Kate:
Originally from Cincinnati went to Ohio State and has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is currently a Graduate Student at Vanderbilt in Nashville studying Special Education.
Tim:
Originally from Southern California, he moved to Ohio when he was 13. He attended and graduated Ohio State in 2005 and currently works for Ashland Inc. in Dublin.
Tim and Kate moved into the same apartment complex in the Fall of 2004. Although they lived on the same floor they never met each other until their friends introduced them. Kate’s good friend from high school, Jess, was dating one of Tim’s new college friends, Bree. One night while Jess and Bree went to visit Tim, Jess stopped by to see Kate. She mentioned she was at the apartment complex to visit some of Bree’s friends and that they were all nice guys. She said that Kate and her roommates should go down and hang out. Thus began the initial “friends” relationship of Kate and Tim.
Over the course of the next few months, their bond grew and with a little help from flirtation, undercooked meals, and cupid (aka Jess’s) arrow, Kate asked Tim out to lunch. After lunch Tim was fishing for details from Jess, as noted in the following conversation:
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jc733mnd03 (3:07:16 PM): okay what do you need?
neomits (3:07:24 PM): well… you mentioned kate was cute… and I agreed/agree
neomits (3:07:29 PM): and she’s been down here a lot
jc733mnd03 (3:07:35 PM): yeah
neomits (3:07:46 PM): and I basically need to find out if there is something to it, or no
jc733mnd03 (3:08:16 PM): well….
jc733mnd03 (3:08:33 PM): i already know the answer … i don’t really need to find out anything
jc733mnd03 (3:08:37 PM): yes there is interest
neomits (3:08:49 PM): oh, good
jc733mnd03 (3:08:56 PM): yepppp!
neomits (3:08:59 PM): we went to lunch today
neomits (3:09:03 PM): and I needed to make sure
jc733mnd03 (3:09:08 PM): how was that!!
neomits (3:09:16 PM): it was good :-)
jc733mnd03 (3:09:26 PM): great
neomits (3:09:29 PM): I’m thinking maybe ask her out for valentines day
neomits (3:09:31 PM): we’ll see
jc733mnd03 (3:09:35 PM): nice
After a lovely lunch at Jimmy John’s (which Kate doesn’t like… but went to knowing Tim does)… Kate went down to Tim’s apartment and asked if he wanted to go to Gallery Hop with her and her roommates.. His response was yes but his feelings on the subject and why he said yes is in the conversation with “Cupid” below:
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jc733mnd03 (6:20:42 PM): hey
neomits (6:20:50 PM): yo
jc733mnd03 (6:20:59 PM): whats going on with bowling?
neomits (6:21:28 PM): ummm… well
neomits (6:21:33 PM): its kind of up in the air at the moment
jc733mnd03 (6:22:06 PM): oohhh….
jc733mnd03 (6:22:09 PM): okay
neomits (6:22:10 PM): Kate came down and asked if we wanted to go gallery hopping @ the short north instead of bowling
neomits (6:22:20 PM): and because it was her that asked I said yes….
jc733mnd03 (6:22:23 PM): gallery hopping????
neomits (6:22:25 PM): yes…
neomits (6:22:26 PM): I know
jc733mnd03 (6:22:27 PM): hahahaha
jc733mnd03 (6:22:29 PM): ohhh tim@
jc733mnd03 (6:22:30 PM): !
neomits (6:22:32 PM): I know I know
jc733mnd03 (6:22:32 PM): !
jc733mnd03 (6:22:34 PM): !
jc733mnd03 (6:22:35 PM): hahaha
jc733mnd03 (6:22:41 PM): its okay….. i guess….
neomits (6:23:02 PM): a little voice inside me was screaming no, but I could only say yes
jc733mnd03 (6:23:22 PM): hahaha
neomits (6:23:23 PM): you should make bree come
jc733mnd03 (6:23:47 PM): oh ill mention it to him… but the short north kinda is outta his area or whatever
neomits (6:23:56 PM): yes… I know….
