The Story of My Life!!

Thirty Six years ago today, when I was 19 years old,

I married the man of my dreams.

My life began when I met him, a few years earlier.

It's a funny story, perhaps a little long, so read if you like...

don't feel like you have to.

I have never "told" the story here before

and I thought today would be the perfect day to do that.

 

I was 15 years old when I got my job at Burger Chef.

I had been working for years, babysitting,

cleaning hotel rooms at the shore...

it was just another job and a way to make a little cash.

 

My manager was a skinny guy with red hair,

his pants were stapled together where they needed to be sewn.

He was a hard worker and a little bossy.

I was surprised that he was a manager as I was older then he.

He was nice, but a little too serious for me.

 

Burger Chef closed at 9 p.m. and most nights I worked till closing, so did he.

 

We started talking, well, I started talking and he started listening.

When he started talking I realized he was interesting and funny...

different then the boys I would usually date and I really liked him.

 

And let's face it, he needed someone to sew his pants.

 

So, I asked him out on a date, and he said no. 

True story...

I was pretty surprised.

I asked him out several times after that, the answer was always the same.

 

My senior prom was coming up, I was dating John...

he was o.k. but I liked my manager better.

I asked him to take me to my prom and he said, no.

 

No...I was a confident girl and I couldn't really believe it

He wouldn't budge so I went to my prom with John.

Before we went to the prom, there was one stop I wanted to make...

Burger Chef, so the love of my life, who was working that night

 could see me in my prom dress.

 

He was not impressed nor jealous.

 

I broke up with John...he was nice but he wasn't Chuck

and I wanted to date Chuck.

 

I don't remember how long it took after that

but he finally asked me out on a date.

He borrowed his sister's car and we drove down to the inlet in

Point Pleasant and did what we always did...

we talked for hours.

 

I fell in love that night and 2 years later on Christmas Eve

he asked me to marry him...I said YES!

 

"Long story even longer, my life began when I met you.

You love me like no one else ever has,

you saved me, you protected me, I am whole because of you." 

 

You are the air in my lungs and I will adore you until the day we die.

 

Pooh said it best when he said,

"If you live to be 100,

I want to live to be 100 minus one day,

so I never have to live without you"