High School Pic - Dad
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Isn't he cute? This is my Mr. Wonderful over 35 years ago. He wasn't my Mr. Wonderful back then.....he was Mr. Shy Awkward Nerd.
I met Mr. Shy Awkward Nerd in Sunday School. I had seen him once before and was determined to meet him, so determined that I went to Sunday School after working the night shift.
I came early, he was late!
I was hoping to sit with him during church, he decided to sing in the choir!
I lingered longer after church hoping to run into him, he went directly to his car.
Fortunately, he was parked behind my car and we ended up going out to lunch together. He took me out for pizza and I ended up paying for it. The more embarrassed he became the cuter he got.
I went home amused and intrigued.
He went home and called his mom about this Virginia Beach nurse he had met.
His mom told me later that she knew he was smitten right then and there!
I met him in March, was engaged by April, and married in July.
Slowly over the years, he began to be less shy and awkward. He gained confidence, a measure of success, life experience and three lively active children that knocked off the rough edges of two inexperienced parents.
This July will be 33 years. ( and he truly is....My Mr. Wonderful!)
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So sweet. I have a anniversary coming up this week. It's our 10th but we've been together a total of 19! I'll be posting some wedding photos. I enjoyed this. Walked over from michele's.
*sniff, sniff* How sweet!!!!! What a great story!!
I, too, was determined to catch my husband, and catch him I did...met in November, engaged in January, married in February! :)
My daddy was one of those shy awkward nerds. You would never know it to look at him now...and I would have never taken your Charlie for nerd material! :) He's a good 'un! :)
Awwwwww, what a nice post.
Here via Michele's.
Ohhhhh my goodness! What a LOVELY story! Really really SWEET! You didn't waste any time with that young fella did ya? Daisy! LOL!
Happy Anniversary! Nerds make the best Spouse Thingys, don'tcha think? ;) (only mine wasn't so shy...but still the nerd!)
Here via Michele's today!
Who says "you have to know the person long before tying the knot to make the marriage work"? Good memories to share!
Congratulations on your forthcoming 33rd year! We just celebrated our 32nd anniversary last March.
That was a short one. But I don't believe in long engagements. I believe that people in love feel when they really belong to each other. So why wait for a long time. Wow! 33 years and mine was only 30. Happy Anniversary on July.`
BTW, my Monday Memories is up too.
What a great memory!! Also what a wonderful picture of MR. Wonderful too!! I guess we at at one time or another wish that we could Catch that one perfect guy. In our case I could not understand why my guy was actually chasing me and to this day 42 years later I am still wondering WHY!!! smile!! What a guy we both have!!
Awww, that is so sweet! You went after what you wanted and got it! ;) You have to do that with those shy ones. lol Thirty-three years, that's so awesome! A true testament to true love!
(I don't know if I'll have a MM, either my server is down or my blog has disappeared off the face of the earth...I'm thinking it's the first, since that's what the error message says. It's driving me nuts, I haven't been able to access my blog since Friday! I'm going through withdrawals!)
I'm so happy you still find him wonderful after all these years. What a nice 35 years it must have been. Here's hoping for 25 more!
Awww, wonderful memories! happy anniversary and many, many more!
He chased you until you caught him! Great story. And congratulations for your 33 years together. Can you pick 'em, or what?
My MM is up.
Awwwwww! And they lived Happily Ever After.
Too sweet.
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awww...how cute it that?!! And what I love is how obviously IN LOVE you still are!!
We had a short courtship, my Mr. Wonderful and I as well. We met when he critiqued something I'd written for a Christian group. We lived in different cities, so after becoming friends and talking and emailing for a month he came to visit me in June and FIREWORKS!! (The first thing he did when he saw me at the airport was give me a kiss:) Then I visited him in July, He came back to me in August and in October he moved to my town...and November 7th we were married!! Some of my friends who are still single say love doesn't happen fast...and I say, oh, it can happen quite fast if it's the RIGHT one!!;)
He certainly looks like a perfect Mr Wonderful! What a sweet story! Congrats on the soon to be 33 years of marriage; that is just awesome!
What a goreous story, Daisy! And your Mr Wonderful really does seem to be.....wonderful :-D
Oh, and love the piccie of you two kissing in Central Park!
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My MM is up!
Oh, that is So sweet. What is so cool is that your story and my story are very similar.
I met Mr. Cozy Reader in September in the dining hall in college. We had our first date in October. Got engaged in December and married in August. This August we celebrate 33 years too!!
Ain't that something?? Blessings on you.
What a sweet post, mom!
Loved reading this memory story! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on 33 years together! =o)
Your post made me smile!
Great, great story. What's the date? Thanks for visiting.
Short and sharp. Just like a scene in a movie, but a real-life beautiful event still unfolding. Nice.
What a sweet story. I visited for T13 and was browsing around a bit.
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