It was getting obvious that we had noticed each other. I would look at him and he'd turn away. Then he would look at me and I'd turn away. This went on for several hours. Actally we had met the night before at the rehearsal. I was helping put up decorations and he was practicing his "walk", but nothing came of it.
Well, the reception was almost over and there we were still "looking" at each other. Then Lo and Behold.....when the DJ played "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" (Elvis), he came over to me and asked me to dance. As it turned out, that was the last dance of the evening. Hmmm...now what? A bunch of friends & family were going back to the Bride & Grooms house to continue the celebration. I was invited so of course I went. We sat and talked for hours about anything & everything. We had both been married before and were very cautious about entering a new relationship, but we knew "something" was there. We kept in touch during the following few weeks via mutual friends & family and then he called me to ask me out on our first "solo" date. We went to Jones Beach and walked the boardwalk & talked. Joe Walsh was playing in concert that night and we were able to hear alot of the concert. He told me of his plans to move to Syracuse, NY to finish school and get his degree in Biology. Syracuse was about a 5 hour drive, which didn't seem to bad. We were getting along pretty good and so it began. Just weeks later, he moved to Syracuse. I rode up in the truck with him and gave his new apartment the "woman's touch" it needed. Saying goodbye was harder than I thought it would be, but we were doing the right thing. We'd call each other everyday and visit on weekends when we could. After about a year of that, we started looking for a house suitable for a man, a woman, a boy, a dog and and cat.
