A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-17-03...Taking a Chance on Love

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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A love story, an anniversary, a surprise......

Today's thread was going to be a regular profile of Ohio FReeper chance33_98,  although he didn't know it!
It was to be a surprise -- a sort of wedding anniversary present -- with his wife LadyShallott furnishing the information.  But as I read her words (taking out a few of the personal details), my mind began to take a whole different direction -- this one!

Won't you please join me in wishing them both a Happy Anniversary .... and .... let them -- and us! -- eat cake! :)

       

"I knew from the moment I saw him that I was going to marry him.
As strange as that sounds its the truth." ~ Chris

Chris believes that fate had something to do with meeting her future husband. Living in Bakersfield, California, she was offered a temporary job in Tehachapi, 45 minutes away, with the company that employed Todd. Unsure at first whether she wanted to make the drive every day, Chris ultimately took a chance and accepted the job.

"He was a quiet computer geek who worked upstairs, and I found a million reasons that I had to go upstairs to see him.   He was completely unaware that I was trying to get him to ask me on a date. Finally I asked him to go to dinner. And the rest as they say is history."

"Two weeks after we met I took a cab (yes a cab -- $200 worth!) from Bakersfield to Tehachapi, because my car was in the shop. We've never been apart since that night."

"On July 17th, just months after we met, we were married. That was five years ago."

"With this ring, I thee wed......."

"Todd truly is a knight in shining armor to me. When we met I was a staunch, tree-hugging, Clinton-loving hippie. Through his patience, he slowly opened my eyes to the truth. Not just politically but in the spiritual sense as well. I found the Lord through him. We would sit many nights and read the Bible."

"He is a soft spoken person who is passionate about what he believes in. And through these soft spoken ways I have never felt so much love or learned so much about happiness. He is a devoted father to Hannah (affectionately called Boo-Boo)."

"Some of our most cherished times are the times we have spent together as a family. We tried for three heart-wrenching years to have a child. After we rode the emotional roller coaster for so many years we quit trying. We bought an RV and decided to just spend our free time fishing and camping."

"The Lord works in very mysterious ways I suppose. Nine months after one of our first weekends in that RV, our little Hannah Rose was born. :) So now our little family is complete."

More About FReepers
LadyShallott & Chance33-98

Chance33-98 registered at FReeRepublic on November 9, 2000, and after freeping for almost a year, persuaded his wife to become a FReeper on August 29, 2001. Among his hobbies and interests are: math, photography, arts-n-crafts, painting miniatures, and reading. Chris sums him up as "loving God, computers, family and Bush. LOL."

LadyShallott, or Chris, as we've come to know her, describes herself as: "a 32 year old stay at home mom who is happily married to chance33_98." That beautiful little redhead, "Boo-Boo", above, is the pride and joy of them both - and understandably so!

Both Todd and Chris are amateur photographers, and some of their work has been published in photography books. Below are a few of their Angel photographs which were taken in various historical cemeteries in Ohio.

~ Mother and Child ~

~ Old Rugged Cross ~

~ Flower Child ~



And Finally.....

Chris also wrote, "We have no official wedding pictures", so I thought I would make her one.   LadyShallott, as a modern day "Flower Child" when you married, here is the way I pictured you as a bride:

Happy 5th Anniversary,
LadyShallott & Chance33_98

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[dutchess]

Oh yummm..ready for my coffee and donuts!

Happy birthday Rocky!!!! Giz is sending a special treat!

[dutchess]

Take it from someone who's been married a little bit longer -- it only gets better from there

Amen :o)

[LadyX]

(Dear Mr. Chess Playr,

Please note Freezie's choice for a gift for her birthday, but don't let her know I tipped you off! )

[dutchess]

GailA: we are working on #21 in Oct.

mhking:Our 18th is at the end of September

We're 28 in October. Yikes...where does the time go????

[dutchess]

Perfect song and graphic for today Aqua. I'll freepmail you in awhile :o)

[LadyX]

(Okay - Player - eyesight blurred)

[dutchess]

Happy FR Anniversary Itsbacon and Auntbee. May there be many more!

[dutchess]

Hi Cal..looking forward to your return!

[dutchess]

Hi Free...what a sweet calendar today!

[dutchess]

"Ragged Glory" was one of my favorite songs...am going to have to break out my Neil Young album (oops...did I say album..????I just dated myself LOL!)

P.S. Love your tag line!

[dutchess]

Hi Dave....the champaign is looking good!

[Diver Dave]

And my, you do look handsome in that tux. :)

Well thank you. Wanted to look my best for the Anniversary couple.

[Aquamarine]

Hear Bette sing Wind Beneath My Wings and view a pretty page HERE :)

That was a pretty link. I like that song too. :)

[Aquamarine]

It would be wonderful if I could put it in a frame.

If you have a good printer you could print that wedding pic out and frame it.

[Billie]

Good morning, Chris. I've been looking forward to this day and hoped you'd be pleased at the direction I chose.

Sorry to just now get to you - had drop in company for coffee, and they just left.

[Calpernia]

Demerit to Billie for not issuing a 'tissue alert'!

That was beautiful!

Happy Anniversary!

[Billie]

I'm glad you like it, Chris. I've printed many of the photographs I've edited on my PC - if you don't have a good color printer, you might save that photo on a floppy and take it somewhere like Kinko's and get them to make a nice glossy print for you to frame.

[Diver Dave]

Happy Birthday, Rocket!

~"Jack"

[dutchess]

LadyX...Boy you are quick with the anniversary gift choices!

[Calpernia]

Ah, Billie, better keep the Champagne away from Free. She had too much Scotch Whiskey on the tagline thread the other day :)