2400 Eyes ...

Well, it's St. Patty's Day and
I must ask if you believe in the

I personally think I COULD believe
which makes me super sad that I'm not Irish

because I don't qualify for the

HOWEVER

I did have a day in March which was the luckiest day of my life!!

I remember it like it was yesterday and yet it was

It was a sunny Saturday ...
March 18, 1989

it was the exact day I fell ...

The guy DID look
a little bit Irish, 

with his red hair
but the fact is,

he wan't Irish at all,

he was simply...

"Perfect"

is not how our "Lucky in Love" began

because I had seen "Mr Perfect" 

a thousand times over in my life.

  

We went to high school together, 

so that would cover at least a few thousand sightings.  

Our family had some tight connections 

so that would be another thousand, give or take.

So yeah, it wasn't "Love at First Sight"

but it was LOVE from the very first  

Let me tell you how the "Hello" came to be

because it's quite funny and shocking at the same time.

It was a set up by 2 very fine ladies

in our little village. They are named

Mom & Mom

and to make the story complete,

this "set up" took place at a

FUNERAL.

Yes, it's true.

a knock came to my door, followed by a
 "Hello" that would change
mine and Mr. Perfect's lives forever.

When I think back to where the date took place

I laugh ... and I laugh ... and I laugh

You see, our little village has tradition that is over 130 years old.

It's a gathering of EVERYONE in town.

EVERY. ONE. IN. TOWN.

and in case you didn't know, Mr. Perfect and I are related to 

EVERY. ONE. IN. TOWN.

The Grantsville Sociable

was our very first date.

(these are some of our relatives performing in it)

As we entered the auditorium it seemed all eyes turned our way.
By "ALL" I mean the eyes of 1200 of our closest relatives.
 2400 EYES

Okay, 2400 might be a bit exaggerated.
There were 2400 eyes there, probably not all on us
but it felt like that many.

My Grandpa rose right out of his seat and hurried to the door
to tell me how happy he was about this date.
Oh I love him.  I miss him.

The program started and it took about 10 seconds for
 "Mr Perfect"
to hold my hand. 

Seems a little inappropriate in hindsight
but it was lovely at the moment!

We moved from the Program into the Dinner ...
into the hallways and Hospitality Rooms ...
finally ending by Dancing to the live bands...
where much of our family stared at us. 

2400 EYES

It could have been a lot of pressure if I'd been paying attention

but I could only see
"Mr Perfect"

and he could only see me.

After he took me home I floated up to bed

and being an avid journal writer at the time,
I wrote the following words...

.

It wasn't very many days later when
"Mr Perfect"
whispered those same words in my ear.
We both knew.

We reminisce every year when the 

3rd Saturday of March
rolls around.

We always return to that historical tradition in our little village

The Grantsville Sociable

It's 131 years old this year!!

Much has changed from

We are a bit older
and we absolutely have flatter and less hair
but nothing could keep us away from
The Sociable

There won't be 2400 eyes looking at "us" this year

but there will be 2400 eyes looking at
"Mr Perfect"

because he's the Co-Chair.

That means he's gone to lots of work to make the

26th Anniversary of our first date

one to remember!!

I wanted to invite YOU to come and
be one of the 2400 eyes looking at him.

If we're really lucky there might be
a couple of "first daters" there and we can all stare at them too.
Maybe 26 years later they'll be

One night
"Mr Perfect"  and I
danced in our kitchen
while he sang in my ear.

It was a song
by Kenny Chesney called

You had me
from Hello

It was pretty awesome.

Why do I share that tidbit?
 Because it will make my son's cringe.
(and I love that!)

But also to let you know that saying

 at the Sociable is magical...

"Hello" to old friends and new one's too.

Come see for yourself!

I hope you'll join us on Saturday!!  

Be sure you say "Hello" to me 

but be sure you don't sing it to me,  

that would just be creepy for all of us!
AND
please take note that the Co-Chair's name is really
JEFF
If you call him "Mr. Wonderful" 
it will be equally creepy!

You can buy your tickets HERE
or at the City Hall, Soelberg's and Maceys
and also at the door.

You can also enter to win free tickets by
liking the facebook page HERE and leaving a comment.

Here's a song so you can practice dancing in your kitchen.