Today James and I are celebrating 6 years of marriage and we'd like to share the miracle of our story with you. We met on his birthday - June 4 in 2003 at the Candlewood Suites in Greensboro, NC. He was the General Manager and I was applying for a summer job while I awaited the new construction of the Courtyard Marriott in High Point, NC where I had a position as the Sales Manager and Restaurant Manager waiting for me after it's scheduled Fall opening from a previous GM I worked with. James hired me on the spot and we took a liking to each other. He was adventurous and exciting. He loved to explore and drive hours out to the mountains and all over the place with me. He was sweet, very gentlemen like. He opened my car door, offered to pay for dinners and would talk for hours on the phone with me. He'd stay up at the hotel during my 3-11PM shift and fold laundry with me...I HATE laundry so this was a big thing!!! After several weeks of this we had spent the entire night out eating at Denny's and talking under the moon. When morning came, he asked me if I'd like to go to Las Vegas and get married to him...THAT DAY! Anyone that knows James knows he's a big joker...so I wasn't sure if he was serious or just playing around. My answer was "SURE!". And so the story of our marriage begins...
The next thing I knew he was on his laptop booking flights out of Greensboro and on the phone calling friends to watch his dog. I still wasn't sure we'd go through with it when we arrived, I half thought he was just playing around. With nothing but the clothes on our backs, a pair of dress clothes to get married in and some of James' flip flops, we hopped on a plane and arrived in Las Vegas in the middle of the night the week of July 17th. We rented a car and drove around the bright city trying to decide where we'd like to stay. We ended up at Mandalay Bay and booked a penthouse suite in room 60220. We had beautiful views of all of the pools and different parts of the city. We spent the first few days roaming around in the middle of the night checking out all of the local hotels and casinos and riding the roller coasters we could find. We booked a wedding package at Mandalay Bay for July 17th, 2003. They provided us with a limousine to get our marriage license and drive around the city. Meanwhile, my dad was leaving messages on my cell threatening to kill James if I didn't call my mother...LOL Neither of my parents had met James prior and they were expectantly freaking out about what I was doing. (They now LOVE James and see what I saw from the start!)
And so it happened, 6 years ago today we got married at the Chapel by the Bay at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It was wild and tons of fun and probably the best thing I've ever done with my life. He is a wonderful man, we now have 4 beautiful children and an incredible real estate business.
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Congratulations! Thats a great story! I wish yall all the best in the future!
Blake
Congrats on the six years. It does pay to suck up to the boss...I am kidding. Enjoy your lives!
What a story. I don't think I would have had the courage to do it.
Awe shucks! What a great love story. May you live happily every after!
Kathleen,
You are one gutsy girl! I'm thrilled that this leap-of-faith has worked out so well for you!
Kathy Opatka
Thanks everyone! It is a great story, we love sharing it!
Gary - ROFL!!! Too Funny!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
Thanks Kathy!
Did you know we actually had people at the hotel taking bets of how long we'd last! Most only gave us 6 months to a year!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
What a great LOVE story to tell. Congrats to you both!!!
Kathleen bravo for you both, easy date remember his DOB therefore he can't forget LOL
Have a great and successful weekend
Thanks Lynn & June! We need to make a new age Disney film out of it! LOL
Sincerely,
Kathleen
THat's a cool story you'll be able to share with the great grandkids.
Kathleen,
Your story made me cry six years ago and still makes me cry today but of course for totally different reasons!
I love you both!
Mom
We love you too Mom! I'm happy that it worked out the way it did, but being a mom myself now, I'm sorry for what it did to you and dad! I'm sure I'll go crazy if Hailey pulls the same kind of stunt on me when she's old enough!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
I love this story Kathleen! I also love how your mom commented on this too! So sweet, sometimes when you are in love, you just gotta do it!
Wow holy cow married after 1 month. You brave girl you!! I just celebrated my 23rd anniversary and that was after 5 years when I got married and I wasn't sure even then. LOL Congrats on the anniversary-what a GREAT story!
Thanks Eileen! That's the truth!
Hi Debra! Congratulations to you! 23 years...It's going to be amazing when we're up there celebrating that great achievement. You should be very proud, long/lasting marriages are as valuable and rare as gold these days!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
How wonderful and funny, Kathleen! Those Texas men are hard to resist!
LOL Ain't that the truth, Shirley?!
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
Wow.. what a story!
what a fantastic story. you now have another subscriber :-)
that's awesome! congrats :)