One of the things that my previous not-so-great boyfriend left me with was an extreme passion for skiing. His dad had been a ski instructor, and we’d logged a lot of time on the slopes the previous year. I loved skiing so much that during the fall of my senior year in high school,...
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Part One: First Sight Part Two: The guy in math class Part Three: First Date ——————— A day or two after our first date, John called. He said his mom had asked him to run some Christmas presents to his extended family who lived around town. He asked me if I wanted to go...
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My hubby added another installment to his version of how we met.
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Part One: First Sight Part Two: The guy in math class ——————— We stopped on the landing of the stairs, not upstairs or down, in a swirl of people with places to go. I was half expecting John to chat me up a bit, maybe ask me about another math problem. Instead… “I was...
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During the summer between my junior and senior years I worked at my uncle’s car wash. The 85% male environment — and resultant male attention– bolstered my shaken confidence.  By fall I was more sun-tanned and more confident than I’d been in awhile and ready to hit my senior year. I took a pre-calculus...
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Junior year of high school.  I was the new kid in town, grieving friends in other states, eager for a friend in this new town, but not happening upon one immediately. During our first few weeks at the new high school, my brother and I ate lunch together, grateful for someone, even a sibling,...
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I’ve been trying to think of something fun to write about now that the 30 Days of Nothing is almost done. I’ve decided to tell you John’s and my love story on the installment plan. Awhile back Megan from Fried Okra did a cool series that she called: How I Met Your Father, and...
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