Week 2 Discussion Question Pt. 1

I have been with my girlfriend for about two and a half years now.  Throughout that time we have gone through amazing times as well as some very troubling ones too.  When we first saw each other it was a fourth of July party at a mutual friend's house in our hometown of Los Gatos.  Both us kept on looking at each other, but didn't approach one another until I decided to "man up" and go talk to her.  Once I broke the ice and introduced myself to her and her friends talking to her came very easy.  Before we went our seperate ways we exchanged numbers and continued to communicate by phone until our first date two days later.  Very quickly it went from an I-You situation to an I-Thou communication situation.

Our first date was like any other first date with a potential relationship.  We talked about our favorite things, love for sports (which attracted me to the full capacity with her), where we were born and raised (both from Los Gatos), etc.  We didn't really get into very much personal information until our third date.  That was where I began disclosing personal information a lot of people don't really know about me or my family, except for the few people that I trust in life.  I could tell that I could trust her with the knowledge I was telling since I could see the kind of person she was.  It was mutual feedback from her end too with her disclosing personal information about herself as well.  We dated for a month before we both felt it was the right time to pursue a real relationship.

After being together for this period of time we both realized that we really don't have any topics that we can't discuss between one another.  As I said before we have had our fair share of good times and bad times.  Yet we always got through the bad times by talking it out, and becoming a stronger couple with each issue.  Both of us are very stubborn people and we know we feed off of each other's emotions sometimes.  However, we understand that it takes two to solve a problem and we always end up solving our differences.  I would be lying if I said that we were the same now from when we met, and that's okay with me.  The way I see we make each other stronger and are always there for each other when we need the other.  She is my best friend, and that why I plan on proposing to her in the near future. 

Introductory Post

Hey there everyone! My name is Mike, but for this course we are partaking on I am known as NinerPride408.  I am Communication Studies major at San Jose State University. If everything goes according to plan I should be done with SJSU by the end of next spring 2013 with my BA. I am a transfer student through West Valley Community College where I received my AA in both Liberal Arts and Communication Studies. I am new to the blogging thing so I am hoping this course will make me for familiar with this whole blogging phase.

I am a huge sports fan, and I am a huge bay area sports fanatic.  My favorite teams are the San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors (even though they are really bad), and San Francisco Giants/49er fan (hence my name). My grilfriend (and soon to be fiancee) are current ticket holders of the 49ers, and we have already guaranteed our seats for the new stadium being constructed in Santa Clara. I like to be constantly active in my life since I cannot stand still. This makes being in school very difficult since I don't like sitting down and not moving around. However I understand that getting my degree is a MUST to be able to move in life. On my own time I am a workout freak as well is my girlfriend. I also partake in mix martial arts to also help keep me active and in shape.  The particular martial arts that endulge in are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muy Thai Boxing, and Kickboxing. Some of my favorite shows I enjoy watching are Sportscenter (like that wasn't obvious at this point), Sons of Anarchy, Archer, Game of Thrones, Spartacus, Family Guy, South Park, The Office, and Modern Family.

To finish a little about myself I just want to say that my biggest fear is failing in life, or for that matter in anything.  Even though I can't succeed in everything I know that what I don't succeed only makes me stronger.