A sort-of Anniversary...

It was five months ago, as of yesterday...five months since my life changed completely.

At forty, I had given up on love; I figured it was something for other people, not for me. The Prince Charming I longed for as a little girl had been replaced along the way by hopeful contenders, broken promises, broken hearts, wishes left unfulfilled. I longed for a man who would never love me, broke the heart of a wonderful man who tried to love me, drifted away from a man who tried (as I did) to make it work, but in the end realized the current was too strong against us.

I had resigned myself that forty was the time to start thinking spinsterhood was my only option. It wasn't the path I had chosen--it had chosen me.

Then, out of the blue, along comes a message from a friend of one of my student's parents. He had heard good things about me...would I like to meet for coffee? Never one to turn down coffee (especially if it's free), I thought, "why not...what do I have to lose?"

Turns out, I had the whole world to gain.

I walked in, and here was this big handsome bear of a man, blonde hair and smiling green eyes that sparkled when he saw me. We were comfortable right away; there was none of that awkward first-date conversation. We talked as if we had known each other all our lives. Two and a half hours passed like minutes. We didn't even notice there was a major thunderstorm going on outside until the servers at the coffeehouse told us.

When it came time to go, Greg asked me to stand under the awning while he went to his car in the pouring rain to get an umbrella for me. That was the moment I started to fall in love with him, only I didn't know it at the time.

It's been five months, and this sweet, wonderful man has proven to be my Prince Charming...I found him after all. He is kind, thoughtful, understanding, romantic, soft-hearted, and so loving that it astonishes me. He never fails to tell me I'm beautiful every day. He is a wonderful father to his son, and he is anxious for the day he will make me a wonderful husband. Sometimes he drives me crazy, but he always makes me happy. He's my companion, my lover, my confidante, my protector, and my best friend.

Here's to five months, and to the lifetime to come...