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20 Years Ago

DebR on Nov 18 2006 at 1:11 am | Filed under: Feelin' the Looooove, We Are Family

Twenty years ago today - the 18th of November, 1986 - I went on a blind date.

A woman I worked with kept telling me about some guy her husband worked with and how she thought we’d hit it off and wanted to introduce us. I was doubtful. Really doubtful. I resisted for weeks, but finally gave in and agreed (with many sighs and much rolling-of-the-eyes) to go to a little dinner party at her house and meet this person, although I was sure she was wrong, since every blind date I’d ever tried had been a disaster.

On the surface, I should’ve been right. I came to Pat’s house straight from work and I was stylin’ in my red dress and red shoes, with my typically ’80’s Big Hair, along with saucer-sized earrings and bangle bracelets. I would’ve looked quite at home at most any yuppie dance club. He was a tall skinny guy with shaggy hair and a beard, wearing faded jeans, cowboy boots, and a flannel shirt. He looked like he should be hanging someplace with sawdust on the floor. And it wasn’t just the look. We didn’t really seem to have much in common. But there was sparkage, people! Definite and immediate flying of the sparks was going on that evening.

The next day I told Pat “if he asks, give him my number.” He did. She did. He called. A little over two years later, in February of 1989, I married that guy. Sometimes the blind date thing works. Go figure.

Love you, J!

Here’s today’s Daily Art Thang, which has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the rest of this post. :-)


“Berry Cluster”
(clickable)
Hhhmmm….Unless one wants to make something profound of how opposite the shiny red berries and the pointy green leaves are, yet how well they complement each other. Well. Maybe this photo has something to do with the rest of the post after all! HA!

30 Responses to “20 Years Ago”

  1. on 18 Nov 2006 at 2:50 am 1Caitlin

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
    Your happiness makes me gooey!

  2. on 18 Nov 2006 at 5:03 am 2Susannah

    Congratulations, Debs - 20 years is an impressive amount of time! i’m curious - has J ever shaved his beard off, and if he did, how did you feel about it? the first guy i loved had a goatee and the day he shaved it off is forever etched on my psyche - i was so traumatised i made him grow it back immediately LOL
    xo

  3. on 18 Nov 2006 at 5:06 am 3Shaz

    Congratulations!!!!!!!
    And thankyou for your kind words.
    Shaz x

  4. on 18 Nov 2006 at 6:02 am 4rising to the challenge

    Happy blind-date-iversary!
    Lucky you and lucky J… I love it when opposites attract.
    Congratulations!
    Hey, come to think of it, I have yet to blog about how me and my J met too…
    Vxxx

  5. on 18 Nov 2006 at 8:19 am 5gkgirl

    ahhhhhhh…
    i love how he is looking up at you
    in that wedding picture…
    so sweet…
    and you looked beautiful! :)

  6. on 18 Nov 2006 at 8:22 am 6Cherry Tea

    Okay, now I’m crying! That was such an awesome post. I love the pictures, I just love the whole damn thing!

  7. on 18 Nov 2006 at 9:49 am 7Deborah

    Well… the berries are quite lovely, but the REAL “art” is two people loving each other — and that’s art EVERY DAY!

  8. on 18 Nov 2006 at 10:05 am 8QuiltingFitzy

    Great post Deb, knowing you have love is the most awesome thang!

  9. on 18 Nov 2006 at 11:43 am 9candyschultz

    What a great story. Wishing you both many, many more happy years together.

  10. on 18 Nov 2006 at 11:55 am 10Gerrie

    Hi Deb! I met Mr C on a blind date, 43 years ago. I often say a silent thank you to my friends who were looking out for me. I wish you and J many more years together.

  11. on 18 Nov 2006 at 12:22 pm 11Shirley Goodwin

    Awwwwww, I’m crying too! And I’m not even the soppy romantic type. Luck has favoured you Deb, though no doubt a lot of hard work has gone into making your relationship work. Well done!

  12. on 18 Nov 2006 at 12:28 pm 12Vedrana M.

    beautiful story :) wishing you another 20 years of love! xxx

  13. on 18 Nov 2006 at 12:33 pm 13Sara

    Great love story! Am most happy for you and J….many, many wonderful years together!!

  14. on 18 Nov 2006 at 12:52 pm 14liz elayne

    congratulations on 20 years. fantastic…a wonderful story!

  15. on 18 Nov 2006 at 4:25 pm 15Jane Poe (aka Deborah)

    Happy First Date Anniversary … 20 years - bravo! Wonderful photos! much peace, JP

  16. on 18 Nov 2006 at 4:35 pm 16kirsty

    Great story! Love the wedding photo, too, but the photo of you both at the bottom is just magic. That is a “twenty years and we belong together” photo. The expression on your face is just how I feel with Pete…

  17. on 18 Nov 2006 at 4:36 pm 17Mim Smith Faro

    Love the story and the pictures. Love you in all your 80s bridal glory! It still looks like you though.

    Congratulations.

  18. on 18 Nov 2006 at 5:28 pm 18Turquoise CRO

    YaYYYYYY! for LOVE! You were a beauty full bride! and he is sooooo handsome! Congratulations! xo ps. give each other a BIG BEAR HUG for me!!!

  19. on 18 Nov 2006 at 5:29 pm 19Janet

    Oh, that’s so sweet! I think opposites do attract. HB and I are very opposite. You and J look so good together. I especially like the wedding photo and how he’s gazing up at you. You are both very lucky people to have found each other.

  20. on 18 Nov 2006 at 6:02 pm 20swampgrrl

    love that pic of you two, both then and now. love rocks…

  21. on 18 Nov 2006 at 6:39 pm 21Star

    Many congratulations! I think this is the only blind date story I’ve seen that really worked out. Truly one in a million.

  22. on 18 Nov 2006 at 10:03 pm 22melba

    Such a sweet story! and I LOVE the photos!

  23. on 18 Nov 2006 at 11:36 pm 23Becca

    This is a great story…looks like you found yourself a hero, huh?

    Also, thanks for the link to Find Your Spot in your previous post. It appears that my top spot is Greenville, South Carolina, with Clarksville, Tennessee a close second. Right now I live in Detroit and Florida, so either one of those are about halfway in between. Could be a good thing :)

  24. on 19 Nov 2006 at 4:42 pm 24Amber

    Aww! Congrats! I think that is so cool. I love a good love story. You never know where you will find one!
    :)

  25. on 19 Nov 2006 at 10:07 pm 25Colorsonmymind

    What a great photo of the two of you snuggling. What beautiful lovelies.

  26. on 19 Nov 2006 at 11:09 pm 26Janet

    happy first date anniversary!

  27. on 20 Nov 2006 at 1:52 am 27ceanandjen

    BIG BIG smile! Congratulations on a beautiful relationship! I love the two pictures.

    xoxoxoxo

  28. on 20 Nov 2006 at 9:04 am 28Deb R

    Thanks for all the FirstDateAnniversary wishes, y’all! :-)
    If anyone else posts their “how we met” story, I hope you’ll let me know so I can be sure to visit! I love to read the story of how people found each other.

  29. on 20 Nov 2006 at 1:37 pm 29blackdaisies

    awwwwwww … how wonderful : ) getting all misty over here …

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