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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain

Marriages are made in heaven. But, again, so are thunder, lightening, tornados and hail. ~ anonymous

 

 

How I meet the man I love. 

 

 We had met online through Match.com.  That picture above is the one he had on his profile page on Match.com and of course, that picture just begged a question.  He was in training and working for an exotic vet.  The sheriff's department brought this alligator in knowing that it wouldn't survive in the wilds of the Arizona desert.  So seeing this photo, I emailed him and we began exchanging emails, then we exchanged phone numbers and talked for awhile and then we decided to meet.

We met at a mall for coffee and we ended up walking around the mall, several times.  We -- well, actually 'I' talked alot because he was so shy he didn't have much to say.  He was also much cuter in person than he was in his photo.  We ended up going out to dinner because we spent so much time in the mall, it ended up getting late. I really had a great time.  He had heard of a little street fair activity that was half way between us (we lived on opposite sides of Phoenix about an hour away from each other) that he planned to go to the next day so he asked me to join him.  After spending the day together again, I still wasn't sure he liked me and he definitely wasn't one of those hands-y guys either.  We went out to many activities together, movies, street fairs, plays.  I remember the night I fell in love with him.  We had gone out to a play - Little Shop of Horrors - (this was after many dates) and for the first time he put his arm around me.  Afterward, he took me home and started kissing me and I realized that it was leading somewhere, but I wasn't sure how I felt yet and told him that.  He immediately stopped and said, "maybe we shouldn't then." and he -- actually --- stopped!  Unfortunately, I haven't had that many dates that respected me enough to just stop without having to be thrown out or ushered off and then never spoken to again.  After he left, and thinking about him and us and everything, I realized I did love him and I enjoyed his company more than any other I had ever been with. In fact, every day was more fun than the next.  He was just so easy to be around.  The next date, I had him over for dinner, and we had a wonderful time and the rest is history.  We dated more often, saw each other as often as our schedules permitted and by Christmas Eve we were engaged.

He is the first man in my life that has ever put me first - before, I have always been second.  Even after a couple years of marriage, he still puts me first.  He always does what I want to do and I often have to force him to make a choice so he has his fair share of things that we enjoy! lol.  Actually it's not that hard, because we both enjoy many of the same things.

We are both very good at crafts.  He is starting a new thing of sand blasting which he hopes to turn into a lucrative business.  He can etch on any surface: glass, metal, stone etc.  He also makes chainmaille jewelry (chainedbychoice.com if you want to see some of his work) and he is wonderful at making stain glass. He also works in wood - has made cat trees and other things.  He is a wonderful writer also. I love to sew.  I have made many wedding dresses, costumes for various things for myself and the kids and I love to quilt.  I also crochet, cross stitch and write.

We both have played baseball/softball.  I used to play catcher, he was always the pitcher.  He has a black belt in Karate (got it in Japan when his father was stationed there in the Air Force) and I want to work at getting my black belt.  Both of our father's were military so we understand that.

We both love to travel.  I like to just find things to do, be spontaneous.  He likes to plan and look up things etc.  So he does that, I get the surprise and it works out well.

We both do health care - he works with animals as a vet tech, I work with people as a nurse.  (He reminds me that he is smarter because he has to know more species).

We have a sense of humor that matches.  We get each others jokes.  Life is just fun now because we are together.  I never could understand widows that said they would never remarry because they had the best and couldn't ever do better.  Well, I understand that now.  I doubt I would ever remarry if something happened to my husband, because no one could ever hold a candle to him and I wouldn't accept anything less.

So that is my Randy.  The man that I would die for - if necessary.

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