I thought this evening I'd share how my hubby and I met.

We met through an online service called Christian Connection in 1997. He was living in Portland, OR and I was living in Fort Worth, TX.  We started writing each other through the service in early fall and then progressed to sharing our real emails and also using ICQ a real-time chat program. There was many a weekend that we chatted all day Saturday! We talked a few times by phone but it was much cheaper to chat online so we didn't do that too many times.

Eventually we felt we needed to meet. He flew out to Texas Christmas Day 1997 at 7am in the morning. I met him at the airport wearing my nicest red skirt suit, carrying a single red rose. I already knew I was in love with this man and we had friends and family on both sides praying about our meeting. Within 2 hours he popped THE question. I said yes. Then 2 days later he flew home.

We did not see each other again in person until March of 1998. I conspired with his parents to fly out the weekend of his birthday and surprise him. I've been told this is one of the few times his mother was actually able to keep a secret from him....hehe. He was completely and totally surprised! They picked me up at the airport and drove me to where he was working and a co-worker they had roped in escorted me up to his cubicle. What fun! I was only there for 4 days and then flew back home to Texas. THAT was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.

The next time we saw each other was when he flew out to Texas the week of our June 6th wedding. He came with just enough time for us to apply for a marriage license. We were married on June 6th, 1998 in my cousin's living room by my grandfather. Our wedding was to be the last wedding my grandfather perfomed. My beloved Papa passed away December 22nd, 1999.

We just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this year!

God Bless, Anne