Phillip Blackmon and Jessica Rausch
July 23, 2005 |
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Phillip and I began dating on December 2, 2000. Nine months later, Phillip moved to Columbia, MO to begin classes at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I joined him the following December, and have been together everyday since. Phillip will graduate with a degree in computer science in May 2005.
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We met while attending Kickapoo High School in Springfield, MO when Phillip was a senior and I was a junior. We technically "met" many times before throughout high school, however, beagn pursuing a relationship in the above mentioned year.
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On May 29, 2004, I arrived in Columbia (after attending my younger sister's high school graduation in Springfield) to find a dress, a pair of shoes, and a note awaiting me on the bed. The note read that he "wanted to thank me for the night we were about to have." I got dressed up for a preplanned dinner date, and arrived at his house at 6:30. I had a sneaking suspicion of what was about to happen, but didn't want to get my hopes up. I knocked on the door (I normally wouldn't) and he yelled for me to come in. I opened the door, and the entire room was drenched in candlelight, white drapery, and over 6 dozen red roses. He was on one knee center-scene (ring box in hand). A lattice hung above us with ivy and twinkly lights all over. A speech was delivered, however, all that was heard was "Will you..." in the midst of the tears. I said "yes."
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