Note: All of the words first used in that magical year of my high school graduation and meeting the guy I would eventually marry are bolded.
He walks in the room, sporting acid washed jeans, his bluest of blue eyes piercing through me.
My middle sister who set me up described him as "short, but with really pretty blue eyes," but they still took me by surprise
. I wanted to take a deep dive into those pools. Love at first sight? Maybe. Maybe not. But, definitely an instant attraction despite him being about 5-6 inches shorter than my normal type.
. I wanted to take a deep dive into those pools. Love at first sight? Maybe. Maybe not. But, definitely an instant attraction despite him being about 5-6 inches shorter than my normal type.
Not to diss my sis, but we weren't exactly BFFs at that point. She was a wild child with much different taste in about everything, so I doubted her match-making acumen.
I sat there in my off-label blue plaid skirt and jean jacket, hoping his attraction was as instant as mine--and also that he wasn't a complete and utter asshole. (Forgive my potty mouth.) But, as the night went on and we talked, I thought, Welp, this might just go somewhere.
Later, I will find out he did actually think I was "hot" from the start (even without beer goggles), but he didn't really love the skirt (and finally told me after I wore it on numerous dates).
Fast forward 33.5ish years and here we still are. I've heard all his dad jokes, immuned to most of them since my dad fed us a steady diet of them and "entertained" our friends with his "comedy." We entered our thirtysomething years with two small kids and became empty nesters in our early 50's. We are still in love, still have fun, still laugh (and cry) together, still aggravate each other at times, still kiss goodnight. It's been a loonie ride, but this is one time travel adventure I'm happy to be on!
For giggles, here is a list of all the first used in 1987 words.
