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This is courtesy of Donna, who had such nice responses and even included pictures. I’m playing along, even as I roll my eyes a little. But don’t be fooled. I’m just trying to not be a romantic. My husband will rat me out in a heartbeat; I’m hopeless and only am only faking it when I’m trying to be all tough (though I’m also in denial, as I don’t think I’m faking it…).
Where did you meet your husband?
At work, that fine John Deere dealership where I began my after-college career life. Ah, I’m getting all green and yellow just thinking about it…
What was the first thing you said to your husband?
I have to admit, I don’t remember. It probably had to do with the parts department, since that’s where I worked. I started at the back parts counter, which got parts for the shop technicians. He was a shop technician (and is still quite a technician, those his job has changed a lot since those first days when I knew him), and like all the others, had to come to the parts counter to get the parts for what he was working on. Talking was a big part of our courtship, since you asked. We would stand there across the parts counter, he on the tech side and me on the parts side, and talk for hours after work. He has these big brown eyes and I got the impression that everything I said was important. I realize now they were probably glazed over but he saw no escape. :)
Where was the first kiss? first date?
Again, I don’t know about the first kiss…I think it must have been a goodnight kiss at my apartment. Our first date was to see Sixth Sense on Friday the 13th (of August). He asked me what I was going to do that night, and I told him it was probably high time to scrub the tub (it really was, but if you’ve read anything else on this blog, you know that I was fishing, being coy, because anything is better than housework!). He replied that it was too bad I wasn’t free for a movie, and being ever the smart alec, I told him to just come out and ask and I’d love to go.
Did you have a long or short courtship/engagement?
Well, it depends on how you look at it. We dated for over five years, but we got engaged in July and married in November the same year. So I guess we had both!
Where did you get engaged?
On the Oval at
Where did you get married?
In our little parish church, packed full with all 150 people it would hold. It’s the same little parish I am now employed by and the same little parish where I began my Catholic journey.
How did the reception go?
It didn’t really go anywhere; it stayed all in the building it was supposed to. It was a great meal (there are priorities to what you should spend your money on, and in my opinion food is at the top!) and the kids had a blast.
How was the honeymoon?
Honeymoon?!? We were back at work on Monday morning. No wait, he was; I was taking his mom to surgery and then interviewing for a position with our parish (which I ended up getting – God is good!). Someday we’ll go on a trip somewhere exotic and call it our belated honeymoon. Paying for the wedding was enough for that time around!
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