Seeing the Light

There are some things that I know are true for me. One is that I am totally in love with Sharon. When she looks at me and I hold her hand, most of the time I can feel my heart beating faster. It is not just the thought that it may lead to more (;-) but how I feel about her. It is love and desire. We have been together for almost 35 years. I met her through her friend Lauretta. I liked her from the start but being young and stupid I thought that she was too young for me at that time. That was April 26th 1974. It was my half birthday and I asked her for a half birthday kiss from her even though I had met her only minutes before. The kiss was as memorable as it was unexpected by her when I leaned in for the kiss and got it. It took a little more than two months before we went on our first date and that was to a 4th of July fireworks display at Valley Streams Fireman's Field. When I had finally asked her out, she did not think I was serious and it was not until a couple of days before the fireworks show when I asked her what time I should pick her up that she realized that I had not been kidding her before. Things sped up but did not become exclusive for about another half year as I went away to college for the first time and did not know how a long distance romance would work out. I guess in my case it held up pretty good even though I did go out with several young ladies at New Paltz.
It is funny how Sharon always said she knew right from the start that she knew that I was the one. She never wavered on that even when we hit some ruff patches as will happen in every good working relationship.
Then the marriage came and I still can remember getting ready for the day. I woke up early to shower and went to the Interfaith Chapel at C.W. Post early. I did not want to take any chance that something would happen like a flat tire or a traffic jam. We made it to the exit off the LIE in record time and stopped to grab a little something to eat at this luncheonette. Larry, Lars, David and I walked in. We must have looked great as we were all in tuxedos. All of them were different colors and bright next to each other.
It was a perfect day, warm but not too warm. Definitely joyful too. From the ceremony we went to the Knights of Columbus Hall on Rockaway Ave. in Valley Stream and had a great time at the reception. When we came out and were introduced for the first time as man and wife I looked to Ray, Sharon's father. We had put on rabbit ears to try and make things lighter because as the preparation had gone on it got more and more serious. When I saw Ray smile and start to laugh there was a great feeling of relief. Later when we left, our car was tagged with cans and shaving cream. As we drove home for the first time as man and wife, people pointed and I still remember hearing some say, "hey look, they just got married". I was so proud and excited. Sharon and I kept looking at each other and smiled and held on to each other.
I don't know why I started writing this but it is a pleasure to relive the happy parts of out life together and I know that this is my version but this IS the way I remember it. I can almost hear Sharon asking me, "but what about this thing and that thing?" My answer is that those are the things that YOU remember and if you have written about the history of us, you should include that in yours.