On April 4, 1998, I met Teresa. "T2" was her nickname. We began to date and eventually we were married. The following are excerpts from a diary I kept of our time together. This is part two. Enjoy!
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7/3/98 – Up early and to Teresa’s…she made us a delicious breakfast of French toast and hash browns…to Lake Artemesia for a romantic walk…had lunch at Wendy’s, then took Frosty’s to her grandparents…my first time meeting them…Then to Mom & Dad’s for a cookout with them and Angie & David…Went to see X-FILES at the movies with Ang & David…
7/4/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we got lunch at the Woodside Deli…Later, we went to Joanne & Kevin’s for a big cookout…then all of us to Rockville to see the Independence Day fireworks…
7/5/98 – Teresa picked me up and we went to a picnic at Montrose for the singles group…one of her friends told her about a guy in the group that she planned to set Teresa up with…Fortunately, Teresa told her she would have to pass, since she and I were dating, and things were going very well between us…Then we drove over to Brookside Gardens and walked around…very nice day…
7/7/98 – Met Teresa after her class at UMD…we walked around campus, then got Ledo’s pizza for dinner…
7/9/98 – Teresa came to my office to have lunch with me…She met a few of my co-workers…
7/10/98 – Dinner and a movie (video – LEAP OF FAITH) at her place…
7/11/98 – Picked up Teresa at her place early and we drove north to Elk Neck State Park to meet her Aunt Jody and friends…Spent the day at the beach, water skiing, and went on a long ride in Jody’s boat to Chesapeake City for lunch…Then we drove home…Big, fun day!
7/12/98 – Met Teresa and her parents after church at TGI Friday’s…Then Teresa followed me back to my place…we just hung out most of the day…watched a video, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER…she left around 6:00…
7/14/98 – Dinner at Teresa’s (3 Brother’s carryout), then Teresa had choir practice…
7/16/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and brought her back to my place…She made us a picnic dinner, so we went to a little park on Goshen Dr. and ate…very nice time! Hiked a bit, then I took her back to Montrose and we said goodnight…
7/18/98 – Picked up Teresa at her place and we drove to Annapolis…had lunch at Griffin’s, and ice cream at Storm Brothers…saw a movie, then met Mom & Dad in Crofton for mini-golf, followed by dinner at Dough Roller…Big day! I took her home, we chatted with Kristen & Elizabeth, then said goodnight and I headed home…
7/19/98 – Teresa stopped by after church…she suffered through the first migraine she’s had since we met…We just rested…she showed me her Israel pictures…
7/21/98 – Dinner date…
7/22/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for the mid-week service, then we went to Woodside Deli for a late light dinner…
7/24/98 – Teresa met me at our place, then Kristy came over, and they, Dan, & I headed to Uniontown, PA, for the weekend…Ate dinner at the Park ‘N’ Dine in Hancock, and stopped at the cross in Jumonville, overlooking the valley and Uniontown…To Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jack’s, first time meeting for everyone…We all played Mexican Train until late…
7/25/98 – Dan, Kristy, Teresa and I toured Uniontown and Hopwood, then shopped at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Gabe’s…Packed up and headed for Pittsburgh…Went to Three River’s Stadium to see the Pirates beat the Braves, 4-1, then to Aunt Karen & Uncle Dick’s…Aunt Nancy and Uncle Jack met us there, too…
7/26/98 – Sat around and talked all morning, then all to Mt. Washington for lunch at the Grandview Saloon, overlooking the city of Pittsburgh…then we all drove home…
7/28/98 – Teresa came over and we ordered an Armand’s pizza…She watched as I worked on my baseball league stats…
7/29/98 – Both of us going on vacation – to separate destinations! She’s headed to Minnesota with “the Girls”, and I’m heading to Chicago for a drive down Route 66 to St. Louis…We gave each other care packages and said a long goodbye…
8/4/98 – Teresa, in Minneapolis, and I, in St. Louis, talked to each other by phone…She, Kristen and Elizabeth are flying home today…I ended up driving 800 miles and arrived home late in the evening, so that we could see each other the next day…
8/5/98 – Drove to Teresa’s and we welcomed each other home…Realized just how much we missed each other…To Denny’s for lunch and we talked about our trips…Spent the whole day together…Then we had dinner with Dan & Kristy at Ruby Tuesday’s before saying goodnight…
8/6/98 – Teresa and I went to the movies and saw the intense and emotionally draining SAVING PRIVATE RYAN…To Mom & Dad’s and visited with Aunt Sandi, Aunt Karen, and cousins Mark, Mandy, and JJ…All to dinner at Dough Roller, then I took Teresa home…Had to say goodbye again as I was headed to Watkins Glen, NY, for a NASCAR race with friends Darrell and Charles…
8/10/98 – Teresa welcomed me home with hugs, kisses, and an Armand’s pizza, which we shared with Dan & Kristy…
8/12/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we had dinner at Bennigan’s, then we went to church…
8/14/98 – Picked up Teresa and we went to Greenbelt Metro…rode downtown to the Holocaust Museum…very sobering…Walked around the Mall, then dinner at Planet Hollywood before heading home…
8/15/98 – Teresa, Kristen, and I went to DC FEST at Nissan Pavilion for a big concert…met with Joanne and Kevin…Saw Point of Grace, Jar of Clay, The Newsboys, and Stephan Curtis Chapman…Home very late…
