Almost 30 years ago, my sweetie invited my dad and I on a fishing date from hell trip. We did not do well and only caught a couple of fish.
On our way home, on a very hot summer day, the boat trailer had a flat. When my sweetie and Dad tried to change the tire, the spare would not fit. We were stranded on a highway, in the middle of nowhere, needing a new tire, rim and specialized tools to fix the problem. Dad and I stayed with boat and trailer on side of highway for several hours while Sweetie got the items needed to fix trailer and to get us home. Despite the fact that we were all tired, hot, hungry and disappointed, no cross words were spoken and we all tried to make light of a very frustrating day.
Later that evening, Sweetie cleaned the measly two fish in my sink to cook. When he turned away, my seafood loving cat stole a filet and ran under the table to eat it. Sweetie grabbed the cat who would not let go of the filet.I knew he wanted to strangle that cat, but instead held the kitty in the air, stared him down until my cat released the fish filet. I knew at that point he was the man for me.
Sweetie and I got married a couple of years later and we will be celebrating our 27th anniversary this May.
Dara
