OUR STORY, THE FINAL EPISODE

(and they said it wouldn't last!)

Unfortunately, we will be apart on this special day.  I'm in Texas preparing a home for us and Bill is still in Ohio.  Bill will retire in October and we're moving to Texas where it's warm.   And we have agreed that we will NEVER be apart like this again!

I will miss Ohio in so many ways. The beautiful flowers in spring and summer, the Emerald Necklace, Lake Erie, Amish country and many other beautiful and fun places. There are some people that I care for very much that I'll miss also. I will  miss the very first beautiful snowfall....but only for an instant. (laughing) Our plan is to travel and do a lot of site seeing. I'm sure we will be visiting Ohio again and again over the coming years.

I always intended to create an Ohio web site, but there's so much to see and do there, that I just could not show it all to you in pictures and words cannot describe the beauty. Guess you will have to just vacation in Ohio one day....you won't regret it.

Bill's son has grown up and moved out on his own. Many adjustments have had to be made. We've gone through illness, surgery and other hardships and have come out of it all still loving one another. We've also enjoyed making many wonderful memories to cherish through the years.

We have acquired 3 dogs. Fergie, a 3/4 Yorkie/1/4 Shi tzu mix (figure that one out!), Bosley, all Yorkie and Amish Yorkie at that (big boned and hard headed...no offense to the Amish meant LOL) . Ting Ting, a Chinese Crested is the newest addition. Long story there and I'll spare you.

I decided to come on down to Texas last March and have been here all of this time. I lived with my son up until about a month ago and really appreciated him sharing his home with me. I now have a home for Bill and I and am anxiously awaiting his arrival in late September. He will be finished with his 30 years of work with the City of Lakewood, Ohio. Yeeehawwww!
Why did I go to Texas for such a long period of time? I know you're wondering. Well, there were a number of reasons that I won't go into, but I will tell ya this. It doesn't sound so long when you're planning it, but believe me....this has been the longest 5 months without Bill imaginable! Never again will I go off for any length of time without him. We have talked several times a day on the computer....sometimes for hours (Thanks to Yahoo Messenger! )... and talk on the phone, but it's still very lonely without each other. We're down to counting days and hours now. (grin)

So there ya have it. "Our Story" has a very happy ending and I thank God for that. I must say that our love has grown... especially in the last year. It's become a deeper and more meaningful love. Yes, we still fuss and fight now and then, but what couple doesn't? Marriage is a constant job of give and take, adjust and compromise. I look forward to living my Golden Years with my dear sweetheart, Bill, and I know he feels the same.

Just a word of caution. Not all internet relationships have the happy ending that ours has. I know of a few that have written me that turned out very badly. Please, be careful with internet relationships. Sometimes you think you really know a person well and you really don't know them at all. If you have a way of checking up on them....please don't hesitate to do so. It doesn't mean you don't care for them. It just means you care for you.
For all of you who are in an internet relationship, I wish you as much happiness as Bill and I have.

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