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By Jim Harrison
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Dad was there to pick me up, and it was good having that one on one time with Dad once again. Catching up with him was meaningful for me, as we always had a great relationship. For the rest of that day into the evening, I stayed home with Mom, Dad, and my younger siblings. Between you and me, I sincerely was wishing that my older brother would stop by, but that wasn't the case. We spoke on the telephone, and he promised that we would spend the whole day tomorrow hanging out.
The next morning around 10:30 a.m., my brother Harry showed up. We also had the opportunity to catch up; you see, he had joined the USAF a few years before me. And he had already been mustered out a little over two years and was settled into his life. He wanted to make a stop by his best friend's parent's house to pick up DD his friend and roommate, and by the time we arrived, his mom was already preparing the noonday meal. You see, DD's dad worked the second shift at the plant, and his mom wanted her husband to have his main meal at this time.
I entered the house and immediately greeted by some of the nice's folks that I had ever met. And at once, they invited me to eat with them, and I could tell that they would not take no for an answer. During the meal, DD's sister entered the room, and I felt like I was in the presence of an angel. When introduced to her, it was as if time stood still. It's a good thing that I didn't have any food in my mouth, who knows what would have happened. It so it could have been launched across the room or directly at her face, or it could have become caught in my throat, etc. When I heard her speak, I knew that she was not like any female that I had ever met, I could tell that this woman had some real education. She attended the University of Massachusetts and was home for the weekend.
I could hardly keep my eyes off of this angel, sent by God.
After the meal, the menfolk went into the kitchen, and we sat at the table talking. DD's dad was in a small room just off the kitchen, putting on his work boots as he was going to exit the back door. Would you believe that this beautiful angel came in and started washing dishes, isn't God good.
I found out from my brother Harry that she was dating a six foot three, one hundred and ninety-pound wide receiver. While I was five foot nine inches tall and I was a 170-pounder and a reasonably new United States Air Force Buck Sergeant, I didn't care about his size or any repercussions that possibly may come my way; All I knew was I wanted to take her out. I went from being known as Harry's younger brother to JW. Do you believe in Love at first sight, well I do, we have now been married for fifty and one-half years?
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