Three years ago Jim was retired and living in Modesto with Kathy, Becky and Sean. I was living in Oakley with two cats and working full time. We had connected up on Yahoo Personals and after many emails and some telephone conversations, we decided it was time to meet face to face. Jim suggested Orchard Restaurant in Tracy since it was about half-way between Oakley and Modesto. It was Sunday morning and there was a waiting list to get into Orchard - we tried Denny's nearby - same thing, so we ended up at Arby's. Fate has a way of directing us where we need to be, and Arby's was perfect. It was nearly empty, quiet, and we had a chance to talk. It was pretty much love at first sight and we made a date for St. Patrick's Day. And so it all began.
We celebrated as we usually do - lunch at Arby's. Now we're wishing we had picked a place with better food! We pretty much decided that next year we'll go to Arby's and have a diet coke and then go somewhere else to actually eat. After lunch we did some errands in Modesto since we were already half way there. We really celebrated and got Jim's car washed.
One of our errands was to get the Kirby vacuum cleaner repaired. You'd think for a piece of equipment that is that expensive and comes with a 'lifetime' guarantee, they would just about repair it for free - NOT! $125 later, we have our vacuum cleaner back. Not only that, we got the hard sell to trade up to a newer model for a mere $900. Ouch. No Thanks!
We bought some flowers for our patio, which is starting to look very nice. I'll take some pictures soon when the plants begin to mature. After the nursery trip we went to Verizon - We received a letter that said we were due for an upgrade on our phone - for a price, of course. Again, no thanks - we're good with what we have. Before we headed home, we stopped at Starbucks for an energy boost.
It was a long, wonderful day. We didn't get home until around 6:00, which was a long day since we left home around 11 am. Jim had done all the driving so I made chicken enchiladas with verde sauce for dinner...yum....the perfect ending to a lovely day.
Life has really changed for both of us in the past three years...thank goodness we found each other! I smile every day. :>)
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Every year, when we go to Arbys, we sit at the same table (like I said before - the place is not crowded) and I take a picture. Here's Jim in his spot in front of the window. We watched a bird gathering twigs from the tree. Also, there was a lizard sunning on one of the branches. 
The two years previous I just took photos of Jim, but this year we took my photo as well. Have you ever seen two happier looking people?
Love to all,
Corrie and Jim
MzCorrie@comcast.net
jmcrhoads@comcast.net
No comments:
Post a Comment