Love Story

It was an ordinary Fourth of July like all the other ones I'd spent so far...except it wasn't.

On this July 4th oh so long ago, my brother was away in the Navy.

My parents were visiting my grandmother in Pennsylvania.

And I was home...alone.

The plans I'd made with friends...changed at the last minute.

My cousin Megan called to invite me over to their family barbecue.

And there he was...this man I'd never met.  My future husband. 

Sitting in my uncle's living room.

Like me, he'd had no plans to be there.

But, fate stepped in and brought us together.

He was a friend of Megan's cousin Candy and she had insisted he go, too.  

I thought they were together...turns out, they weren't.

Funny thing, just days before I had sworn off men for awhile...declared my independence:)  I was turning 25 that summer and had decided I'd kissed too many toads.  And then, Prince Charming showed up in my own "backyard" {well ok, more like Megan's backyard}.

I don't know if it was love-at-first-sight, but it was pretty close.  Within a week, Brett & I had our first date.  The rest, as they say, is history.  Yes, there were some beautiful fireworks on July 4th,1991...and not just in the sky.

Happy Valentine's Day, B...I love you more!!