Margaret was just realizing her life was going to be drastically changed from life as she knew it-
Let me begin by telling the story of how I met Martin...
Watching my two young children climbing in the tree in front of my house, I noticed a young man sitting in a chair on the porch across the courtyard. He was handsome and had a cute little curl spilling onto his forehead. His tanned skin made his smile seem so bright. He had his foot propped up on the bannister of the porch and a notebook from his English as a second language class in his hand. Who was this handsome guy? I was curious. I saw him a few times over the next couple of days. One day, I needed some help taking out the trash bin to the alley so I asked him for help. He didn't seem to mind. Afterwards, we began to talk and I invited him in. I asked him if he would cook me some eggs since my leg was broken (another story for another time) and he said okay. I remember distinctly that he added cut up hotdogs and they were burned but by this time I didn't care because I was already smitten with him. This is how I remember meeting this man I love. |