Bob and Donna

10 years ago last Saturday I went on a date that changed my life.

It was Sunday, July 18, 1999.

Donna and I had met online and after only a few emails we discovered that we had known each other in the past.

Actually, there is a little more to the story than that… Donna, it turned out, was a bridesmaid in my first wedding! She had grown up living next door to my first wife and they were best friends. Even though she was a bridesmaid in our wedding, I didn’t know Donna that well, and after the wedding, life carried us separate ways.

It wasn’t until many years later that we met again online. In the meantime, I had been married again… and divorced again. I was raising my eight year old daughter and pretty much enjoying life, when Donna came into my life… and suddenly what was good before, was now GREAT!

Now, I’ll tell you, I certainly wasn’t looking for love… lust maybe, but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t looking for love. But that’s exactly what I found. Or maybe it found me.

LOVE

Once we discovered that we knew each other, we made a date to meet. After a couple of drinks, a lot of catching up, and a late night snack at Denny’s, we sat in her car talking for hours… until the parking lot security guard decided to park and watch us. Not that we were doing anything (too) inappropriate! I assure you that Donna was a lady. Probably more of a lady than I would have liked right then, but…

I don’t know if it was one more date or two that sealed the deal, but we’ve been together ever since. We’ve had our ups and downs, to be sure, but through it all our love for each other has grown. She is an amazing woman who is passionate about helping others, about animals, and about the people she loves.

She supports me in everything I do, and I am so grateful and so appreciative of her love. I wouldn’t be half the man that I am today without her love and support. We ‘fit’ together in all the important areas and we work out the rest as it comes.

So, I wanted to use my blog today to shout to the world that I love this woman with all my heart. I love the way we still hold hands. I love the way we laugh together and the way we love together. . I love knowing that she is there for me, and I love being there for her.

Ten years ago last Saturday I went on a date that changed my life, and nothing has been the same since. The past ten years together have been wonderful, they’ve been exciting, but the best part is knowing that the next ten are going to be absolutely incredible!

Together, we are living and working on our dreams. Her dreams, my dreams, our dreams.

Thanks for letting me share this with you today.

Peace,

p.s.: I’d love to hear from you. Why not leave a comment below about how love has impacted your life?