Once upon a time... Actually about ten years ago, I went to a Christian festival called The Inside Out Soul Festival (now www.thesoulfest.com) on my own. I knew little to nothing about Christian Rock and had never worked a stage before in my life. God willing, entirely, I got on crew. I met so many people, two of whom have become family, many I still love today.
This was July 31, 2001, and on August 3rd, I declared I to my new friends that I, the aspiring photographer and adventurer that I was, would hike to the top of Loon Mountain at midnight and await the sunrise. Shockingly, no one wanted to come with me. Yet, behold! Jesse, mild-mannered (okay, thick-tempered at times) introvert, sees this foolishly outgoing girl ready to throw herself into the wilderness alone and speaks up, "I'll go." In hind-sight, I think the group may have smirked and taken an additional step back at the invitation. Honestly babe, in your head were saying, "WTF did I just agree to?!"
Well, the whole story is written out elsewhere, but that night Jess was my hero and still is today. We married five years later, August 12th, and I think we're more in love now than before. Cheesy yes, but true. I've already got my daughter saying that Daddy is Mama's best friend and that's the kind of person she should marry. My son, well, right now wants to marry either hockey or a motorcycle.
So buck up all you lonely-hearted! True Love still exists today! And buck up all you tiredly-married! It can still be what it was or something else, good and new and happy! And carry on all you Love Birds! I do have friends out there who are still in love years later! Raise your glass to True Love my friends! And I also raise mine to the love of my life, Jesse! No other guy could put up with me, nor could another have held my heart so long ;)
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