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As foreshadowed in my previous post, Mr. PB and I moved quickly once we saw past our inaccurate perceptions of each other. From the Jedi mind trick to us going out for the first time to then becoming FBO (Facebook Official) to us sharing our love with each other, it was only 16 days. Mr. PB even jokingly brought up us going to Vegas and getting married before we were even FBO. Both of us weren’t shy with how we felt and neither of us were afraid to move the relationship further.

So after four months of being together (and just about as many sleepovers), we decided to start looking for our own place. By February 2011, we were moving into our own townhouse together.

Looking back, I’ll definitely say rain on a moving day is good luck, too! // Source: Facebook/Paint

After getting adjusted to living together for just six months, our family doubled.

Meet Conan and Belle! // Personal photo

Mr. PB and I decided to adopt two kitties from our local Humane Society shelter, Lollypop Farm. They’re truly our babies and we may talk to them like they’re humans (but you don’t have any proof of that!). The kitties have grown since the above photo and so has our love for them. I wasn’t much of a cat person before we adopted the brother and sister duo but now I can’t imagine my life without these fur babies.

For those keeping score at home, that’s 11 months, a townhouse, two cats and a partridge in a pear tree. (Okay, maybe not the last one.) Mr. K and I never really thought twice about our decisions and the speed we were doing them in. Even if others didn’t completely understand or agree with our actions or the swiftness of our choices, we knew deep down that it was what we wanted and felt most comfortable with.

Did you move quicker with your fiance than the “norm”? Did fur babies make their way into your relationship as well?

I’ve always loved cupcakes, individual portions of delicious cake and topped off with delightful frosting and sprinkles. I mean, really, how can someone NOT like cupcakes? (I actually know someone who doesn’t. It totally baffles me.)

Working in a call center allowed me an opportunity to feed the masses with the small yummy baked goods. I made cupcakes shortly after the wedding, brought them into work and somehow Frack’s now brother-in-law, Mr. PB, got his paws on one. He probably snagged one seeing Frack and I sat next to each other.

At some point, Mr. PB and I became friends on Facebook and started following each other on Twitter. Memory is sort of fuzzy but it happened. Anyways, neither here nor there but a couple of weeks after the wedding, Mr. PB tweeted at me:

My cupcakes bring all boys to the yard. I could teach you but I’d have to charge. // Source: Twitter/Photoshop

Shortly after that, I obliged and make some cupcakes. I even recall using Hannah Montana cupcake liners for the Funfetti treats. Being the nice person I am, I of course brought some to work for Mr. PB. He later texted me appreciation for the treats and that was that.

A couple of weeks go by and a tweet from Mr. PB caught my attention. Being the sports fan and trash talker that I am, I had to reply.

Honda uses these tweets as proof he called the relationship before anyone else.  // Source: Twitter/Photoshop

Just a day after that Twitter exchange, Mr. PB and I had a convo via text that included him performing a Jedi mind trick on me and completely changing the tone of the conversation we were having. Out of the blue, Mr. PB referenced me being the kind of girl he would want to be in a relationship with. After my brain spazzing out for a few moments, I continued down the path he was going. (He later said that the comment was only a joke but deep down, we both know it was the truth.) Mr. PB and I continued to chat via text for quite a while that night and ended up with completely different perspectives of each other. Gone was my perception of him, that he was an immature jerk who was perpetually annoyed with me. He no longer saw me as some annoying girl who thought she knew more about sports than she does. We both opened our minds and eyes up to something we didn’t see before.

Our first date was in the first week of September, we started dating during the second week and just four days later, I took the plunge and told him I loved him. And the rest, they say, is history our story.

Did you find love in an unexpected place? Did your baking skills or social media play a role in getting a significant other’s attention?