confessions of a quiet, quirky couple

Curtis and I are rolling merrily along with married life (PTL! Being married is awesome. I'm so glad God called us to it.) We're very much enjoying our Awesumn Rocktober dates and hermiting together. Work is great --we thank the Lord daily for providing so well with jobs we enjoy, a house to live in, and our perfect friendship in each other.
The only thing we seem to be dissatisfied with is finding a regular companionship in others --this has been bothering me a lot more than Curtis. We want close friends (the bible calls us to this kind of fellowship), but don't feel like we're living that out in the right way. That is probably a product of our not reaching out.
I've always taken a very long time to get to know and be comfortable around people, but I think something more has crept into my personality over the past few years. Being social is a struggle. I have a desire in me to have deep friendships with people, but feel overcome with a strange anxiety around people that I don't see everyday. Even if I've known you for a while, adrenaline rushes like crazy and I either get really quiet, or unusually energetic with very little to say. This can make for some awkward moments.
Curtis loves me and finds it endearing --I've been this way since he's known me-- and I'm grateful for that.
So, friends: If we seem aloof or reclusive at times, the truth is that... we probably would rather be alone... but! we also want to hang out with you. We'd like you to get to know us, and mostly, we'd really like to get to know you.
We seek your patience and grace in getting to know us! Once you look past the anxiety thing, Curtis and I are pretty dorky fun people. And I think that equals cool.
Yeah! ...that totally equals cool. :)