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Relief.

This week, I decided to walk/run the April 24 mini marathon with my friend Sara. This allows me to rest my knee a bit and still complete a new year’s resolution.

And it voids the need for my mom to continue her “please stop running, for the sake of your knee” e-mails.

She’s right. My knee’s not fond of my hobby.

So while my training is uneventful this week due to my “knee vacation,” I thought I’d post the love story of my parents.

My mom just sent it to me – this is the shortened version. It’s such a great story.

Enjoy.

Love Discovered in Europe

We met while touring Europe.  How romantic is that?  We were both traveling on the same Globus Bus Tour for 3 fantastic weeks of visiting 7 European countries.  We first met in London, England, and the first time we talked we were standing in a long que to take a glance of the Crown Jewels.  However, it wasn’t until after the Amsterdam canal ride that we began sitting together for the long bus rides from country to country.  The European countries are rather compact, but we had plenty of bus riding time to be able to talk and get to know one another.  We discussed everything from politics to religion along with our goals and dreams.

We also got acquainted with one another while sightseeing.  In Switzerland we hugged while  enjoying a gorgeous view of the Alps surrounding us as we stood in a tiny valley.  While in Venice, Italy we shared a rather romantic gondola ride with another couple who were on our tour bus.  We were rather anxious when we finally admitted that we were lost while walking around Genoa.  We swam in the clear, blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea and sun bathed on the white pebbled beach in Nice, France.  We traveled by boat down the Rhine River in Germany and took pictures of the castles nestled along the bank.

We ate slices of thick Italian pizza and drank too much wine at the Gardens of Tivili.  In Paris, France we used our limited French to ask “Ou et le Louvre?”  Amazingly we understood the word “escalier” ( steps) in the directions, and sure enough at the top of the steps was Le Louvre!  Needless to say it was an amazing 3 week European tour!

Amost 39 years have passed since that European tour, and we have been married for 38 of them.  We are sharing  our lives together, still in love, and still best friends.

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