jc733mnd03 (6:24:10 PM): hahaahhahaa
jc733mnd03 (6:24:12 PM): yeah
jc733mnd03 (6:32:24 PM): do you know how long youll be hopping?
neomits (6:32:55 PM): no…. I don’t even know what’s involved in "hopping" except I never wanted to do it before now :/
jc733mnd03 (6:33:31 PM): hahaha well this is what kate told me jc733mnd03 (6:22:32 PM): whats gallery hopping?
hack924 (6:23:28 PM): it’s at short north and basically u go around and look at different art galleries but the best part….I think… is just walking around and talking with everyone
neomits (6:33:55 PM): that’s what I figured
jc733mnd03 (6:34:09 PM): yeah
neomits (6:34:10 PM): hmm actually I think I was supposed to go to an art gallery for my online art class
neomits (6:34:15 PM): hmmmm, this could work out well
jc733mnd03 (6:34:23 PM): yeah it could
jc733mnd03 (6:38:26 PM): thats good then that you are going
After a pleasant evening of hopping and getting Tim’s “assignment” done, a few days later Tim asked Kate out on an official first date. They went to Carrabba’s for dinner and afterwards went ice skating. Neither of the two wanted to say good night so they watched the movie Se7en at Tim’s place. Tim and Kate felt that the first date couldn’t have gone better and to sum up their feelings about the date here is one last part of a conversation between Tim and “Cupid”:
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jc733mnd03 (11:32:57 PM): so what’s the prognosis!?!?!
neomits (11:42:17 PM): prognosis?
jc733mnd03 (11:42:33 PM): last night
neomits (11:42:59 PM): I don’t know how it could have gone better
jc733mnd03 (11:43:03 PM): oh yah!
jc733mnd03 (11:43:16 PM): :-)
neomits (11:43:39 PM): :-)
jc733mnd03 (11:43:45 PM): good
neomits (11:44:07 PM): very :-)
jc733mnd03 (11:44:25 PM): hehehe … good, i just wanted to check… i dont want to pry or anything though
jc733mnd03 (11:45:10 PM): just one question…
jc733mnd03 (11:45:15 PM): can you stop smiling???
neomits (11:45:44 PM): ha, strange question, but nope :-)
jc733mnd03 (11:45:57 PM): great… thats the good answer
neomits (11:46:57 PM): problem is we set a real high bar for a first date
jc733mnd03 (11:47:15 PM): what do you mean?
neomits (11:47:57 PM): just everything went so perfectly its going to be hard to make the second date = or better
jc733mnd03 (12:02:35 AM): did conversation flow well
jc733mnd03 (12:02:39 AM): interaction too!
neomits (12:03:59 AM): yes, it was incredibly comfortable talking with her the whole night
neomits (12:04:08 AM): pretty much if you gave me a dating survey on how the night went
neomits (12:04:12 AM): and split it into categories
neomits (12:04:18 AM): every area gets a 10
jc733mnd03 (12:04:32 AM): ooohhhh!!! nice!
jc733mnd03 (12:04:48 AM): i’m so happy for you
neomits (12:05:46 AM): thanks :-)
neomits (12:44:09 AM): I assume reports from the opposing camp are the same? jc733mnd03 (12:45:21 AM): hehehe… i’m sorry i can’t disclose classified information:-D
jc733mnd03 (12:45:23 AM): jk
jc733mnd03 (12:45:31 AM): yes
jc733mnd03 (12:45:36 AM): she was really excited
jc733mnd03 (12:46:13 AM): yes she said it was wonderful
jc733mnd03 (12:46:28 AM): and that the conversation flowed naturally and was very comfortable
jc733mnd03 (12:47:15 AM): she keeps saying that she is like shes 12
jc733mnd03 (12:47:58 AM): and she is hoping for another
neomits (12:48:16 AM): haha yea
neomits (12:48:33 AM): there will be another
Almost two and a half years later, Tim decided to propose