meet the prince.

the story begins a little while back.

around that time, the prince was referred to as "the tadpole", as named by michael g. we'd been talking a bit, but i didn't know much about him. in fact, all i knew was that i was older than him, and that his first name was jonathan.

enter shelley and her google searches.

working the internet mastery made famous by stella, vickie, and me; i discovered two things:

1. he works in my building
2. the photo of his #1 friend on myspace...was a photo i had taken.

after some fabulous recommendations from said #1 friend above and a friend #2, and friend #3, we ended up at dinner at my favorite restaurant, which led into five more dates over the next week.

the description that my close friends got was this:

he is only 24, but is more mature than me (big surprise there), is busier than me, he doesn't fear standing up to me, and I am pretty sure he is smarter than me. he is like me on crack, but a boy. and that makes me so happy.

his description about me was this:

oh my gosh, there is a girl version of me only cuter, smarter, wiser, and more catholic!!!!

and he is also my first significant other to ever grace the e-pages of viper's world. that, in and of itself, is a big accomplishment. :) to celebrate that fact...here are a few things i just love about him:

• jonathan finds the things that my mom does really funny. that's always a good sign. and he doesn't flinch when she asks crazy, nutty, typical 'big k' questions. those in the estrogen militia will truly appreciate that.


• he sent me roses for my 3/4 birthday. i loved 'em.


• he truly is busier than i am. see this really cool article. the main feature story is on page 26...but you'll also find him in other spots inside the e-magazine.


• we are totally competitive with one another, but on the big things...we're a team.


• he doesn't change the radio station while we are driving if i start singing along.


• he is captaining his own relay for life team.


• and in his own words of what i love, "i love everything about him."

and for once in his life, i think he's right. ♥

(he wants to clarify that he is the one on the right)