Our Story

The story of Chrissy and I is one of laughter, adventure, love, temptation, passion, and joy. Many don't know but we met years ago when she was simply another F-35 maintainer coming through one of my classes. Little did I know that this student would eventually become my love, purpose, addiction, and soon to be my wife. Little did I know she was purposely failing refresher tests so she could come back through my class. Oblivious me had no clue. I was trying to educate another student. As many know we both went through some heartache around the exact same time and found ourselves out in the big world of online dating. I saw her pop up one day and had no clue she was single. I was in a conundrum. I didn't want to be unprofessional but knew I couldn't wait. So, I sent a message. I didn't get a reply, so I sent another. Anyone who knows me knows I can be persistent. I was ignored again. If you ask her, she'll claim that she never saw the requests. The struggle is real in the online dating world as a female having all those requests to sort through. Lol. Me being me I knew there was no way I was simply being ignored. I pondered the idea of sending her a Facebook message since we were friends there for years. To say I was nervous is an understatement. I went ahead and pushed send on that date request, and that's when I got my first yes! That yes led to our first date which proceeded to challenge me in a way I wasn't used to. She beat me at axe throwing! Now everyone knows how competitive I am. I met my match!!! Not only did I absolutely love this quality in her, but I realized how much I enjoyed being challenged. She made being competitive fun again! This date led to many more. We seemingly couldn’t wait to be back out doing something fun. I was soon introduced to her greatest gift, Harry. This little guy has turned out to be my greatest gift from her. He’s such a sweet, kind, considerate, fun, and funny little kid. He makes me smile every morning, and I’ve learned I never get tired of hearing “Hey, Shawn…….”. Our friendship quickly ignited a fire in me that I hadn’t felt in a very long time. It quickly turned into an inferno that I couldn’t extinguish. I realized I wanted her to be by my side from now on. She’s beautiful, intellectual, mechanically inclined, athletic, passionate, loyal, and most of all she’s mine!! I began the process of picking out the perfect ring and then planning the event to pop the question. I told nobody. Not a sole knew what I was thinking, let alone planning. Everything was coming together perfectly. We had the Knights game tickets. Friends and family were in town. Then the night came. I submitted the request to post the question, but never received confirmation that it would be posted. I sat through the first two hockey periods unsure of what would happen. I’m ready, I have the ring, but will the question be posted on the big screen, will she say yes, will everyone be in place, and how do I keep all of them from getting up to grab beers or hitting the restroom? I had a million things racing through my head during that second intermission. Then the question “Will you marry me Cutie” popped up on the jumbotron of the Golden Knights hockey game. I quickly turned to my friends sitting behind me and handed them my phone. One of them quickly saw what was on the screen and began to scream. I pulled out the ring, got down on my knee in front of 16,000 people who felt like they were all watching, and asked the question. She was shocked, but all I heard was YES!!! The arena let out a cheer that I’ll never forget. People bought us souvenirs to remember the night, and my takeaway was this girl deserves the world. I want to make her feel like she’s living a fairytale. Since that day our life has been full of love, laughter, exploration, passion, and adventure. Planning the wedding has been so much fun. We’re both putting everything we have into making this a true celebration of each of our lives, celebrating our friends and family, and most importantly treating this as a launching pad for wherever this life takes us.

XOXO

Mr. Shawn Whittemore