A New Beginning!

October 2, 2016 We were out hiking separately in the wilderness. I heard a roar and went charging toward the sound, only to find a mountain lion had cornered this fair maiden. She was managing to fend the animal off w her walking pole for the time being. While it kept the beast at bay, there was no retreat. I ran and leapt on the lion and smashed his head against a rock. She was safe for the moment, but we still had the 3-day trek out of the wildness and food supplies were low. By the time we re-entered civilization, we were in love. And, now the real story! Within our singles group at Flatirons Community Church, a hike was planned to Royal Arch at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. Arnie and I went and chatted while we hiked. As we walked to our cars, I contemplated that Arnie appeared to be too young for me to date. Afterwards, we went out to lunch w the hiking group at Modern Market. Arnie claims I batted my eyes at him. We saw each other a few times over the next month at various singles gatherings and on November 2, 2016, we had our first date at Panera. A year later we were engaged. (In reality, Arnie is 7 months older than me, and I was actually batting my eyes at him.) 😉