~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.

[Soaring Feather]

WOO HOO #900 to you! Way to go Ma.!

[altura]

Get some prozac.

I am serious!

[guinnessman]

I was a volunteer tutor at a center for inner city boys. A week before Christmas they had a party for the tutors to thank them. I wasn't that interested until I found out that it was open bar.

Soon after I arrived at the party, some women who were tutoring at the center for inner city girls came in. There were three very attractive women looking at a poster with photos of the place where they were volunteers. I figured that I'd go up them, ask a really dumb question, and see if any of them were nice enough to answer my question. I did that, and she stepped forward and very politely answer my stupid question. We kept talking for another hour and a half.

We've been married now for a little over 14 years.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I'm sure you enjoyed the last photo. ;-D

[altura]

Well, I'm a girl but I'm gonna be a good girl and direct the domestic partner to your home page.

He will enjoy it far more than me.

PS It's not porno in any way, shape or form.

[P.O.E.]

We were volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity project through our company - she had gone with a girlfriend & I just went because it was not far from my apartment. We both got assigned to shoveling gravel for the new driveway. We had a fun day chatting & working. I accidentally left my sweater behind at the end of the day (honest! it was accidental). She called me up to say she had it, and we met at the local pizza shop for me to pick it up. We kept exchanging e-mails, meeting for lunch, etc., and the rest is history.

She always says if I could admire her while shoveling gravel, it must be love.

Oh, and we still have the sweater enshrined in the closet.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I've been on anti-deps, and they made me feel even more emotionally dead (not to mention, it destroys any desire for sex). I've suffered from depression for virtually my entire life, anyhow. Tons 'o fun.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"PS It's not porno in any way, shape or form."

Darn, I need to try harder next time.

[Spyder]

Thanks ;-). The Army was good to us. My husband was honored to have President Reagan as his CIC when he first entered the Army, then President Bush 41 and finally President Bush 43 when he retired. We prefer not to think of the one in the middle, #42.

[Uncle Miltie]

In the Science Exam it began it (Janet)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Selective memory loss can be a good thing. d:o)

[AZamericonnie]

Happy Birthday Tamar! Ma brought the cake so I brought the party supplies!:) A fellow capricorn!

[Boxsford]

wonderful, wonderful story. thanks so much for
telling it.

[SandRat]

Back now; all went well, had a "Great!" meeting for all the Adult leaders.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome home, Sand. It is always good to get good reports regarding Adult leaders.

[SandRat]

Cub Leaders Learned about the upcoming Pine-Wood Derby and what's the Cub Theme for February along with the crafts - songs - skills - silly Cub Scout Jokes.

Scout Leaders learned about Cold-Weather Camping Skills.

All learned about the Kick-Off of the Friends Of Scouting Fund Campaign, how we are doing at rechartering completion 93% as of tonight and leading the other three Districts by a wide margin.

WOO-HOO!

[wku man]

You're welcome, Kathy...but it was truly my honor and privilige to have served. Thanks to you for the flags...they are my favorites, along with that of my adopted homestate, Idaho.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOO-HOO indeed! I love Pinewood Derby time (and hope most of the Dad's really let the boys make their own cars).

[wku man]

:-)

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!