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She Said Yes…
Posted under Wife by Mike 
There I was standing on the sand on a beach in the Caribbean. People are milling about, getting the food ready, taking pictures, setting up the video camera, a minister talking to me as I’m half listening. The scene at the time was a little surreal.
Nine months earlier I was single. Being divorced for the last five years after being married for more than a decade and a half brought a new perspective. I enjoyed dating, but I was looking for a relationship again. A partner who I could spend the rest of my life with. Someone who would “enhance my life.”
Then she appeared one day in May, Mother’s Day to be exact. Her picture on the dating site was cute. I started my mental check list of things I was looking for while I read her profile.
I already established she was cute (recent picture), Check
The right age (just a couple behind me), Check
Her daughter is a teenager (I don’t want to raise young kids), Check
Stable job (teacher, close enough), Check
I said she was cute, right? Check
OK so my list wasn’t very long, but it was important.
I called her and we met that afternoon of Mother’s Day at a wine bar near her house and talked for hours. It was like meeting someone for the first time and yet feeling so comfortable with them. Things just “clicked.”
She and I dated for the next five months. I met her daughter, she met my two girls. We had long walks and talks about anything and everything. I was falling hard. I asked her to be my wife.
Which is why I was standing on that sandy beach in the Caribbean watching everything around me in a surreal way. But all of that melted away as I stood there next to the minister. Our daughters stood with us to witness our vows. She walked up to me in her white dress looking as beautiful as ever. When the minister asked her the question,
She said yes…
Happy Third Anniversary Honey.
Awwwww….and a Happy Anniversary to you, too.
That is so sweet. Congrats to both of you and your families.
Tara R.’s last blog post..It’s good to be home!
Just beautiful. Congrats to you both. You are a lucky man.
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A real good feeling for sure. MANY MORE!
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Happy Anniversary!
Weaselmomma’s last blog post..In Fond Rememberance………..
Wow! This story was much, much better than all the New Years Resolution stories I’ve been reading over the last few hours.
Thanks for that!
Oh … And … Happy Anniversary!
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What a great post.
Here’s wishing the two of you a long and happy life together.
Happy Anniversary! I love her hair in that picture. I’m glad to hear you didn’t drag out the dating thing. You either know or you don’t know if it’s the right person. So happy that you found love again.
P.S. Did it help that she liked wine??
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Congratulations to you and your wife…
Here’s to many, many more.
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Nice post my friend, and strangely enough, she looks happy to marry your sorry butt
Here’s to many many more wonderful anniversaries.
m@’s last blog post..update of several things
Tara - Thank you for the warm wishes.
OhCaptain - Yes, I am a lucky man, or she just doesn’t see well.
Oscar - Yeah it feels good, so does she.
WeaselMomma - Thank you
Practically Joe - Previous post was the long boring resolutions one, sorry you missed it.
Trish - Thanks for the wishes.
Cocotte - It helped very much that she liked wine. Might have been how I got her to say yes.
Kandee - Thank you
Matt - The sun was in her eyes and I think she thought she was marrying the guy down the beach. She got stuck with me instead.
Congratulations and happy anniversary to you both!
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Happy Anniversary, Mike! Hope you all had a great time.
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Happy Anniversary, Mike. Here’s hoping you won’t need to have a third wedding.
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Tom - Thanks for the thoughts.
NukeDad - We had a great time.
Uncool - I am not going through this again…
Sigh. I just got chills!! Happy Anniversary and Happy New Year!
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movin - Great to hear from you. And Happy New Year to you and the family.
Happy Anniversary! It’s great when it’s right, isn’t it.
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Thanks for more help in making my decision.
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yay! congratulations!! (three months late)
i love the picture you used by the way.
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