Friday, May 19, 2023
Almost There Even for a laid-back guy like me, the next few days went by like a whirlwind. To help get a few extra days off for our honeymoon, I worked as many days as I could fit in. The girls had scheduled a wedding rehearsal on the Friday afternoon before we were actually to get married. I was... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Twenty-One
A Near Disaster Everything seemed to fall right into line, with the wedding less than ten days away. We had met with my former pastor, who had been a good friend to me for years. They had moved him as a minister to a new church about six months before our marriage but told me he would consider it an... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Twenty
The Countdown Begins I had given Judy full control of all the wedding plans and its date. I told her that all I wanted was a week’s notice to be sure I could get my suit cleaned and time off for the honeymoon. It wasn’t until Christmas dinner at her parent’s house that I was told that we were... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 15, 2023
I Remember Judy Part Nineteen
Merry Christmas, You May Marry My Daughter By the time Christmas rolled around, Judy’s Mom had walked back from her words and gave her blessing for us to be married. I had suspected that would happen, but the one thing my father had cautioned me about when I talked to him about what had happened was... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Eighteen
Before I go much further with this, it needs to be noted for posterity that I understood why this happened. Judy’s Mom thought she was protecting her daughter, and I admire that effort, but her concern was not that I would hurt Judy but that I wasn’t like everyone else they knew. To be honest, I’m... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Seventeen
Heading Down The Aisle After that night, things just flew by at a pace that astounded me. All of Judy’s co-workers were almost as excited as she was, and I think a couple of them were even more excited. Word spread faster than a dry season fire, and everywhere I went, someone was congratulating me.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Sixteen
The Setup It was Steve’s turn to cook dinner, and he was busy getting everything around. I began to set the table and then finished the paperwork for the last run we had made. “Well, maybe we could have the girls over here on the night they are off and we are working. I’ve been thinking about how I... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Fifteen
Over the next week, Judy would have small outbursts over the shooting scene. While my employer wanted to send me to talk to a therapist to ‘work out any issues,’ I declined their offer. I had been a medic for several years at that point in my life, and while not usual, violent deaths were a lot more... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 8, 2023
I Remember Judy - Part Fourteen
Out of Something Horrible... The next few days were horrific ones on the EMS (Emergency Medical System) side of my life. It got started with me getting to witness a murder-suicide. The call had started out as a family dispute with injuries. Every cop, medic, and rescue person will tell you that... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
I Remember Judy Part Thirteen
Just Another Summer Night There came a night that will, for various reasons, I will never forget. It was a very late August night, not yet Labor Day weekend, and we had a single night off together. I had been telling Judy about the Perseid meteor shower that occurred every year in mid-August. My Dad... Sign in to see full entry.