I met Edward in my first year of college. We both wanted to be high school English teachers, we both had the same adventurous spirit and a passion for kids. He was everything that I was looking for and I was everything that he was looking for. I didn't really think that things were going to last, but he surpsied me and I quickly fell in love, as did he. By the fourth year of college he proposed and three weeks later we eloped. Everyone was surprised, especially our family, but we didn't care. We were in love and that's what mattered at the time.
Now ten years later I still haven't gotten used to his adventurous spirit. He still surprises me every day with crazy things to do that most people would turn their nose up too. My personal favorite was the night when he brought us to a place that served exotic animals and insects. To this day I regret the chocolate covered ants. All of that aside, I wouldnt change anything for the world.
Edward led me down the hall to our room and I knew that he had some sort of surprise waiting for me. He opened the door and there was a giant map pinned up to the wall. I turned to look at him and he had a giant grin on his face. "What's this for?" I asked. "I have an idea.." is all he replied with. He pulled a tie out of his back pocket and put it around my head, blind folding me. "I swear to God Edward. You know I'm not into that Fifty Shades of Grey crap!" I said. "Thats not what this is for babe." he said. He handed me something small and metal. It was too small to be a pen and too big to be a toothpick. "What's this?" I asked holding it out in the direction I thought he was standing in. "It's a dart. Now I'm going to face you towards the map and you're going to throw it. Okay?" He said moving me to the right. "What if I hit the wall? What if I break something?" I said. He laughed. "I'll clean it up if you break something. Just throw the dart straight." he said. I took a deep breath, pulled my arm back and let the dart fly. I Heard a thud, took my blind fold off and looked at where it had landed.
"At least I hit the map. Now what is all this for? Why is there a map and why was I blind folded and why did you have me throw that thing?" I demanded. He walked over to the dart, examining where it had landed. "Forks, Washington." He stated. "What does that place have to do with anything?" I asked. "That's where we're headed." He replied. "What do you mean thats where we're headed?" I asked. "Look. I've had this idea for a while. I know that one thing that you've always wanted to do is get in the car and go somewhere new, someplace that you've never been before or even heard of. I thought, why not just throw a dart at a map and wherever it lands, thats where we'll go." he said. "Wait. So we are just going to pack up and go to this town where we don't know anyone and have never heard of, just because I threw a dart at the map and that's where it landed?" I asked. "Yup." He replied.
"What about the cats? What are we going to do with them? We can't just leave them here to fend for themselves." I said. "I talked to your sister Jessica. She can take care of them while we're gone. It's all taken care of!" He replied. I sat down on the bed and took everything in, than without saying anything I got up, walked over to the dresser and started pulling out clothes. "What are you doing?" Edward asked. "I'm packing. I'm going to need clothes for the trip!" I said with a grin. He turned me around and pulled me in for a kiss. I didn't know where we would end up or how anything would even turn out, but I was ready for what was to come. I needed an adventure in my life and it was about time that something fun happened.