Sighing heavily, I entered the gymnasium for my social dance class, dreading yet another wrestling match with Old Joe, the lecherous senior citizen taking the class as an extension course. I reflected that taking a dance class for my phys ed class might be a way to meet men, but maybe not quality ones.
But wait!
A new man sat across the room.
A handsome man!
When the teacher called for us to find partners for the Fox Trot, we sashayed casually toward each other, he extending his hand; I with a smile.
Today we celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary.
I wrote this as an assignment for my Writing 101 class on word count. Since I’m pretty confident with the high word counts, I challenged myself with a low word count. That, in itself, created another challenge because most of the short writing assignments were for fiction, which I really cannot write. Seriously. Then I realized I didn’t have to write fiction; I could write about meeting the love of my life. And so I did.
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Wonderful. Love the photos. This was perfect. A love story. Happy Anniversary to you both.
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Thank you so much! He is the love of my life! I tell my students who are in such hurries to find “that special someone” that I didn’t meet Carl until my last semester in college. He was worth the wait!
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Tracey, At least you didn’t have to wait til you were in your 40’s.
DO you guys still dance?
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Yes. We do dance. In fact, we go to Asheville, NC quite often where they have a great music scene and everyone dances!
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Good for you.
Danny and I use to go to the bar just down the road from us. In the middle of the day and play the Jukebox for hours. Dancing and singing and just having a good time together.
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Good for you too!
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Congrats on your anniversary!
I personally haven’t experimented so much with 50, 100-word stories. Before, I also thought they’re only fitting for fiction/short stories. I love that you played with this style/word count using your own personal story.
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Thank you! When I first saw the assignment, my first reaction was that I just wouldn’t be able to do it, but I teach writing in high school and wouldn’t let my students get away with that attitude! Blogging has been invaluable to me in reminding me about the writing process. And this class has been especially helpful.
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Wow! What a wonderful love story – just like in the movies but I guess it do happens in real life and you area proof of that. Happy anniversary to you and more to come. 🙂
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I know! It’s really almost unbelievable. But he’s wonderful! I smile every time I think of him.
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Yes! I guess dreams do come true for some of us 🙂 Congratulations to you and may you continue to enjoy your journey together. 🙂
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Congrats on your anniversary, I wish you many more years of happiness.
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AWWWW! This is just sooooo sweet! Congratulations! 27 years is indeed an achievement! 😀
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Thank you! Aren’t we sweet? Our friends still say we’re a bit sickening with the holding hands and looking into each others’ eyes.
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Awww. I hope I can have the same kind of married life. Thank you for ebing such an inspiration! 😀
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Congratulations on your wedding anniversary! It seems like we will always remember the very first time we met the “him” and that instant connection. I also still remember the very first time I met my husband like yesterday. Your post makes me smile 🙂
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I’m glad. I smiled the whole time I typed it!
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Sorry i mean we met him not the him …
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lol!!!
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yes it does happen…and leaves one with a memory like the time lightning struck. NICE post!
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Happy anniversary dear ❤ Yes love can happen at the first sight =)
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Awww! This is so sweet and lovely😊
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Congrats. Love the pic at the end.
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I really looked around to find something that I thought would sum it up. I’m glad for the feedback! 🙂
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