So much has happened since I last posted so I will catch you up.
I started dating exclusively the man I referred to as my Cracker Jack Prize. he became my best friend, soul mate and love. If you had asked me if when I started dating that I would find the perfect man for me I would have laughed at the thought.
CJP and I talked to each other every day. Each evening at 9pm he would call me and we would talk for hours. During the day we would text and call each other also. Our lives began to revolve around each other. The distance on where we lived from each other was an hour and a half away but it did not matter. Each weekend he would come stay with me or I would go to his house. I began to get to know his children and family and he began to get to know mine. We both have a strong sense of family and our lives became a series of dates and get togethers with each other and with our mutual families.
CJP is a romantic. I would find lovely cards hidden in my car, mail or in my apartment. Each day I looked forward to the surprises he would shower me with.
Every kiss brought butterflies to my tummy and I began to fall deeply in love with CJP.
I had never felt the kind of love that CJP was bringing into my life. I thought that this type of love was something that was in the movies and did not exist in real life. I had to pinch myself to make sure that by anwering an online ad I was given the gift of love, friendship and mutual respect. God had answered my prayers by bringing this man into my life.
My favorite movie is an old film called "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with Audrey Hepburn. The local shelter was having a fundraiser and showing the movie at the Crest Theater. I invited CJP to attend the movie fundraiser with me and he gladly accepted. He told me that he had never seen the movie and would love to go with me as long as we could have a date night the next night. Of course I said yes. On the night of the fundraiser everyone was encouraged to wear their favorite little black dress and a tiara if you had one. We went to the fundraiser with my daughter and best friend. The four of us had a great time and I was so happy to share my favorite movie with my love.
The next night CJP took me out to dinner to Mortons Steak House. When we arrived the resturant, the manager said our table was not ready and offered to buy us drinks in the bar. I looked around the resturant and saw empty tables but the offer of a free drink sounded great. Soon we were seated and the waiter began telling us about a wonderful chocolate dessert that took extra time to prepare and that we should order it with our dinner. I stated that it seemed like it would be too much food, but CJP insisted we should have a special treat. The service at the resturant was impeccable and we chatted over dinner about different topics. The conversation never lagged and I was enjoying everything about our dinner. The food, the ambiance and of course the company. CJP asked if I enjoyed the movie we had seen the previous night. I said yes. He then asked if remembered the part of the movie when George Peppared asked Audrey Hepburn if the Brazialian man had asked her the 4 majic words? I gushed that Audrey Hepburn character was named Holly go Lightly and the magic words were "Will you marry me?" and I turned to look at CJP. As I turned to look at him he was holding a ring box with a beautiful ring. He said "Will you marry me?" I began to cry tears of joy and said yes. CJP slipped the ring on my finger and suddenly the resturant manager was taking our picture of the special moment. We hugged and kissed and I told him I wanted to tell my daughters. CJP said that he had called my daughters a week before and told him he was not asking permission to marry me but letting them know he was going to ask me to marry him. He had also called his daughters. Everyone knew accept me! We called our family and they were excited that I said yes and that we were going to get married.
We set the date for 8/11/12. CJP said he did not want to get married in Reno and wanted me to have the wedding I never had. I was thrilled.
With the help of my girlfriends, daughters and daughters to be we began to plan our wedding. One of my bestfriends agreed to become a minister so she could marry us.
My youngest daughter and other best friend volunteered to be bridesmaids. CJP's granddaughters were our flower girls. His grandson was the ring bearer and his son in laws were the groomsmen.
So many people stepped up to make our wedding beautiful. A friend made our cake, another friend put together people to help decorate Masonic Lodge. The wedding was more beautiful then I could imagine.
I am now married to my best friend. Each day is a blessing and I thank God that he brought this man into my life.
We have been married for 6 months now. We went on a fantastic honeymoon that included a weeks stay in Puerto Rico and another week on a cruise. I fall deeper in love with him each day.
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