We met at a mutual friend’s Christmas party. There was a group gift exchange when a conversation struck. We didn’t think much of it then. A few years later, I saw a familiar person jogging by my neighborhood. I hit my horn to be nice like I do - since I think I know everyone. He called my phone shortly after. I answered, not recognizing his number when he said, “Jackie is that you that caught my attention?” I said, "who is this?" The same friendly conversation continued, catching up on the past missed years. He then asked me out to dinner and the rest is history in the making.
We were invited to join our friends in Tampa at the beautiful Indian Shores. One evening, we walked down to the beach where Paul proposed on the soft white sands with the opulent gulf ocean behind us. Unequivocally, I said "yes".