Our life and love story began just like many, started when we were in high school. I was going into my senior year and she was about to begin her freshman/freshwoman year of high school. We met each other through our best friends during that period. At first she thought I was a little (maybe a lot) arrogant at that time, but I won her over. During our courtship we hung out with my cousin and her boyfriend and that friendship continued over many years. Once I graduated from high school my parents moved us to San Antonio, Texas and that was the time I really understood that phrase Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Being young and also young at love or what my mom would say puppy love, we had to overcome those things that life had given and thrown at us. While living in Texas and Sharon in Virginia. Sharon visited the family. She should have been visiting only me. That’s the arrogance I mentioned before. During that time I didn't have a pot to urinate in nor a window to throw it out of, so I had to rely on my family. We then realized that we wanted to be together and that began a new life change for us.

Changes in life they say sometimes are good, but our change took me to the Army, where my father told me I needed direction, discipline and guidance and I thought I had that at the time at home. My daddy was just giving me a hint and it was time to leave the nest and the comforts of home he was giving me. So, Sharon and I talked about joining the military after I made the decision. Off I went and we kept in touch through many letters, hoping that I wouldn't receive one of those unfortunate letters that girlfriend's send to their boyfriend...(Dear John). From South Carolina, to Georgia (1st time), California and back to Georgia (2nd time), we overcame the separation, phonebooth talking (early and late nights) trying to make what at that time a life for us. During my tenure stationed in California, I wanted to take things to a different level so I bought her a ring and sent it through the mail at that time Pony Express. I don't remember if she told me her ring size, I was only concerned that she would receive the ring, because at that time I didn't make a lot of money. During this timeframe Sharon was attending ODU (Old Dominion University). Also during this period, I had a chance to return back to Georgia (2nd time) and Sharon and I were elated that this could happen. Once I returned back to Georgia our lives were going and heading in different directions and we grew apart and as it's been said, you know what happens. But you try to keep it moving, but you start drifting apart from each other. One day we were there and the next we were gone from each other.
Like in the Forrest Gump movie, when he always tells a story about what his momma would say, he always finishes with That's all I'm gonna say about that.

Moving on and forward,

Life took us on several journeys from the last time we had spoken to each other i.e marriages, children and many other different things in the course of our lives. One year passed, five, ten, 15 -25+ years without any vocal, visual, email, facebook and twitter with no contact whatsoever. Then on a magical day, 15 April 2025 to be exact, I received a phone call from my sister. We were having a general conversation and I remember asking whether she heard from Sharon lately, she replied yes. Then I asked her how Sharon was doing. She said fine and I heard my sister say, Sharon was soon going to be single and I replied that's nice to know since I was living in Puerto Rico and I was single at the time. Now at that time I didn't know that my sister was conversing with Sharon and myself, saying things to me and Sharon about what we both were talking to her about. My sister then took it upon herself to play cupid because I always knew how she felt about Sharon and knew that Sharon should've been her sister-in-law. I remembered my sister telling me during the conversation, she was going to give Sharon my number and she's saying the same thing to Sharon. Numbers were exchanged and I called Sharon and we talked for five hours or more on the initial call in 25+ years and haven't stopped since. We have movie nights and critique the movies that we were watching on NETFLIX or any other streaming platform while talking on the phone. Taking breaks to refill our favorite beverage(s) that we were partaking in for that occasion. This became a weekly adventure for us and to this day it continues. Many trips back and forth from and to Puerto Rico and Texas. On one movie night I asked her if she would marry me and she said...Yes of course I will. Now that's the rest of that story and now into new adventures and memories that we can have, make and share together. My saying is MUCH LOVE and that's what we'll have. With God's Blessings and placing him above any and everything in our lives the blessings will flow and be everlastings.

Finally,

We didn't go to each others graduations (i.e Basic & AIT, college), proms. Now we will have an event that our families, friends and others will attend. A union for two people that they will know The One He Kept For Me.

Our life and love story is no more special than the next couple(s), but it's OURs. MUCH LOVE!!!

New Beginnings, Rekindling and Shared Love

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Danny