In Front of Mimi's Fireplace

28 years ago today I was questioning my sanity... doubting my decision.
Will I be a good stepmother? 

Will I go crazy living with anyone, must less THREE members of the male species?  

Would I have to sell my Condo?  All day long I pondered what the hell I was doing.  

Since relatives were filling up my grandmother's house, I spent the day alone.  Bad idea.

Then it started raining.  They say that's a sign of good luck.  I hope so.

I piled the stereo into my Bug and headed out... 

racing like a maniac over the river and through the woods...

and true to form, arrived in the nick of time.

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I dreamed of being married in front of Grammy Mim's fireplace since I was 3 years old...

This was the dress my Aunt Barbara wore as my mother's Maid of Honor!

At 29, I was being scuttled into my grandmother's bedroom to get dressed,
having a major anxiety attack!

I felt someone pushing me down a hill... I couldn't stop... couldn't breathe.

Dad tried to calm me down... then Mimi finally (and literally) kicked me 

through the swinging doors that opened up to the dining room. 

As I turned the corner I saw Marcel, my best friend, 

standing where I always dreamed he would be...

in front of Mimi's Fireplace...

March 16, 1984 - in front of Mimi's fireplace... right where I belong

Happy Anniversary to us!
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