This episode of Project Runway All Stars is called “Match.com.” The designers are teaming up to create an elegant outfit for either a man or a woman getting ready for a romantic first date.
So how will I “Amy-ify” (yes, that is a verb I just made up) this week’s challenge? Funny you should ask! When hearing about this challenge I couldn’t help but laugh. The idea of wearing a polished and elegant outfit for a romantic first date is just so ironic when thinking about my “first date” with Steve.
Have I ever told you how Steve and I met? If so, bear with me while I take a walk down memory lane! After college I was a part of a traveling children’s theatre group. For a year I toured around, performing and pursuing my passion for theater. After a year, I decided to move to New York City with my best friend from college to take my acting career to the next level.
As you may have heard, the acting world isn’t the easiest biz to break into, so while I auditioned for various roles I also worked as a waitress/hostess at a restaurant in Manhattan. It was at this restaurant that I met and became close with one of the bartenders.
Meet said bartender.
For a while we spent our time as “close friends,” until one day we realized the friend zone was bananas. We admitted that we actually really liked each other and once the jig was up, I guess that is when we “officially” started dating.
(Our first summer together)
Even when we transitioned from “friends” to “couple,” our relationship never changed and it still hasn’t. Steve continues to be my best friend every day and I couldn’t be happier to have found love at my part time waitressing job, lol!
(Steve and I a couple years ago in the brewery where we used to work/where we met.)
So what did I wear on my first date? Well that is a tough question because I don’t even know what to consider my first date with Steve! I will tell you one thing; it certainly was not elegant with a designer label on it. We were both young, living in New York City, and barely making ends meet. There was no glitz or glamour, it was all very real. Plus, even from the beginning, I never felt like I had to impress Steve. I was always my very true self. (Despite how corny that sounds, I actually really mean that!)
(Our very first Christmas together)
As you already know, we aren’t living the waitress/bartender NYC lifestyle anymore. We left the concrete jungle for the pastures of West Chester, so that I could pursue my dream job which just so happens to be hanging out/shopping with YOU!
We also have an addition to our household that has made life that much better. (We love you Bree)
It seems as though everything has fallen into place, but still despite all of the transitions and life changing moments, nothing about our relationship has changed at all. We are still those two twenty-something’s that fell in love while working in a Manhattan restaurant.
