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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Love (04/27/06)
Love

Love at first sight!! That's what it was!

Shortly after I began working for the USGS in Baton Rouge, LA. the guys at the office found out that I was from Caesar, MS, a small community about 10 miles west of Picayune, MS. They told me that there was a girl that worked at Kresses Department store that they wanted me to meet. They informed me that she was from Leetown, MS, the outskirts of Caesar.

I wasn't really interested in meeting anyone at that time in my life. I was attending Mississippi State College at Starkville, MS and was down for the summer trying to make enough money to attend college. However, to satisfy their ego I agreed to meet this young lady, the flower girl at Kresses. Everyday at exactly 10:00 a.m. we marched out of the office, crossed the street, and sat down at the food counter at Kresses. I guess they had informed her that I was coming over because she was hiding back of the flowers. The food counter had a large mirror back of it so the customers could watch themselves drink their coffee and eat their food.

As luck would have it, while we were sitting at the counter a customer came up to the flower counter and Cindy had to come around to wait on them!! Wham!! Love at first sight. I guess I had never seen such a beautiful girl. Dimples, long brown hair, and the sweetest smile I had ever seen. She kept sneaking glances over at me and I knew from that moment on that this was the girl for me.

Forty-seven years ago this coming July we were wed. We now have 5 children, 20 grand kids, and 6 great grandkids. Is the love still there? You betcha! Is she still as pretty as she was then? You better believe it. Do I love her as much as I did then? More
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dub W
05/05/06
Now, this is a love story. Thanks for posting.
Jessica Schmit
05/09/06
Wow, now that's what I call "love." Thank you for sharing this beautiful account.
Virginia Gorg
05/10/06
This is really a good love story. That's how a marriage should be. If this is true, you must be a testimony of that to the children & grandchildren. If this is fiction, you've done a good job of catching the essense of long-lasting love. A few suggestions - spell out state names and numbers, don't use "they" quite so often. Overall, I love this and recommend it.
Edy T Johnson
05/11/06
How did you manage to tell such a complete love story in such a small space? This is a beautiful piece of writing!
Charles Lee
07/18/06
To the person who wondered if this was truth or fiction; it was truth. I was the fifth and best child. They quit when they achieved perfection. Hah! My four children are the prettiest, handsomest, and smartest of all the grandkids. If Mandy reads this and disagrees it is just because she is getting old and senile. Hee, hee, hee. When my oldest daughter reaches thirty, then we will see about letting her date in order to give Pop some really great grandkids.
Chuck