My High School Sweetie

Yes I had one.

Don't laugh ... you did too!

And the best part about mine - he is still my sweetie!

So yes I have a story to tell.

Long long ago in a land far far away

This young girl with huge hair and very large red glasses

Spotted a handsome prince across the way

The young girl upon seeing this beautiful creature

Knew she had to be his wife.

So she did what any other 16 year old girl would do

Called on her friend to go tell him he was cute

And he did what any other 16 year old boy would do

Tried to act really cool around this young girl

And so it began ....

Yes this is how I met my high school sweetie.

And YES I had huge hair & glasses.

I was sooo cute!

We both lived in homes

Me in a girls home that was affiliated with his boys home

I was from Oklahoma

He from Texas

We started this dream July 1990

He & I were to graduate in May 1991

We lived miles apart -

Gosh I don't remember exactly how long that drive was

But it seemed like it took us days to get there.

I remember driving to Boys Ranch with all the girls

We would go for different events

And all the girls were going for different reasons

To get out of our hell hole

To be in different atmosphere

But me?

I was going to see my future husband

And the drive sucked!

So then we'd finally get there for a dance or whatever it was

And then the wait for my future husband to show up would start

Oh that would be a killer too.

We would finally be reunited

We would have our dance

Or whatever event we drove all that way for

(we personally were told constantly - NO PDA)

Then I would cry & start the drive back to no mans land.

But we wrote everyday!

Ok almost everyday. 

We were soo young

And sooo in love!

So after a full year of being crazy about each other

And making many plans for after graduation

The day came & went

I came home to Oklahoma

He stayed in Texas

The time came & went

We just grew apart

He went on with his life

And me with mine.

Apart.

But we never forgot.

Through the years he would find me

I would try to find him

We would talk

I would cry

We never hung up with telling each other we loved each other

We always knew one day we would come back together

Even if it was when we were old & grey.

Well in 2005 he called me.

After we hung up I cried.

For a long time.

I needed this beautiful creature back in my life.

I couldn't wait for years for another call.

I couldn't.

So I called him back the next day & said I don't want to wait anymore.

I love you.

You love me.

Marry me!

Yes I asked him to marry me.

Well here we are in 2010.

His heart lives with me now.

And forever.

I never knew love could be so amazing.

I never knew I could be so happy.

And I am.

Happy.

So this fairytale has yet to end.

It was only on hold.

I can still remember the way his kiss felt the first time.

I still feel that thrill everytime he kisses me.

I am happy.

PS: We still have all those letters we wrote!

They make us laugh so much!