8/19/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we had dinner at Boston Market…to church…afterword, Dan, Kristy, Teresa and I went to Ruby Tuesday’s for dessert…
8/20/98 – I met Teresa after work at Mt. Hebron High School…Met a few of the teachers there…Teresa and I went school supply shopping, had dinner at Red River Saloon, then said goodnight…
8/21/98 – Made a pizza dinner for Teresa and Kristen at their apartment…Then I went to Mom & Dad’s for the night…
8/22/98 – Teresa met me at Mom & Dad’s, then she and I drove to Ocean City…Met up with Aunt Jody, and we cruised out on the bay on her boat…Had a crabcake lunch at the Captain’s Galley, then met Teresa’s parents, Uncle Jerry and Aunt Janice, Josh, and her grandparents at a condo in Ocean City…Out for a pizza dinner with Teresa’s parents, then she and I played mini-golf (she beat me!) and got ice cream at Dumser’s…
8/23/98 – Everyone up and we all chatted for a while…Found out about Teresa’s nickname, “T2” (Teresa’s cousin, Josh, had trouble saying “Teresa” when he was very young…he would say, “Tere-too”, and that was shortened to T2)…Teresa and I to the boardwalk, then had lunch at the Atlantic Stand…Back to the condo and I met Uncle Fred…Big Yahtzee tournament…Then Teresa and I said our goodbye’s and headed for home…
8/26/98 – Met Teresa and Kristen at Montrose…To Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Kristen’s birthday, along with Elizabeth, and Kristen’s friends Mary Ann, Julie, and Julie’s niece…Then back to Montrose for the mid-week service…
8/28/98 – Teresa met me at our place and we spent the evening at the Montgomery County Fair…
8/29/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for the Wild West Roundup…then we went to her apartment to change and go to visit friends Cherice and Omari…
8/30/98 – Round up Sunday at Montrose, continued from yesterday…met Teresa there after church let out…Lots of good food…
9/1/98 – Decided to surprise Teresa with dinner and flowers at her apartment…and I definitely surprised her!…She wasn’t expecting me and I gave her the flowers when she opened the door…I told her I had dinner in the car, too…I ran back towards the car and tripped on the steps, severely twisting my ankle…Teresa helped me back in to the couch and got some ice…She kept insisting I go to the doctor, but I refused…She prepared the dinner I brought for us and Kristen, then I drove home (difficult to do with a 5-speed)…It turned out to be a pretty bad sprain…
9/2/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for the mid-week service…Still limping badly…Had dinner at Bennigan’s with Teresa, Kristen, and a couple from church…
9/4/98 – Picked up Teresa at her apartment and we drove to Uniontown, PA (with a stop for dinner at the Park ‘N’ Dine)…To Aunt Sandi’s and Teresa met a few more members of the family, including Uncle Paul, and Uncle Jim & Aunt Nancy…Mindi & Corey were there, too…
9/5/98 – Big Freed Family reunion…Teresa’s first opportunity to meet a lot of the family…
9/6/98 – Teresa and I got up early and hit the road…South through the mountains of West Virginia, into Virginia and over to Alta Vista for the Big Shirlen Family Reunion..Eric’s turn to meet many people he’d never met before, along with her parents, grandparents, Aunt Jody, Aunt Janice, and Uncle Jerry…Big time!
9/7/98 – Good time in Alta Vista, with stops at Concrete World, Lane’s, and Rose’s…Everyone caravanned to Appomattox for a bit of history, then a delicious buffet at the Wood Grill in Charlottesville before heading home…
9/9/98 – Teresa met me at my place, and we went to dinner at Bullfeather’s…Then to the mid-week service at Montrose…
9/10/98 – Teresa and I to dinner with Mom & Dad at Bob Evan’s…
9/11/98 – Teresa, Kristen and I to Red, Hot & Blue for dinner, then Teresa and I to the movies…The movie broke, so we got Orange Juliuses at the Mall and went back to her apartment to watch a video instead…
9/12/98 – Took roses to Teresa and she made a delicious sweet & sour chicken dinner…
9/16/98 – Woodside Deli for dinner and mid-week service at Montrose…
9/17/98 – Teresa had jury duty today…
9/18/98 – Teresa and I had dinner at Tia’s…Saw my high school English teacher, Mr. C, there, with his wife…I introduced Teresa to him…Then she and I went to the movies…
9/19/98 – Teresa and I went to the Catoctin Zoo in Thurmont…Had dinner at the Cozy, then worked it off hiking to Cunningham Falls…Back to my place and we watched a video…
9/22/98 – Teresa and I to Jun & Jen’s for a little get-together…Allen, Joanne, Elaine & Dean were there, too. Good time…Watched Jun & Jen’s wedding video (I was in Watkins Glen when they got married)…
9/23/98 – To Fuddrucker’s for dinner, then to Montrose to hear the African Children’s Choir…
9/24/98 – Dinner and TV…
9/25/98 – Teresa & I had dinner with Darrell & Cynthia (Charles & Nancy babysat Sam & Caitlin) at Olive Garden, followed by a Jackie Chan movie, RUSH HOUR…
9/26/98 – Teresa, Kristen and I hung out at the apartment pretty much all day…
9/27/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for church…She was in a skit with Dan…Teresa and I to lunch with her parents at Ledo’s, then over to their place to watch TV and hang out for the afternoon…I took Teresa back to Montrose so she could get her car, and she said, for the first time, “I love you”…
9/29/98 – Kristen made Teresa and I a meatloaf dinner…
9/30/98 – Teresa & I went to Chili’s for lunch, then spent the afternoon at her apartment…Then we went to Montrose for the mid-week service…
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