Mike and I went out on our First Date! I can still remember where I was when he asked me out, what he was wearing, where we went, what we ate, and which movie we saw. The story goes like this....
Mike graduated from Mount Dora High in 1977 and joined the Marine Corps shortly after graduating. I graduated from Mount Dora in 1978. Mike and I knew each other in high school but, never really hung out together or dated, he was the quiet, shy football player and I was the outgoing, flirty cheerleader. During my senior year I dated Mike's best friend Jeff, who had decided to join the Air Force after graduation. I broke up with Jeff before he left because we weren't serious and I didn't want to be tied down to a boyfriend who would be stationed in North Dakota.
Mike came home on a short leave to visit his family {he was stationed in Jacksonville, NC} and while home called my best friend up and asked her out. She told him she was dating someone but, suggested he ask me out since I had recently broken up with Jeff. His first response to her was "Uhhhh....I don't think so, I doubt she would go out with me"! Diane said aww...go ahead she'll say yes! So, Mike came to the store where I was working and got in my line to buy something {Diane had given me the heads up that he may be stopping by to ask me out} so, I flashed him one of my flirty smiles {haha} but, he kept letting other people go ahead of him {he was too scared to ask me..LOL} when he finally worked up his nerve we talked for a few minutes and then asked if I'd like to go out on Wednesday night, I said yes, even though I knew I was scheduled to work that night!
The day of our date {July 25, 1978} we had decided that he would pick me up at my friend Diane's house {I was staying the night at her house because she was allowed to stay out later than I was}and that we would be doubling with her and her boyfriend. When he came to pick me up he was wearing maroon colored corduroy's and a red plaid shirt {LOL...he had no fashion sense then and he has none today and to this day I kid him about that outfit}we went to Smuggler's Inn in Altamonte Springs and had steak and lobster for dinner { I also tease him about the butter he had dripping down his chin during dinner..LOL}. After dinner we went to see the movie The End with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field.
After we got home Mike and I stood out by his car talking for a while, I knew he wanted to kiss me, and it was taking forever for him to work up his nerve to do it so, I finally leaned into him and kissed him first. And, we've been together ever since!
So, after breaking up with one guy because he was going to be stationed out of state, I went right into having a boyfriend who was not only going to be stationed out of state, but serving over seas as well. In October'78 Mike gave me a promise ring, Dec.'79 he asked me to marry him {if you ask him he'll tell you I asked him...LOL} and then in Dec.'80 we were married.
Has anyone ever told you that God has the perfect mate for you and that he will reveal/show/or place that mate in your path when he feels the time is right? Well God did just that to Mike and I on July 25, 1978. Even though Mike and I were apart more than we were together during our dating years, we knew each other better than anyone else because of all the letters we wrote to each other during his time over seas. Our road has had it's share of bumps in it, but I can honestly say God hand picked my husband for me. He was my "first", he is my soul mate, best friend, the love of my life and I thank God daily for him.
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Thank you for sharing, I love stories like this!! It has a few similarities to me and my Mike. My friend told me that he was going to ask me out ahead of time too, we were both working at the UCONN bookstore. He kept coming to talk to me at my register, but also kept stalling and finally asked "what are you doing Saturday night?"
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