Chapter 11 of Family Memories -how'd you meet your spouse

How’d you meet your spouse?

Lorraine: I had a blind date at a friend’s house. I met George on his birthday, February 18^th, and we got married May 3, 1936.

John: I went into Sears & Roebuck and bought her. She cost an arm and a leg. I think I finally decided to call because I was lonely. The kids were gone. Dana had gone off to Indiana or some place with a friend and I was there all by myself.

Marcella:  He never said a word coming into Sears. One day I walked down to Safeway and coming home, I saw that old green Chevrolet going by. Later that night he called and asked me out to dinner. I really appreciated it too because he was on graveyard shift. I still can’t believe we got married four months later.

Lillian:  I met Jim at a dance.

Arlie: We were both local kids. We had chance meetings and eventually started dating.

Denny: I met Renee 22 years ago after my first spouse left me and the kids the year before. I was referred to her by insurance clients for insurance consultation. We had never met before but we attended the same church. We met on my oldest daughter’s birthday, January 21, 1980, and we married on November 29, 1980, in Port Townsend at my parent’s house.

Dale: Diane was a secretary at a small business machine company where I hired on after being discharged from the navy.

Joyce: I met John Baldridge on October 3, 1963. His ship, the USS Weiss, was drydocked in Portland and I was working at Standard Insurance. We married three months later on January 4, 1964, in Port Townsend. Two weeks later his ship left Portland for San Diego and I rode with three other Navy wives to go down and find an apartment.

Jimmy: I’ve been married and divorced more than once. I used to like to say “I do.” Thank God that’s over. I wouldn’t have time to train another woman. Just kidding. My first wife was only 15. That didn’t last long. Second one I met in a bar. That didn’t last long either. Along came the biggest mistake of my life. I was married to her for 15 years and had three boys. Finally married Holly and she’s a great wife.

Sue S: I met Don Johnson in a library at Central Washington State College. We had seen each other at Peninsula College but never talked. I thought he was the cutest guy I had ever met. He is still pretty cool.

Lill: I met Dana at a college dance at Western Washington University during my first quarter of freshman year. He said I was the only one smiling and he invited me to dance. We talked all night and had plans to travel many places—which we have—but we haven’t made it to Australia yet. But there is still time.

Marlee: My one and only husband of 26 years and I met in high school. We were both in biology class together. He was a junior and I was a sophomore. I needed a ride to the dance at the Fisherman’s Hall for Harbor Holidays and he offered to take me—our first date. He had long hair and hung out in the main hall with friends I always referred to as hoodlums. He ended up being a really nice boy and we dated all summer and forever. He asked me to marry him my senior year around Thanksgiving.

Cindy: I met Jeff through friends. He used to go over and watch tv with Bob and Lisa. I stopped by a few times and saw this good looking guy watching tv. I asked Lisa to fix me up with him. She did. We went out and  had a great time. After the date, Jeff  told me to call him some time. I told him to call ME! He said he didn’t call girls. Guess what? He called me. We have been together ever since.

Sue W: I met my husband at college.