Top Ten

My Top Ten Memories during those nine months before we were married

10.  Hanging out and Fondue Cooking together. Fondue cooking helped me to look like a pretty good cook.

9.   Working at the Haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. When working at the Haunted Mansion you are not allowed to smile. One night I did my job to good because someone came up to me and told his friends "Look at the dummy" and hauled off and punched me in the mouth because he didn't think I was real. It was so worth the look on his face when my mouth started bleeding and I started crying.

8.   Being in a car accident with Guy. It was all my fault. Guy was in his car and I was following in my moms car. It was the day after we got engaged. While sitting at a red light I remembered I still had a picture of an old boyfriend in my wallet. No better time than the present to take care of that. So while my head was down I thought the light turned green but it didn't and I crashed into Guy. All ended good. Small dent to his car and no damage to my moms tank. Just a fat lip when I hit the steering wheel but I was in good hands. Guy was a paramedic with the Orlando Fire Department. REALLY What was I thinking?

7.   Being Head Majorette my senior year of high school. I had been baton twirling since I was in the 5th grade. I was so happy Guy got to see me being a majorette with the band at a football game.

6.   Guy bought me a CAR. It was a 510 Datson.  I don't know much about cars but I loved it!! I thought his car was a Porsche.  It was really a Datson 240Z

5.   Saying YES to the Dress.  Enough Said!!!!

4.   Learning to shoot and going quail hunting with Guy and his brother. I found out I like to hunt quail and I think I was kinda good at it. At least that's how I remember it.

3.   Graduation

2.   Our First Date. I was so nervous. I was 18 and Guy was 23. He took me to this fancy restaurant called the Bodega. I ordered Lobster. I was so scared that when I pulled the lobster out of the shell it was going to fly across the room. I was trying to act  more grown up. After dinner we went walking in a park in downtown Orlando.

1.   Getting ENGAGED!   At the same park we went on our first date <3

The Next Nine Months

Nine months after we met we were married on October 11, 1975. It's not what you might be thinking. In those nine months I got engaged (Valentines Day 1975), we met the families (I met his mom,dad and 2 younger brothers and he met my mom and dad and I have no brothers or sisters), got a job (Walt Disney World), graduated from high school, planned a wedding, got my first car (510 Datsun) and searched for our new home we would live in after married. When meeting his family I found out that his brother was dating a girl that I knew. She would talk about her boyfriend which is now my brother-in-law. We spent a lot of time with them. I finally had a brother and a sister that I never had before. I was enjoying every moment of my life. All of my free time was spent with my Guy. Because of his work schedule we could spend a lot of time together. Guy was a Fireman and Paramedic with the Orlando Fire Department. He worked 24 on and 48 off. And I was allowed to visit him at the station when he was working. I truly felt like Cinderella and he was my Prince in a orange 240Z which I thought was a Porsche. I loved the way I felt when I was with him. I was so excited to get married!
To be continued and "In Retrospect" we'll talk again soon. :)

The Night We Met

It was the weekend after Thanksgiving in 1974. I was a senior at Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. One weekend a boy from my school called and asked me to go with him to a Debutant Ball. I'm really not going to share my opinion about Debutant Balls because I am now related to one of those Debutantes. And to be honest I still don't really get it. But it seemed like it might be fun, so why not. The event was at the Country Club. I had never been to a country club before or worn a formal dress. So this was kind of a BIG deal night for me. I felt like Cinderella going to the ball. Pretty much as soon as we got there my date took off and hung out with the guys all night. So I just sat and watched everyone having a good time. Then the night started to get a little more interesting. I guess as the story goes it was getting close to midnight so my Prince Charming needed to show up soon. And just then a guy sitting at the next table stood up and asked if anyone wanted to do the bump with him. That was a popular dance. My girlfriend said "Terri Will" and pushed me out on the dance floor. I thought to myself he's cute and I'll never see him again so why not. I didn't know his ENTIRE family and EXTENDED family was there. Before the night ended I got to dance one more time with this guy I just met. I mean really his name is Guy. This time a slow dance which was a little awkward because he brought a date with him, also. But she didn't want to dance and my date was still hanging out with the guys. I found out later he hung out with the guys because he likes hanging out with the guys if you know what I mean. Four days later my Prince Charming called me and asked me out. And that's how we met almost 37 years ago. To be continued and "In Retrospect" we'll talk again tomorrow. :)