13. Write about your significant other

<3 dane

Jeffrey Dane Wilkinson is probably one of the most amazing men i've ever met. Yes, I know I gripe on him all the time but its just because I love him. He got kinda upset about the last blog I wrote because I made him seem like "he doesn't do anything" which is untrue, he does. So here's my interpretation the real Dane.

(and yes, that is him surfing, which he's been doing since he was six)

We met when I was 18 and had been living in Wilmington for just under a year. I had been through a lot in past relationships and I honestly wasn't looking for a boyfriend. I didn't even think he was that cute until my friend brought it up. We actually met through my roommate and her boyfriend and we all went out one night (which I barely remember) and he slept on our couch. The next morning I woke up my roommate emi, and I was like "who the hell is that guy on our couch?!" she was like "I dont know, one of Aarons friends." and we ended up going to the beach that day. My other roommate, Nadia, told me he wanted to go to the beach bars that night with us and I was cool with it. He literally didn't speak one word to me the whole time at the beach...I thought he was shy and weird. That night I don't even remember getting ready for how we got to the beach but I DO remember him buying me a shot of tequila (my favorite) and who knew that was the way into my heart?! The rest is history.

(below is taken from our first night out together)

He was living in Charlotte at the time, but ended up moving two weeks later and we never seperated. He actually left his credit card and I called to tell him- and he said "oh i'll get it later, you can buy something if you want." So Nadia and I went to the gas station to buy some cigs and the card got denied! He later told me it had been maxed out and he knew the whole time, what a jerk! haha! We spent that whole summer, fall, winter, and spring together and last June I found out we were expecting. I mean, he could have run- or asked me to get an abortion, but he didn't. He stuck by me and was happy, even though some people weren't and thought we were "too young" or not financially ready to have a child. We stuck to our decision. I was a nightmare when I was pregnant. I cried ALL the time, coming to terms with losing my adolesence and friends who disowned me because I couldn't get drunk with them anymore. I HATED being pregnant, but literally, he didn't leave ONE night out of the whole nine months. He stayed with me, and didn't even hang out with his friends because I didn't want to be alone. AND he married me...What a special person.

 I can really say he is my BEST friend and I can tell him anything. He stayed in the room the entire time during the delivery and was such a trooper, even though it was SO late at night and we were exausted. Our PERFECT baby was born on 1/11/11 and we love him. Dane is a great father to Slade. He works his ass off at his job to support both of us. Right now I can't go to school or work because we don't have a baby sitter and we are not willing to put Slade in daycare. So he has a lot of financial pressure on his shoulders and he does so well. I'm so proud of him for stepping up and being an AMAZING dad. We may not get a lot of down time together but just knowing he's there for me is all I need. So, baby- I'm sorry if I made it sound like you don't do anything because you KNOW you do. I LOVE YOU. You are perfect for me.