Shoutout Sunday #7: The Marvellous Jaimee and Jason Deak

Top photo: The awesome Jason Deak. Middle photo: Jaimee and Jason on their wedding day on May 31st 2003. Bottom photo: The wonderful Jaimee Deak.

It takes a special situation for me to write about more than one person during a shoutout - the only other time I've done it so far is for my family - but with the lovely Jaimee and Jason Deak it's a no-brainer, as they're truly an amazing couple, a couple who both came into my life around about the same time, and a couple who I one day dream of being like! They both became my friend through Facebook back in January 2013, through our shared love of My Chemical Romance (to think, they split up just two months later!), as well as through a mutual friend, Randy Hyson Jr. I think it also initially helped that I'm English/British, as I found out pretty soon that they both absolutely love Britain, from Top Gear and Doctor Who, through to the fact that they both have ancestors from Britain: Jaimee's maiden name is Linthicum, which is of Welsh origin, and they both have connections to England, Scotland, and Wales.

It was actually on two separate occasions where I actually realised that they each really liked me, not just as a part of this magnificent online family who all loved the same type of music, but also as a close friend. On the 14th of August 2013, Jaimee tagged me in a beautiful status amongst her "best friends and family", with a link to the song "Here's To Us" by Halestorm. It was so nice to be included in this status, and it's something I never forget. I fell in love with the song, and even to this day it will still make me think of Jaimee and Jason. She then introduced me completely to Halestorm, giving me loads of songs to check out, and it showed me the type of music that they both adore. Yes, they love some modern rock, such as My Chemical Romance, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and Avenged Sevenfold, and they also listen to all-sorts of genres, but their hearts will always be in hard rock, classic rock, and metal - it's just one of the many things they have in common. As all the phenomenal friends I've met online through music show, when you share a connection to the same band(s), it's often really easy to get along. As well as Jason, Jaimee, and I sharing a love for the same type of music, we also all love our sports and video games, and I know Jason loves playing online on his beloved Xbox, and they both love playing games - like NHL, Rock Band, LEGO Marvel Superheroes, etc. - with their son, Kristian.

Top photo: Jaimee meeting Frank Iero, the rhythm guitarist from My Chemical Romance. Middle photo: One of the family's cats, Latte. Bottom photo: Jason with their rat, Moxie.

On the 3rd of September 2013, I found out what type of guy Jason really is. I got my very first tattoo (and still my only tattoo, although I will get more one day!) on that day, and I uploaded a picture to Facebook excitedly, having told barely anybody what the tattoo was going to be - only my best friend, Pete, and girlfriend (at the time!) knew before I got it done. It was something I had thought about for many years, weighing up so many ideas in my head, eventually 100% deciding on getting these lyrics on my right forearm: "As my memory rests, But never forgets what I lost", from Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends". To me, this gave the tattoo two meanings: it was for a band I had loved for many years, and it would be a tribute to those who I've sadly lost from my life. The response was almost unanimously positive, with even my mum and dad liking it, but there was one person who was giving me some bad feedback and turning the whole status into one big confrontation, and what was an even bigger surprise is that it was one of my close friends from real life who was doing this (just to add: this situation is all under the rug now, I'm over it, and I've forgiven my friend)! Jason was one of the many people who stuck up for me, and it was then that I learnt that he was a good friend, and somebody who cared about me.

Jaimee and Jason are loyal, loving, passionate, sweet, and incredible human beings, and it is my privilege to not just know them, but to also be able to call them good friends. I know I'm far from the only one to think this, too, as the amount of support and love I've seen them both get on Facebook, when, say, one of them has been in hospital, is amazing. I've, of course, been there for them on those occasions, and always done my best to prove I'm a good friend, and I will forever be there for either of them if they need me. They have been there for me with relationship advice when I've needed it, they've helped me when said relationships have abruptly gone wrong and ended, and they've had my back on many occasions. I look at them as a perfect couple, the sort of relationship I dream of one day having, but Jason once said to me, "It hasn't been sunshine and rainbows all of the time, but it always comes down to her and I against the world", and maybe that's why they are such an awe-inspiring couple: because they're a team, and work together to overcome anything that may be thrown at them. They really are the sort of people you want on your side in life, and I really hope we one day meet, as it would be an unforgettable experience. I know we'll be friends forever - I love you guys! ^-^ <3

Top photo: Family time, playing some Rock Band. Bottom photo: Jaimee, Kristian, and Jason.