The Power Of Love

 

Lindi here. And I’m one of those people who believe in love at first sight. I believe in the power love has to change circumstances and lives. I believe if we are loved well, we will love well.

So yes, Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite days. And it usually falls right around another holiday in our house. The Daytona 500.

What?

That’s not a holiday in your house?

The first date I had with my husband was a race. Yes, a NASCAR race. I was extremely clueless, had no idea what was going on, and we didn’t talk. I mean we each wore headsets, sat 50 rows up in the grandstands. (Really, I don’t think I COULD have talked for half an hour after that hike!) I had packed a lunch for us, which I was really thankful for after I saw the hike to the seats. I wasn’t too anxious to go down and up any more than I had to. The only thing the dudes who walked up and down the aisles sold was beer, so the food I brought saved at least one trip down into the abyss where they sell the food.

Then we sat in traffic for I don’t know how long, maybe 2 hours, to get out of the place. Okay, so yes, we did talk then. And then he took me to eat Mexican food at a really great restaurant. And we had more conversation. Then we sat in his pick-up truck and talked for at least another hour, so yes, we made up for not talking the whole day in about 4 hours.

I soon became a fan of NASCAR. It was either that or be bored every Sunday February through November, right? See, a prime example of the power of love.

What about you? Do you have first date or love stories about you and your hubby or boyfriend you’d like to share?  I’d love to hear them.

 

Happy Valentine’s Day (And Happy Daytona 500 Day!)

 

Lindi Peterson—Happy Endings Are Just The Beginning