The Beginning

Ahh...the GOOD!

When I was starting my Senior year in high school, I transferred to Grayson County. It was closer to my home and I had several opportunities presented by transferring, so I did. I was a very active member in FFA. I loved everything about it. Especially the competitions. Parliamentary Procedure was my favorite event, and I promptly joined the team at GCHS. During practices, all I ever heard about was Sam Coffey. Everyoned talked about him. They even had pictures of him in the classroom locker. Sounded like a fun guy, but I didn't know him and didn't expect to. He graduated the year before. Evidently, the guys in my class started talking about the "new girl"...and they were all friends with Sam. So, one of my friends gave Sam my number and he started calling. I was always busy at home, so we never dated. I'd make up some excuse why I couldn't go out and he'd go a few weeks before he called again.

In the fall of 2004, I started at Western Kentucky University. Sam had called here-and-there through the summer, still with no luck of getting a date. Then, he finally tracked me down at the state fair. He had called me to see where I was stalled with my livestock, and he found me. We sat and talked for HOURS. There was an instant connection. After he left, he called me several times and he continued to for the entire week.

Sam and I made plans for him to come to Bowling Green for dinner at my apartment the Sunday after the state fair. I rushed to get my things packed and back to school that Sunday afternoon to get ready and cook dinner. Sam arrived on time (and that may be the last time he was on time for anything with me!). He & I had dinner with my roommate and her boyfriend (so they could size him up!) and we all watched movies. Sam had a lot of work to do the following day, but we all kept talking and telling stories. Finally around 2am we started towards the door for him to leave. We stood on the porch and continued to talk....for 2 more hours! But of course, I didn't invite him to just stay. He made the hour-drive home at 4am and had to get up to ride horses at 6.

Sam and I talked constantly for the next few days. He came back to BG the next weekend for a horse show and we decided that there was no denying it...we were dating!

All those months I spent avoiding going out with him I could have been spending time with an amazing person! We had so much in common and we just enjoyed talking. Since I was a farm girl, I understood and enjoyed hearing about his day in the barn...and he loved that!

Since then, we have spent every minute possible together. And we have made a lot of wonderful memories......