Hey guys
It was my husband’s birthday on Thursday this week, 24th of March, and he wasn’t home. Thinking of it now this is the very first birthday we have spent apart in the last six years of being together. It felt really awkward, I really did miss him.
I thought of numerous ways to celebrate him but then I remembered he already has everything I could think about,
What do you gift someone that seems to have everything?
I wanted to send him money but it wasn’t tangible enough for me because how much I go fit send am?
I remembered he has been saying he wanted to eat a certain food before he travels and so I got the contact of this really lovely place, chatted with them and placed an order across to be delivered to him,
Trust me he loved it, it was all he spoke about that day, he ate it to his satisfaction, he was so happy and excited like a child with a new toy, I could almost feel his joy, seeing him happy makes me happy and I would spend any amount to see those smiles over and over again.
Being that I was alone at home and missing him, i began to reminisce over how we met, how this one human who I never knew before, one day suddenly became so so important to me that my world almost does revolve around him now.
I have always wanted to gist you guys how I met my partner. it is very refreshing to know that I can write my heart out honestly and have people read it and relate to it .. This story is one I have always wanted to document and today I am going to be telling it to you.
Yes you .....
I met my partner in the year 2017, funny highlight about this is that he was already a family friend but I really did not notice him all those years (Lol). I had just gotten my degree and moved to the city of Warri to live with my elder sister and her family and focuse on building my brand. He on the other hand was a seasoned event host and a very popular comedian and he was friends with my sisters family, He would come to have meetings with my brother Inlaw once in a while, drop by to invite them for his comedy shows , or just come per invite to any parties that my sisters family was hosting. I really never for once took a double glance at him.
you know when they say what you are looking for in sokoto is right inside your shokoto (a Nigerian proverb)
Well it is said that a large percentage of humans have crossed parts with their soulmates unknownly, that seemed to be the case between my partner and I.
But just like every other thing in life , time and chance happens to us all. And at the right time the right things just seem to fall into place..crazy right ?
(the birthday picture that took his breath away)
It was my birthday and like the loved person I am, my pictures were flying everywhere on social media, posts from family members , friends , birthday wishes , etc .
My partner stumbled upon one of such posts on my sisters social media platform and asked for my handle and contact number,
Well trust elder sisters to be super protective, she sure did not give it to him at the first ask (Lol). That said day she came home and told me about it , we laughed and gisted about the kind of person they (my sisters) perceived him(my partner) to be .
And when they had had their fill and had ascertain he was a worthy guy, my sister proceeded to send him my Instagram handle.
Well two days after my birthday I got an Instagram notification from my partner wishing me a belated ‘happy birthday my wife’ as funny as it sounded I scolded him and asked him ‘who is your wife?’
And he replied that he had already asked for my hand in marriage from my elder sisters and so that makes me his wife ...funny (Lol)
Like i mentioned in my introduction-post “I live with a clown” (Lol)
So he proceeded to ask me for a belated birthday date and I agreed, the rest they say is history, not only a history but the beginning of beautiful memories that we are both currently making together.
His birthday also holds the dearest memories to our relationship because it was also the day I got engaged,
Yes the day he asked me to do life with him.
I had traveled from Benin to Warri that day to suprise him, I had cake, frame and all the other gifts I bought for him, and I told him that I sent his gifts via waybill and the delivery man was at the mall waiting for him. The plan was for him to come pick up the gift and then see me instead.
My plan worked out well and he was pleasantly suprised. We headed for his house, dropped the gifts and went to get breakfast that morning. On getting back I thought we would have a cuddle stay home day till evening when I planned to take him out on a birthday date.
Well I thought wrong.
He tricked me that he had one Or two errands to run and he would be back before 2pm, me I was kind of tired self so I gladly let him go and I slept off. When I opened my eyes again it was 5pm and this man I planned to take out wasn’t home yet.
I became angry jare, I called him
He said he was rounding his errands up he will be home soon, someone I traveled to be with went out and left me alone.
I called my best girl M, and told her I was coming to pay her a visit, I dressed and left the house. I did not care if he came back or not anymore. I said in my mind that when he gets to the house and doesn’t see me he will call me and find me.
Well that’s what happened, and he came to meet me at M’s place at about past 7pm. I was furious by then, I wasn’t interested in taking him out anymore, he begged and pleaded and tried to give one incoherent explanation.
He and M begged that we should all go for the dinner, after much persuasion I agreed and we went, along with M’s husband.
We ordered for food, took pictures, sang happy birthday to him. The food was taking an awfull amount of time and I was already getting irritated, when suddenly they brought just one plate of food covered after so many minutes we had waited,
In my head I thought ok let me wait for others food to come so I won’t be the only one eating while others salivate.
Well I began to edit the pictures we had taken on my phone, when suddenly I lift my head and there he was on bended kneels, the content of the plate that was placed in front of me read will you marry me
He started telling me how I have been his source of bla bla bla bla
(I actually heard all he said and can quote it word for word till date but it’s for my memories only, Lol)
And that was it, the beginning of this new life we share now, that I am ever thankful to God for.
So here is wishing my sweet man, the one that has my heart, moves my body and touches my soul, a happy happy birthday.
I am more than happy to be doing life with him.
Dear God,
For this man I am most grateful.
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it
