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I am not inclined to publish blog posts such as what I am about to post today, but given that I note that High Plains Blogger includes “life experience” among its topics, I thought I would share this experience with you.<\/p>\n

It goes like this.<\/p>\n

I had just returned from the Army the previous summer of 1970. I enrolled in college, wanting to restart the civilian life that was interrupted by induction into the military two years earlier, and which included a tour in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

One day I was sitting in the student union, taking a break from my studies. Then I saw this girl. I decided in that moment that I wanted to meet this young woman. As luck would have it, that opportunity presented itself in short order.<\/p>\n

We found ourselves sitting at a table with a mutual acquaintance. He amused us both. We made eye contact, winking and chuckling at the stories this fellow was telling.<\/p>\n

I introduced myself. She did as well. We liked each other right away.<\/p>\n

We dated for a time. Our relationship matured and developed rapidly. It evolved quickly into a loving relationship. Then we decided to get married. The marriage occurred on Sept. 4, 1971 in a small Presbyterian Church in southeast Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n

The preacher who married us told us the ceremony would take 22 minutes. It was — dare I say it — the quickest 22 minutes of my life.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Just like that, we were husband and wife. Our sons would come along soon.<\/p>\n

It has been the greatest ride imaginable. Neither of us could have imagined the places we would see, the things we would do, the path our combined life would take.<\/p>\n

It all happened 48 years ago.<\/p>\n

What is the life experience I learned? I tell young men a simple fact, which is that you shouldn’t go looking<\/em> for the girl of your dreams. She will appear when you least expect it.<\/p>\n

I am living, breathing proof of that fundamental truth.<\/p>\n

Happy anniversary, Kathy Anne.<\/p>\n\n

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