10 years ago- Brett and I said 'I do' -we joined together in the Sacrament of Marriage AND merged our families. (the kids still refer to it as OUR wedding)We were both single parents- with full time custody. One boy each- one girl each. Same ages.
The short version of this story is that our daughters- played parent trap. While we were mad for other each immediately- after 3 weeks- we both realized that we were not ready to remarry. Doesn't every divorced person have a failure/horror story? We made the decision to date others and not be serious.
With our children the same ages- (boys the same) (girls the same).... we remained friends for the next 4 years. One fine day in August of 1998- Brett showed up at my door- and asked, "how come we aren't dating?" I couldn't remember... and so he promptly asked me to "go steady'...and then a few months later proposed.
Our courtship went on the fast track- his kids immediately jumped for joy and moved into my house the very next day! (Brett wasn't allowed to- you know you have to set a good example for young teens!) A few months later- we had a wonderful romantic Christmas wedding.
Two years ago, 2006- I was lucky enough to formally adopt our youngest-Paris. Though she was 21 at the time- it was something we were finally able to do- and we picked our anniversary as the most perfect date to celebrate.
7 comments:
Congratulations on 10 years.
Nansen, I just discovered your blog (through Twitter; I don't think we know each other otherwise), and I'm struck by this sweet story.
Congratulations to you and your family.
OK that's just super sweet! I love this post. Great story. ;)
Congratulations , I hope you have the best in this life.. and happy new year to you and to all you family!
That is very inspiring and romantic. All the best to you both!
Kind of a Brady Bunch with a lot less kids... aaah... I Love, love, love your story; it's so romantic. Sounds like the perfect union and looks like a beautiful family from the pix. Good luck to you all.
Hi Nansen,
Finally took you up on visiting your blog, and I’m glad I did so, very heartfelt article regarding you and Brett, I envy you both.
We met on Twitter, incase you’re wondering how I came about visiting.
I visit your state as often as possible as my little sister lives in a wonderful town called Battleground, but alas I can not live without sunshine for too long so I have no plans to relocate from Los Angeles at this time.
If you write any stories regarding the media, especially newspapers, grab my attention so I can link the story from my little blog.
Have a great weekend and I hope your new home gives you both plenty of pleasure.
The Blogging Pressman Edward
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