Early in our relationship, though we were traditional nine-to-fivers, we were driven to create something together. At 36 and 43-years old, respectively, we were beyond creating babies. Besides, we came into our relationship with a perfect daughter each. Mine was 13 and his, twenty-three. Both blonde, bright, and beautiful and his came with a bonus, a baby! I came into the relationship with a condo that needed no work. He had a work-in-progress in the woods, actually two. We would spend our lives together redesigning and improving these "cabins in the woods". But, before that we took an afternoon cutting down young alders to use to make a trellis. Working together, we .wove supple, young branches into a nine-foot tall trellis with two hearts stacked one atop the other. We were in the gooey, sickeningly sweet, first months of love, forging a new life together. Here we are seventeen years later, separated by circumstance, through no fault of our own. I live in a hospice faci...
Our wedding clothing adornment cues were taken from our wedding topper, secretly purchased by Rod within weeks of our meeting. This wedding topper is two skeletons in top hat and veil next to a tombstone inscribed with "Love Never Dies". Our cake was chocolate and the guests were encouraged to ride in on two wheels. My veil was handmade by our dear Virginia and the flowers were designed and assembled by Rod's daughter, Angelique.
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