Eleven Eleven
I’ve had some insanely coincidental, serendipitous, magical, synchronistic, (insert whatever you think about this sort of stuff) moments in my life. Some people call it God. Some call it chance. Some call it the flow. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s pretty incredible when you notice it. I’ve had a LOT of these moments with Sarah, and I choose to believe that it means I’m on the right path.
One of these great coincidences involves the sequence of numbers 11 11.
Sarah and I went on our first date in late September of 2017, and we hit it off pretty quickly. Early on, we figured out that we both had a connection to 11:11, and we started a kind of game where whenever either of us noticed that it was 11:11, we would text the other person, “Happy 11:11.” This happened almost every day (and continues to happen still to this day).
When we realized this was going to be more than dating and had the potential to be serious, I decided to throw a party for all of my friends to meet Sarah. This ended up being on November 11th (11/11).
The first TV show we watched together as a couple, which we picked randomly knowing nothing other than the title, ended up being entirely centered around 11:11. This one really freaked us out! And the list goes on…
So a couple of years pass. We’re madly in love and planning our first big vacation together: a two-week road trip out west to visit the Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks. I’ve decided I’m going to propose on this trip, and I’m heading to pick up the engagement ring, thinking about how, when, and where I’m going to propose. I’m a bit nervous about the whole thing, so I say a little prayer asking the universe for a sign or some indication that I’m on the right path. I get to the jewelry store, pick up the ring, and am at the counter checking out, when one of the women who works there suddenly exclaims, “Whoa! Did you see that?”
“No,” I say, “what happened?!”
The woman replies, “Your watch! It just read 11:11:11 — down to the second!”
I start laughing hysterically, and tell the woman she has no idea what that means for me, and thank her.
I love synchronicities, and I notice them a lot, but this is one of my all-time favorites. Our 11:11 inside joke is the reason we are getting married on 11/11.
❤️ Jeremy