Happy Day-After-Valentine's Day!! Yesterday was my six year anniversary. Yes, yes, I know. My anniversary is on Valentine's Day. How sickly sweet. We met during one of my STEP aerobics classes. I was the teacher and he was a student with tons of questions about getting into better shape. To be honest, we actually met before Valentine's Day but we have both agreed to calling February 14th our anniversary because of the following:

Six years ago, I went to the NYSC in Scarsdale, New York to co-teach two Masterclasses (A body sculpting class and a STEP class). It actually took my co-teacher and I about 45 minutes to drive up to Westchester County to start teaching at 8:00am. It was Valentine's Day and we decided to call the classes "The Sweat (not Sweet) Workout". My friend Bobby taught most of the Body Sculpting Class and I was to teach most of the STEP class.

So, after Bobby had finished teaching the Sculpt class, I was preparing to teach the STEP when Bobby started excitedly saying, "Look! Look!". I responded, "Bobby, I am trying to set up my mic!" He then said, "Turn around and look, NOW!" I turned around and there he was. My beloved had come to Scarsdale all the way from New Jersey to take my Masterclass as a surprise.

He had to take the Path Trains from Jersey City to Manhattan, take the Subway from West 34th Street to East 42nd Street/Grand Central Terminal, take the MetroNorth Rail from Grand Central to Scarsdale, then take a taxi from Scarsdale station to NYSC. I'm not sure if I stopped smiling. All I know is that I must have exuded happiness because for years after that class, some of the students drove into Manhattan every Saturday morning to come take my class.

Prior to him, none of the other men I dated did anything quite amazing. Let's just say I was impressed. So, six years later, here we are. Thanks to the gym. And you know what, even if for some reason we don't stay together, Valentine's Day will always be special. Later.

  ¶ 11:41 AM