~Love Stories~ How did you meet the love of your life?FReeper Canteen 1-11-07

[fatima]

~Love Stories~ How did you meet the love of your life?

At Last My Love Has Come Along Dedicated to To My Dear Husband, Peter by Anonymous My husband is currently serving in Iraq, and I dedicate our love story to all the soldiers whose love crosses the world this Valentine's Day. At the end of my first date with a man named Peter, I heard a perfect stranger telling him "he had better marry that girl".

The story goes like this.... I was asked out on during summer break by a man with whom I attended college. I was a nervous woman, but we had a fabulous time together in downtown Houston, Texas. Our night ranged from a Chinese restaurant for dinner, to St. Petes Dancing Marlin for strawberry cheesecake, until we arrived at a jazz cafe named the Red Cat Lounge. Peter had been a perfect gentleman all night, and I let him know I was ready to leave the jazz cafe as the night wore on. He kept stalling and saying that we would leave soon. After our agreed upon thirty minutes, I stood up and told Peter "Let's go". Well, that's when the lead singer of the band looked at me and said "You can't leave yet". At that moment, the lead singer looked at me and said "This is for the woman with the beautiful green eyes" and began playing the song "At Last" by Etta James.

Peter knew that was my favorite song and had apparently secretly requested it be played for me. He had never heard the song before, and did not even know it was a love song until he heard the chorus that night. "At Last My Love Has Come Along, My Lonely Days Are Over, and Life is Like a Song" is the chorus, and little did we both know that night the song actually had come true in the beginning of our love relationship. At the end of the song, the lead singer turned to Peter and said "you better marry that girl".

How pleased would that perfect stranger be to know that "At Last" was the first song that Peter and I danced to as a newlywed couple exactly two years later on May 29, 2005. Since we have married, Peter and I have longed to visit Hawaii to celebrate our love and our marriage. The thought of lying on the beach at night, sipping margaritas while lying in a hammock, while feeling the ocean breeze on our faces is a dream. To walk along the beach at night, explore the lushness and the vegetation, and to experience the mystery of the island would be a priceless experience.

I am planning on surprising my husband with a trip to Hawaii when he returns from his tour in Iraq. After being apart, I can't even envision the joy it would bring to be together in a fantasy land "at last".

I used to work as a probation officer in western Washington State. I had one difficult parolee who kept reoffending. I was forever convincing him to go to the eastern side of the state—out of my jurisdiction. Once there, he'd reoffend and another parole officer would get him to move back west! Finally, this other officer and I decided to meet to discuss the problem. "This other officer" is now my wife. We didn't invite the probationer to the wedding. —Bill O'Connor, Anchorage, Alaska

Late one night I heard someone banging around in the hallway outside my apartment door. It was so loud, I finally got up to investigate. When I opened my door, a man fell into my kitchen—passed-out drunk. I tried to shove him back into the hall, but he was too heavy. Instead, I left him on the floor, went to my bedroom, pushed the dresser in front of my door, and went back to sleep. Not long after, I married the lug.

[fatima]

Really-leg sweep,so glad you met.thanks for the story Just another Joe.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[luvie]

You're very welcome.

Is it still cold enough to produce black ice up there?

Hope ya stay safe!

[luvie]

Fatima! She just gets cuter every day....and is growing so big! She's adorable.

[fatima]

OK You have the record-2 weeks(((Hugs)))Fatima

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mayor, for today's sustenance for body and soul.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Its VERY cold!
18 degrees..but no ice tonight!
BRR!!!
TT!!!
Bring in some more wood, and I'll make you a hot toddy!
Deal?
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, LCpl Michael Carter, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[LowOiL]

For the record, my two year old (well almost 22 months) was quite interested in your little Sarah. He just started staring at the computer screen at her, think I almost heard a whistle, but naw... couldn't have been.

Smile

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Robert, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

Thanks also to Jeremy and Daynnis.
Prayers for your safety and success as well.

[fatima]

Thank you for stopping by ShadowDancer.

[SandRat]

The Yin and the Yang.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Match.com in 1997 married on 1999 and are very happy. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Kristen, for your service to America.
Welcome home!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Jon, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[fatima]

It seems a lot of people are saying that,great story republicangel,Thanks,Fatima, I like that you saved the shirt.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, JemiansTerror, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[fatima]

Hi MS.BEHAVIN(((Hugs)))

[SandRat]

But did ya miss church any more?

[SevenofNine]

HI I Kenny Rogers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXNiY9p4ST8