Our First Meeting - Eddie

Eddie and I met for our first time on a blind date. We doubled dated with Pat Thackrey and Don Kinard. We were all in the same grade at Bartow High School. They drove out to Alturas to get me and Eddie, and I sat on one side of the backseat and he on the other. We slowly sort of reached over to hold hands. All it took was for us to touch each others hand. From that moment on, we both knew we would be together for the rest of our lives. It was the meeting of two soul mates, that once in a life time connection. The feeling just went all over me. We both smiled and knew what the other was thinking. After that date, we went home and got on the phone with each other and talked until the sun came up. We could hardly stand to be apart for any reason.

We went steady during our growing up years - 5 years - and then we got married. There were some rough times, sad times and many many good times. His side of the family didn't like the idea and my mother didn't like the idea. His mother loved me to death and I loved her. After Eddie and I got married, Mother never again said anything against us and she grew to love Eddie just like I did.