Station 3 Venue

Station 3, otherwise known as "Stonewall", was one of Houston's original fire stations. Built in 1903, its everlasting motto, "Trust in Us" can still be seen etched into the buildings stone today. In the beginning, Station 3 firefighters used to put out Houston's hot flames using horse drawn wagons and steamers!

Station 3 is one of the cities historical landmarks, located directly outside of downtown. The original brick, wood floors, concrete beams, and intricate hand carved exterior stone work all add to its timeless beauty and charm.

Station 3 underwent a complete restoration project in 2014, bringing many of its amenities into the 21st century.

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First Impressions

Their story began with a company that Amanda had been consulting for several months before Adam started. During his first week, she followed him down the hall to a meeting. He was lost, but she followed him anyway. He looked so confident she would follow him anywhere. Later, their whole team was moved to the basement, putting them in cubicles beside each other. Although there was a physical barrier between them, they would occasionally meet eyes. They would sneak glances through the crack of the cubical wall. They later came to find that the company was pretty awful, but not everyone there was.

Cat and Mouse

Adam was soon asked to lead a new project building an app. He quickly brought Amanda on board for her design expertise. Team members immediately noticed that there was chemistry between them. They, however , were quite clueless. Adam was almost certain Amanda had eyes for him. She was certain of the contrary.

As the stress from the project increased, so did Adam’s smoke breaks. Interest peaked and through rain and cold weather, Amanda started going on breaks with him to “get some fresh air” as he would say. Overtime, she even started giggling at quite a bit of his jokes.

Somewhere between the gradients and button styles, a fair share of cat and mouse ensued. Before long, they were talking less about work, and more interpersonally. Adam started asking her to get drinks on Fridays, after two excuses, Amanda had to go to her pastor's wedding but assured him she wasn't making it up. One final attempt, close to the end of her contract with the company no less, she finally agreed.

The drinks went well, so a couple of days later they went to dinner at Flower Child for their first official date.

The Kitties Meet

After a while, Amanda started to worry about Barbara being lonely during the day since they were spending a lot of time together at that point. It was time for their kitties to meet. There seemed to be an unspoken understanding that the interactions between their kitties would be a determining factor for the future of their relationship

In hindsight, it was quite a tumultuous exercise. There were many days of transporting Barbara back and forth, many days of cycling the kitties between domains. After a while, they began to become acquainted and possibly even fond of each others' presence.

They have since become inseparable.

The Squirrel Arrives

About six months later , Adam was listening to a podcast during his usual commute home when he suddenly heard some strange noises. He paused his podcast and listened closely. It sounded like a kitten! Was he hearing things?

He quickly exited the freeway and pulled into the nearest parking lot. He popped the hood and there, laying terrified on the battery, was a kitten. He quickly and without much thought, dove in and grabbed the kitten by the scruff of its neck. It bit a hole clear through his nail, but there would be no crossing the road for this kitty, so he quickly opened the backdoor and tossed the kitty into his car!

Getting her out of the car is a story for another day but, she was safe and would be happy soon enough. The timing was right! She became our six-month aniversikitty.

The Plot Thickens

After several road trips and a splattering of family gatherings, Adam started to realize that he was rather fond of this pretty lady indeed.

He started sneaking away to a jeweler here and jeweler there. He almost got caught on one occasion, but plans were beginning to be made! This beautiful lady must be his. But not any ring would do. No, he must find the perfect ring!

Adam started looking and thinking about an engagement ring as far back as August of 2019.

Covid Strikes

Hide yo kids, hide yo wife

As the world’s fire turned into a steady blaze, they decided to hunker down and wait out COVID in the bunker that was their apartments. Adam helped Amanda move into the apartment right next to his. It makes it much easier to see your boo during a pandemic when she’s right next door!

They stayed calm and tried to continue their usual shopping trends while the public ran amok over toilet paper, but they may have played it a little too cool.

The Proposal

Adam hatched a plan. He would propose to Amanda during a weekend with her family in Galveston! But when the day arrived, he realized that he had forgotten the ring. He missed the perfect opportunity! Many drinks were had.

He knew there wasn't going to be another opportunity for months to come as whispers of the city shutdown started propagating. But there's no time like the present; real men don't wait for opportunities; they make them.

He took her out by the pool, kissed her, and dragged her in to propose. Getting soaking wet after dusk was surely going to be memorable.

"I distinctly remember being terrified of dropping it in the deep end." Amanda's sister Amy had quite the laugh a day earlier about it.

Our Engagement Photos

After spending a little while waiting for the curve to flatten, they soon realized that the national dumpster fire was going to continue to rage along quite happily for the foreseeable future. There was no end in sight. Amanda did her own nails, Adam tried to tame his unruly mane, and then they wandered out into the industrial wilderness to get pictures taken. Amanda’s friend Andree was there with her fancy shooter. She had some rather tasteful location ideas for their photos. Some were taken near Sawyer Yards and the rest in Memorial Park Conservancy.

Looking towards the future

See you there!

Or maybe online, that might be smarter.