Written in the Stars.
Chapter Six (Featuring: ‘Sparkly Skies & Salty Waters.’)
A cute 🥰 love story + some important notes 📝👇🏼:
How we met? Sean was older than me, so I didn’t know him well. At the time, I knew he went to school with my brother & worked at a local gym. I saw him there very rarely and, if we spoke, it was always about my brother.🤣❤️
Years had gone without thinking, seeing, or being aware of anything about Sean. Upon graduating high school 😅🏫 & getting ready to leave to NYC, I was at this same gym working out. Sean was there playing basketball with friends & came out to check the score of a game on the TV 📺. He then walked over to me to say “hello”. He mentioned that he was living in D.C., working for a senator, & was only in town for a few weeks. I shared I was leaving in a few weeks to NYC. He invited me to play volleyball, so I gave him my number &, without writing ✍🏼 it down, he said, “I’m good at memorizing numbers” & that he had it stored in his brain 🧠…😂🤔
He called me for this volleyball 🏐 game & it didn’t pan out (on my end 😬). He then asked to go on a date with a group of his friends. I said “yes” & our first date was scheduled for June 24th, 2006 (2006?!?!?!🤯)…
We then hung out on the 25th, 26th, 27th, & so on…. About a week or so of consecutive dates, we sat in my parent’s basement & said, “hey, I know in my heart we’re meant to be together… as in forever ♾️ together… let’s get married…”😳😳❤️❤️🥹🥹
Sean quit his job in D.C. & I canceled NYC. Before we knew it, we were on the books 📚 to be married on December 27th, 2006.😯
Bumping into one another at the exact same time & same place was 💯% written in stars ✨… the dots connected & our journey began.🥲🙏🏼
Important notes 📝: As this is, of course, a beautiful story & celebration of love… I feel it’s important to note & remember that relationships take WORK. I wouldn’t ever want to set a tone that this beautiful picture hasn’t included bumps & hurdles along the way. We both have & continue to grow individually & collectively.🤝👫
Here are, what I believe to be, some key 🔑 components to feeding & nurturing love…
❤️A solid FRIENDSHIP. Someone who you, in 10-20-30-40-50 years, will continue to enjoy one another’s company, laugh your heads off, & share likeminded values. Physical chemistry, of course, is important but love deepens in a part of the heart & soul that goes limitlessly further than superficialities… it grows into a space of unconditional & eternal oneness (so-to-speak).🤲🏼♾️
❤️Have trust, faith, & commitment to knowing & believing you can & will work through whatever life hands ya. As long as the team stays united, there may be a few scratches & cracks, but overall you will be unbreakable.👊🏼💥
❤️Like a tree 🌳, allow one another’s branches to grow uniquely & individually so that each partner may grow & evolve into their own person… pursuing their interests, hobbies, dreams, & so on…, yet your roots intertwine, grow, & deepen together as a solid unit.🫶🏼💯
I hope this gives inspiration & hope for great love, yet also keeps it real & informative for knowing that same love will be perfectly imperfect & built to experience longevity.🛤️💫
Sparkly Skies & Salty Waters’ complete look:
Don’t Eat The Homies Crew (Black)
Don’t Eat The Homies Joggers (Black)
Guess Tisley Bootie (Gold)
ILY ~ Alex 🌞
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspo’s next look: ‘Evening Frost in Santa Monica’🌬️✨ featuring Chapter Seven — Influenced by what & whom?🤔💭
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex