On this date nine years ago tonight, J and I met for the first time. It was a blind date, set up by our mutual friend, L, whom I worked with at the time. We decided to make a weekend of it, hanging out with L and her husband at their house. There was much food, many tipsy beverages, much geekery, some bowling, and sparks flew! And, I daresay, they're still flying! :)

Nine years and many adventures (both good and not so good) later, we're still together. We're in it "for the long haul" as J always used to always reassure me, and our longevity seems to prove that. ;) Some people ask--"what about marriage?" after being together as long as we have. We figure--if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. We're both perfectly content to "live in sin" as we have been, but that's not to say that marriage is never in the picture. It's just that I've been burned pretty badly once already in the marriage game, and J's not in any rush, either, so...yeah. I think we'll get around to doing "The Deed" eventually, just not for now.

Anyway--here's some pictures!! :)


A shot of J and me from 9 September 2006 at the Dunn's wedding (the hosts of our first date!).
Brendan_and_Lydia_Wedding 003


And, again, the most recent picture of us, from 7 March 2015, at Minnehaha Falls.
Jason and I, Minnehaha Falls, 7 March 2015

Happy ninth anniversary, honey. I still love you to the moon and back again... <3
lady_curmudgeon: (Default)
( Nov. 24th, 2014 12:58 pm)
On this date in 1962, my parents were wed. They managed to stay together until my father's death parted them in 2003. I would like to imagine they remain together today, only now it's in The Other World, wherever that may be in your belief system. I'm not sure if that's in a Christian God's Heaven or elsewhere, but I believe it's A Good Place for them and that they are alternately loving each other and driving each other crazy wherever it is that they currently reside together.

Happy 52nd anniversary, Mom and Dad. I love and miss you both... <3


Mom and Dad at their wedding reception, 11-24-62

Pam and Jason 12 Oct 2013

Eight years ago today I went on a blind date set up by Lydia, a friend and co-worker, who thought that me and her friend Jason would be a great match. The plan was to make a weekend of it at her and her fiance's house; Jason would come in from Bolingbrook and I from Kenosha and there would be much chatting, drinking, eating and watching movies to be had as an easy way to get to know each other better. Seemed okay to me, and to him, too, I think...

I figured I would be making a new friend, nothing more. Blind dates, after all, are sorta a crap shoot. Little did I know we'd actually make a love connection and still be together eight years later! He's my best friend and soul mate. We've been through good times, great times, not so great times, and bad times, but we always make it through it all--together.

So here's to successful blind dates! Happy eighth anniversary, honey! I love you to the moon and back again... <3
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