I’ve often argued that Elysha is a nonconformist of the highest order.
And it’s true. There are lots of evidence of this fact, but the ultimate proof is me.
She married me.
No one could have ever predicted it. Case in point:
Our first real date took place on Sunday, March 31, 2003, so when I came to work the next day, I told my principal, Plato, that I was dating Elysha. As my boss, I thought he should know.
He thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke.
“Like Elysha Green would ever date Matthew Dicks,” he called out as he turned his back on me and walked away. “I’m not stupid, Matt. I know it’s April Fool’s Day!”
“It’s true!” I insisted. “No joke!”
“Sure, Matt,” he said, still walking away. “Elysha Green is dating Matthew Dicks. Ha. Ha.”
It took me more than a week to convince him that it was true. Our union was that unlikely.
But a little more than three years later, the person who didn’t believe it possible that Elysha Green would ever date the likes of me would officiate our wedding.
I’ve always been a fan of April Fool’s Day, but this little nugget has always made the day extra special for me.
