~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.

[HiJinx]

Water Babies!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, David, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[fatima]

Hi SevenofNine(((Hugs)))

[monkapotamus]

Hehehe yeah they probably get their news from you!

[SandRat]

Sister, from your lips to GODs ears.

[fatima]

You think a like,that is so nice Liberty Valance,Thanks,Fatima

[Common Tator]

Lisa I am nearly 20 years your senior. I had what was diagnosed as terminal lung cancer in 1997. I beat it for nine and a half years.

A few months ago I was diagnosed with an extension of the lung cancer that resulted in a brain tumor. I had brain surgery about 3 months ago. My realistic chances of long term survival are slim and none. I am prepared to die.

It is long past time for you to forget about me and get on with your life. I am very happy for you and your new guy. I wish you both all the best.

But please don't feel sorry for me. I don't fear death any more than I feared life. I will fight for my life as long as it is practical to do so. Then I will accept death as nearly all humans do.. as natural and inevitable.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Well you do have some wonderful lobster, and we do not. I remember one summer in the 60's when I was about 14 driving your coast eating lobster. Dad drove, mom picked lobster meat, and my brother, sister and I stuffed ourselves. When we finished one, we would stop at a roadside trailer/cabin/ cafe and buy another, freshly cooked and wrapped in newspaper. Beautiful state.

[fatima]

God bless you and your wife tubebender,tell everyone the Troop thread says Hi.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

jw…..#50!!
AZ.....#100!!
Seven.....#150!!
fatima.....#200 and #250!!
swmo.....#300!!
Houston.....#400!!

[fatima]

Wow,You always knew,Thanks abigailsmybaby.

[SevenofNine]

HIII Fatima

BTW MONK I wouldn't be surprise if all world leaders SURF FR HELLO even crazy Iranian prez he probably surf it TOO so check out nasty infidel Freepers goof on him

I am worst I am infidel and A woman LOL!

I am twice bad according to him

Speaking of that report from AP wire YESSS US navy kinda confirm they going send another figheter ship to Iranian coast OH OH

[luvie]

Well, I am TRYin' to help ya! :D

You need to join our club here in the Canteen for grammies and grammpas.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Jade Falcon, for helping keep us free.

[luvie]

Tony is a very loyal FReeper! :D

[fatima]

I am too and they told their stories for our troops.

[monkapotamus]

"I am worst I am infidel and A woman LOL!"

And you fight them at CVS - they fear you!

[fatima]

Congrats dleecomeback07,thank you for your story,fatima

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, tongue-tied, for your service to America.
Welcome home!!

[SevenofNine]

MANNNN I never learn to live that down ROFL

I am pretty gal but dont tick me off or I nail you with Turkey during Thanskgiving shopping and cosmetic sale during when Olay is on sale ROFL