Valentines Day Giveaway :: Winner!

We would like to take a moment to announce our Valentines “Tell Us Your Love Story” giveaway contest!  Thank you ALL for submitting your love stories–we really enjoyed reading all of them!  The winner was chosen randomly. 

And the winner is….(drum roll!)

Dawn Ploegmakers!    Here is her love story.

I asked the Universe for my boyfriend and I got him!

I’m a firm believer that if you put something out to the universe it will come true. I guess some people call it manifestation or prayer.

Anyways, after a hard break up with my ex I was enjoying the single life. At this point in my life I had a mental (and written) list of qualities that I wanted in a man and ones that I definitely did NOT want. I believe in the law of attraction so I focused on only those that I wanted so as to attract them.

One night I was sitting outside on my patio and looked up to the sky and said I would like to meet a man through a friend. Not at a bar or on an online dating site. What happened to the good old days when friends set you up with someone they knew or thought was your type?! I said to myself, well I suppose I need to make some new friends if that’s what I want. So I did.

I was networking on Facebook and a friend of a friend was having a party. I emailed the girl and asked if I could attend with my friend. She was more than happy to have me and asked if I was single. I replied yes and asked if it would be a problem. She said, not at all, I have tons of single male friends and hardly any girlfriends.

I went to the party and she told me she had wanted to set me up with her brother but that he wasn’t there that night. She said he was perfect for me, a great father, a business owner, owns his own home, nice, stand up guy. I shook my head and thought oh no, everyone thinks their brother is the best.

Well my new friend was leaving town for a couple months so nothing came of it right away. A few months later another mutual friend was having a Pirate themed beach party and invited me and my new friend’s brother. I thought, okay well I can meet him and see what he’s like.

Immediately, we connected and hit it off. He was the nicest guy, fun, gentlemanly, caring, sweet and not bad looking. The first night we ended up sharing a tent together but nothing more. I was sick the entire night and he ended up rubbing my temples and bringing me water. The next day he wanted to see me again. I was still sick but had already agreed and couldn’t stand him up. Even though I was sick, I went downtown to meet him at an open air concert in the harbour. He got me some pepto bismal and I felt a little better. I couldn’t last the entire night, so he took me home.

For our next date, I had hoped he would bring me flowers and more specifically roses. He showed up at my house with a dozen red roses and took me for dinner.

It was a great first few dates and we are still together a year and a half later. We have taken things slow since we both have children from previous relationships and just enjoy each day as it comes with no expectations and keeping in mind that it could end at any time. This helps us really appreciate each other and the time we have together.

He gave me a promise ring for my birthday last year and we moved in together last month. Every moment has been pure heaven since we began living together and I hope it lasts. Every day I fall more and more in love with him and thank the universe for bringing him to me. I asked the universe for a man that was ambitious, hard working, caring, loving, sweet, nice, gentle, a gentleman, had a business or wanted one, had a car, a boat and a house and I got it. He loves me for me and all of my qualities, quirks and flaws and I feel the same about him, though through my eyes I don’t see any of the flaws he feels he has.

We have the kind of love that people envy and I am so lucky to have met him.

We still want to hear your love story if you’d like to share–submit a comment today!!!