The Story of Us... My Fairy Tale part 2

I loved going to school every day, we would pass notes in between class {I have EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM still}… I would be surprised by GIANT, I’m talking poster board folded in half handmade greeting cards, secretly placed on my desk waiting for me when I arrived to class. My doorbell would ring and a teddy bear would be delivered, or a pair of awesome all black Reebok hi tops, remember the Free Style two Velcro strips at the top of the tie?... One of my all time favorite gifts, a HUGE bag filled with all MY favorites, O’Boise potato chips, Clearly Canadian, candy, gum, etc… I still have that bag, empty bottle, and wrappers…

The summer of 1989 was so wonderful, he graduated and turned 18, spent every waking moment with my family, my sister thought he was awesome, my parents loved and adored him, he was one of the family, in fact I do believe my parents referred to him as the son they never had… He was at all of our family functions and such a part of our lives.
I often spoke of how much I wanted to marry this boy… I knew in my heart of hearts we were meant to be together forever… He was my soul mate, love at first site, heck I had love at first thought…

The summer of 1990 my parents, told me to sit down they wanted to give me an early birthday gift… Now my birthday is in November, so though we are a family who ALWAYS gives EARLY gifts, I thought this is really early…
My dad and mom had made a framed plaque decorated sort of “weddingish” you know the little favor rings, doves, and lace… inside this frame was a letter to me and my boy saying they would allow for us to marry, yes they were agreeing that when I turned 16 years old they would sign for me to marry. It was and to this day has been the GREATEST birthday gift ever… The reason I got it soooo early, my parents know me well and I planned a November 10 wedding just ONE day after I turned 16.

Note: Picture above is getting THIS very gift..