LOVE STORY

In honor of Valentine's week, it seems only fitting that perhaps I write my own love story, me, that is....Kira Mesi, the "ghost blog writer" behind all these Lori Suzanne love stories. It has been a true pleasure for me over this past year, to be a part of one of the most special days of your lives; having a hand in writing about you and how your love came to be. My own love story began like so many of you, with a twist of fate, a stroke of luck, and a sprinkling of destiny. What a blessing it has been to have met my husband at the tender age of 16, and here we are, 19 years later, (6 years married) with a beautiful son, and a place to call home together. So with that, here is my take on those events of that most fateful day in 1992....
(followed by some sweet pixs our son took of us on our Anniversary)

How can one not be, “in love with love”? The concept, the passion, the new, the lost, the enduring, the old, the found, the reckless; in all its stages, love brings a dynamic between two people, that for better or for worse, somehow keeps you together in your own special bond. Fascinating, how when you’re not looking for it, love will find you. And that is where we will begin My Love Story……….

The setting, Spring 1992, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A young girl, just 16, on a family vacation; little did she know that she was about to meet her husband on the beach. She stood there watching, this handsome boy of 18 playing volleyball. He later would admit, it was he who perhaps noticed her first. And it was there that they met, they talked, they flirted, they walked. They spent the next 7 days staring into each other’s eyes, holding hands, both wondering, “Will I ever see you again?” And as all wonderful vacations do come to an end, phone numbers were exchanged, but their hearts stood honestly open wondering if the other would really call.

Back to their lives….....the girl in New Jersey and her future husband, 7 hours away in Upstate NY. Within hours of leaving each other, the first phone call was made (both parties would like to say the other called first, but doesn’t every couple have their own cute version of who said “I LOVE YOU” first?) And what began on the beach, continued night after night on the phone, getting to know each other, flirting, giggling, and longing to be near one another. Phone call after phone call led to plane rides, car trips, and any other means to see each other. Years went by, they grew up, but never apart. They went to college, moved to other states, but still stayed together; yes a long distance relationship like you’ve never seen before! But through it all, love endured and in time, they made their way to the same state, the same house, and the same dream they had dreamed 10 years before as teenagers on that little white, sandy beach. Soon to follow was a question, a ring, a yes, and a forever after; a union blessed with sweet cries of joy, followed by a bouncing baby boy.

So can this tale be called fate? Is destiny only played out in the movies? Do you wonder perhaps, if we all are just dancing in time trying to make millions of plans happen only to find that our real destiny was always just written in the stars? Perhaps if we just look up every once in awhile those answers would be clear because really, all you need is LOVE.~~Kira Mesi
Love you babe! oxoxo