answer there. While I went to work. I was working at a call center for a power company ' Genesis Energy' It was really stressful dealing with people's power problems. That day tho, I didn't run out of patience, I literally felt like I was floating on air. Later on thruout the day, we met up. I decided that I'd tell him that my answer was a Yes. He wanted to wait until after his fast finished before he said anything. So I was nervous as and was waiting for the next day to hurry up and come. He came over to my house to pick me up from work and yeah, his answer came back as a Yes. We were then OFFICIALLY ENGAGED. I literally couldnt see myself with anybody else. I really loved Tangi, even before I realised that I did, I loved him. And he loved me, he loved me soo much that everyone else knew that he did, he showed it very openly and lovingly. So that was our journey to how we got together. There's another whole story about the lead up to the wedding which is quite a lengthly read too. But that's another day.
So as I was saying in my blog below about how me and Tangi ended up hooking up.
Ok It was a Sunday, and me and a couple friends decided to make dinner for the boys. It was really kool. Us girls, we made salmon on crackers, nuts and fruit for entree and then mains was the traditional roasties with a summer salad on the side. And dessert was a humungus icecream sundae. YUMMMM!!!! And the boys thought so too. Tangi was one of those boys that had come for dinner. We kept on looking at each other across the table. One of our mates, Albie knew that we liked each other and he was making of Tangi. Albie would nudge Tangi in the arm and go 'cher bro' hahaha. Tangi was confused as, didnt know what Albie was going on about but all i could do was stifle a giggle. We all ended up just sitting and laughing after everything finished and just enjoyed everyones company. I went out and was looking for Tangi cause he wasnt where we were. And he was sitting out on the deck outside. So i went out and sat with him. We started talking about the stars and how beautiful they looked. We spoke about the dinner and what everyone was doing and saying. We talked about the week leading up this day. I kept tellling him that I felt safe with him, that he made me feel special and that I thought he was an amazing guy. I was saying that stuff to him for about 4 hours. And then................ Tangi spoke up and said, 'Um I want to tell you something but I dont know how you'll take it?' So I was like 'ok then, go ahead' And Tangi said ' I think I like you'. Man was I relieved or what, I thought he was going to say he didnt like me and wanted to go or something. So I said 'Yeah I already know, I was waiting for you realise it' then it was silent for a moment so I broke it by saying ' So what do you want to do about it then, do we just stay friends or do we become a couple' And Tangi asked what I wanted to do and so i said that I wanted to become more than friends. He said ' Yeah so do I' After that I couldnt really think straight cause I was soooo happy. And then we OFFICIALLY became a couple. During this entire time, we had never touched each other, we didnt hug or anything, the only thing we did was the 'hi' kiss and thats it. So when he went to leave he asked me if we could hug. For me, I was like, isnt this a bit too soon. And he was like, No, cause we're a couple now so why not. So we had a huge hug and it felt great. The feeling I got was I was safe, I was loved, I was needed, I was precious. And that feeling never left me, even right up to the day Tangi died. Even now, I know he still feels that way about me. We had organised to go watch the Balloons at 5am the next morning. So he came and picked me up and went to the balloons. It was really wonderful to be able to go to them with someone, and that someone was now my boyfriend. hehehe. My Boyfriend. Now that was something that I wasnt used to saying. He started calling me 'Babe' straight away, yet again something I wasnt used to. It took me about 2 days to start calling him 'Babe' back and not feel weird saying it. So it would just roll off my tongue without thinking. We were watching the Balloons and he put his arms around me. Another thing I was not used to. But that quickly subsided. I was really blown away at how touchy feely Tangi was. I was thinking that the occasional hug and that would be what we would be doing. But man, it escalated a lot sooner than that. I would go and pick him up everyday after work and we would go have dinner. This one night, I had chicken and salad and drinks. So we went to the Rose Gardens to have dinner under the stars. I told him it was surprise. we got out of the car and I set up the diinner on the hill overlooking the lake at the gardens. It was a clear night, beautiful stars and a bit of clouds, the grass was wet and the air was FREEZING. Man, I couldnt stop shivering at all so Tangi tried to make me warmer by hugging me but it wasnt working. He put his hand on my face, and i thought, 'ok this is it, he's going to kiss me' but he just stayed there, hand on my face and looking into my eyes. I was still waitiing for the next step to happen, but no he continued to stay where he was. So i suggested we pack up the picnic and head back to the car. We went to the car and I remembered that I had this really nice song that we could listen to. Turned it on and it was the Luther Vandross and Beyonce version of 'The Closer I get to You'. He took my hand and took me to the side of the car, and asked me to dance. I was buzzing hard out because we were dancing in a carpark. Wow!!!! Dancing in the carpark under the stars Wow!!!! It was really romantic and then the next song came on by Brian McKnight 'Love of my Life' and we kept dancing. Then the song by Kc and Jojo ' This very moment'. My gosh, was that the shiz or what. hahaha. We kept on having awesome dates like that. I told him one day that we had pretty been dating the entire time, just not officially. And he was a bit confused. So I explained that a date isnt something that confined to an exclusive couple, a date is any couple who is on their own having fun. So we were actually dating for at least a year. So when we decided to take things further, it just felt right. We already knew about each other, didnt have to go thru the motions of all those questions that you find out on the actual first date. We were friends first and thats how every relationship should start I reckon. yeah, there's that risk of not being able to go back as friends if it doesnt work out but hey, it's worth the risk isnt it. Tangi rang up his Mum to tell her the news. She knew who I was because her and Tangi's sister Temaru had come over to the house one time. His mum came inside and asked for some lemons, so I helped her pick some off the lemon tree. I came back inside and Tangi came in and was like, 'My mum thinks I should I date you' And was i was like ' ok, so what did you say' and he said ' oh I told no I can't because i'm already dating someone'. Man, in my head I was thinking ' Yeah, why dont you date me, whats wrong with me' hahaha. Me being selfish. But ah well. A week and a half after we decided to make our friendship a relationship, we decided that we should get married. and not that it was rushed or anything, but it felt right. We thought that we better fast about it first before we did anything or say anything to anyone. So we started our fast at night. Tangi was wasnt working that day anyways, so he decided to go to the temple to get his answer there. While I went to work. I was working at a call center for a power company ' Genesis Energy' It was really stressful dealing with people's power problems. That day tho, I didn't run out of patience, I literally felt like I was floating on air. Later on thruout the day, we met up. I decided that I'd tell him that my answer was a Yes. He wanted to wait until after his fast finished before he said anything. So I was nervous as and was waiting for the next day to hurry up and come. He came over to my house to pick me up from work and yeah, his answer came back as a Yes. We were then OFFICIALLY ENGAGED. I literally couldnt see myself with anybody else. I really loved Tangi, even before I realised that I did, I loved him. And he loved me, he loved me soo much that everyone else knew that he did, he showed it very openly and lovingly. So that was our journey to how we got together. There's another whole story about the lead up to the wedding which is quite a lengthly read too. But that's another day.
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