Are you romantic?

Carrie over at the gremlin rangler wants to know how you met your spouse. This is what she's asking: "I lurve to know how people met their spouse. If you don't have a spouse, then write about a BFF or loved one of your choice." She's setting up some links, check her out.

Anyway, I love the story of how Bob and I met, so here's a condensed time-line version.



Bob and I would have never met, if not for Scouting.

We went to the same High School, but not at the same time.

He's 4 years older.

We didn't live in the same neigborhood, either, we lived in a big city.

My scout leader, I was in Mariner Scouts, was married to his scout leader, he had been a Sea Scout.

I was 16, he was 20, when we met.

I was still in school, he had just come back from Survival School courtesy of the U.S. Navy.

This is a photo of the Sea Scout ship, Volunteer, we were just getting back from a trip to Catalina. Bob and I are in this pic.

I had a different boyfriend at the time, but at least we met.

We dated for the first time when I was 19.

He asked me to marry him on our 5th date.

We were married 7 months later, I was still 19.


Five couples met, then married, thru our scout groups, four are still married.

We've been married almost 44 years.