First meeting...
Jason and I are both part of a group called the 501st. It's a Star Wars costuming club that does a lot of charity work. Jason was originally living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. But had come up to Michigan to troop a Star Wars book signing event. I was standing at the end of a row of books in full Stormtrooper armor when Jason walked by in his armor. He stopped and said, "How's it going, sir?" I replied, "Going well, trooper!" Jason a little embarrassing that he couldn't tell I was a girl, mumbled "Sorry, miss!, and hurried off. We didn't even know what each other looked like!! LOL!
It wasn't until a few weeks later that Jason came up for another event in Michigan that we actually got to talk with our helmets off. We hit it off right away. Jason came up again for a comic con the following week later and again we chatted and hung out. He came up a third weekend (Memorial Day weekend) and asked me out on our first 'real' date.
It wasn't until a few weeks later that Jason came up for another event in Michigan that we actually got to talk with our helmets off. We hit it off right away. Jason came up again for a comic con the following week later and again we chatted and hung out. He came up a third weekend (Memorial Day weekend) and asked me out on our first 'real' date.
The adventure...
Jason and I drove back and forth from Detroit, MI and Fort Wayne, IN for about 2 years. We tried to see each other every other weekend (when possible). Eventually we started talking about moving in together. Jason looked for jobs in Michigan, since he had made a lot of friends here with all the visiting over the last few years. Thankfully, he was able to find a job and we found an apartment together.
The nicknames...
Jason and I are known as Humper and Thumper in our social groups. We earned those nicknames back at the after party of that first comic con we hung out at. I had gotten a lower back tattoo that evening and was showing it off to everyone. Well, when I showed it off, I also stuck my butt out a bit. LOL! One of our friends decided that I should be called Thumper, because of that. Well, Jason was spending the whole evening with me and we from room party to room party. So another friend, said "Well, if she's Thumper, then he's Humper!" And somehow those names stuck with everyone from then on. Eventually, we had been together so long that people rust started referring to us as the 'Umpers. :)
The proposal...
Jason and I went to visit some friends for a BBQ after trooping an event. Later in the evening we were all sitting around a bonfire. Jason came up behind me where I was sitting and gave me a small neck message. He then stood up and made a small speech to our friends. He told them how they were all very special to him and that he felt they were like family. And that he wanted them to be part of this very special moment. He then brought his arms down over my head with a ring box in his hands. He asked me if I would become a part of his family.