ranchwife
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September, 1994...i was a newly divorced (after 7 years of the most violent physical abuse i can imagine), 25 year old mother of 2. I was brand new to ennis and was a new nurse...i thought i had the world by the short-hairs!! my only concerns were my 6 year old son and my 5 year old daughter...they were the very reason i lived and breathed!
ennis is a community of about 700 souls....the men outnumber the women by a great majority, so any single female is "fair-game"...therefore, i had gotten quite used to having to warn potential suitors of my children...funny to watch them hit the door at a dead run when you mention kids, huh??
i had been in ennis for about 8 months and was homesick for my folks 125 miles away....i put my 2 week notice in at the hospital and made plans to move "home". My boss at the time was also a single mother and had become a good friend in a short time. Her name was connie and she now lives in north dakota. When i turned in my notice, she replied, "but you and i have not been out partying" I agreed to be designated driver to her designated drinking. That night, we all went to the local saloon. Connie and another nurse played pool while i held down a bar stool, drinking diet pepsi...the bar was quiet and not much going on. The door opened and in walked this adorable 5'9" red-headed, green-eyed cowboy. I had seen him around town, but knew he had a reputation as a "heartbreaker". Connie introduced us and he sat beside me and struck up conversation. He had one of those smiles that was totally open and honest and said "this is me, this is who i am...take it or leave it!"...no phony pretenses, no fancy pick up lines...
i, of course, informed him of my two small children at home...not only did he NOT run, but he began to tell me about his own 7 year old daughter and then asked me all about my kids. He was genuinely interested....at the end of the evening, he shook my hand and told me he would "see me around"
when i awoke the next morning and went across the street from my apartment to get a container of milk, he was waiting in his truck outside the door....he took me to lunch, showed me the ranch he worked on and met my children....who immediately took to him and it was love at first sight....5 weeks later, this wonderful, gentle man proposed not only to me, but to my children!! the 3 of gladly accepted and 10 years later, we have been through heaven and hell and still going!!
Now, how about the rest of you??!! How did you meet your soul-mates??
ennis is a community of about 700 souls....the men outnumber the women by a great majority, so any single female is "fair-game"...therefore, i had gotten quite used to having to warn potential suitors of my children...funny to watch them hit the door at a dead run when you mention kids, huh??
i had been in ennis for about 8 months and was homesick for my folks 125 miles away....i put my 2 week notice in at the hospital and made plans to move "home". My boss at the time was also a single mother and had become a good friend in a short time. Her name was connie and she now lives in north dakota. When i turned in my notice, she replied, "but you and i have not been out partying" I agreed to be designated driver to her designated drinking. That night, we all went to the local saloon. Connie and another nurse played pool while i held down a bar stool, drinking diet pepsi...the bar was quiet and not much going on. The door opened and in walked this adorable 5'9" red-headed, green-eyed cowboy. I had seen him around town, but knew he had a reputation as a "heartbreaker". Connie introduced us and he sat beside me and struck up conversation. He had one of those smiles that was totally open and honest and said "this is me, this is who i am...take it or leave it!"...no phony pretenses, no fancy pick up lines...
i, of course, informed him of my two small children at home...not only did he NOT run, but he began to tell me about his own 7 year old daughter and then asked me all about my kids. He was genuinely interested....at the end of the evening, he shook my hand and told me he would "see me around"
when i awoke the next morning and went across the street from my apartment to get a container of milk, he was waiting in his truck outside the door....he took me to lunch, showed me the ranch he worked on and met my children....who immediately took to him and it was love at first sight....5 weeks later, this wonderful, gentle man proposed not only to me, but to my children!! the 3 of gladly accepted and 10 years later, we have been through heaven and hell and still going!!
Now, how about the rest of you??!! How did you meet your soul-mates??