Advanced Chemistry

Not wanting to turn this into a mushfest, I just want to say a couple of things about said mush. Life has brought each of us to this space and time for a reason. Had we met at another time, we would not have been ready for each other. It was amazing the rapport we had from our very first phone conversations. I know that chemistry is an overused word, but it is something we both can feel every day. It runs deep, beyond just the surface things. Our morals, manners, world view, politics, right on down to our musical jollies. It all works. And at our advanced ages, we most certainly appreciate this most wonderful curveball that life has tossed our way. Now, anybody got any ideas for a reception hall??

The Best Part

I think the best part about growing older is learning to appreciate what you have. And boy, looking into his eyes, I realize right now I have it all.
I have great kids, great friends, a good job, a supportive family-and now I have a person with whom I can share all of it.

scrapbooking

A good blog has gotta have a visual dialogue to go with the writing. So we'll be reaching into the scrapbook now and then to keep things lively. Here's one from Dec. 05...

eyes and ears

Chuck here:
At this point, I'm just keeping my eyes and ears out for venues and providers of the various goods and services we are going to need (see Cindy's previous post). For instance, this mornings' paper had an ad on page 3 for a dress show that jumped out at me. Since I am the lone newspaper subscriber in this soon to be family, I save it and bring it with me when I see her this afternoon. Example 2: A friend sent me a link yesterday regarding a structure at the University of Minnesota arboretum that pertained to photography. Checking the arboretum website out, I notice that they cater to weddings, and have some very nice spaces available. Now we have another option on our table...
This is going to be so much fun!

A dress?

I stopped by a David's Bridal just to see what I was getting myself into and stayed as long as I could before the waves of nausea started to take over. First of all, the dresses all look like prom dresses and they all are (with very few exceptions) strapless or with tiny spaghetti straps. And I don't think white looks good on anyone.
Ugh.

Yes, we're getting married.

Charles (Chuck to most of you) proposed on our Valentines Day. We've talked about getting married since we met, so to both of us-this is just a natural step in our journey together as a team.
I gave him the impossible task to do an old-fashioned surprise proposal with a ring, but at the same time keep me in the loop as far as timing. And, as usual, he surpassed any and all pre-conceived ideas I may have had about proposals of marriage.