“Childhood Memories to Lifetime Blessings”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2yzrAXhLyw

My best memories of the younger days are those that begin when I was in high school and discovered the love of my life.  I was fifteen at the time and in the 10^th grade when I was introduced to Terrell Hendrix, my future husband at that time.  My sister introduced us because he was a relative of the man she was dating and she thought he was a good person.

I agree, after meeting him and spending time with him, I discovered that he was genuinely a good person.  He is warm and loving, respectful and trustworthy.  I sought of encountered a problem during the initial courtship with my mom.  My mom is “old school” and she thought that I was too young to date outright.  We discussed the situation and she told me that when I turned 16 that I could receive company on a supervised basis.

On my 16^th birthday, my mom gave me a surprise birthday party and to my surprise Terrell was my surprise guest.  I had no idea of the party and that he would be there.  I was overjoyed.  The party was wonderful and my mom got the chance to spend some time with Terrell and observe his behavior and interaction with others.  He passed with flying colors.  The following week, she asked me if I wanted him to come over to the house for a couple of hours and you know my answer was YES!  She called his parents and introduced herself and asked them if it was alright for him to come spend a couple of hours at our house and she would be responsible for picking him up and dropping him back off at home.  They agreed and that was the doorway of a lasting relationship.

We enjoyed many occasions together during school and summer vacation.  Our parents were very involved in our lives, they set the rules and we all agreed to the terms.  Terrell was an athlete in high school, football and baseball were his favorite sports, and his parents were more involved in that area than my mom.  They made sure that I attended all his athletic events.  He excelled in both during high school and received a baseball scholarship for college. 

Since I am 8 months older than he is, I graduated in 2005 from high school but he had another year of school to complete. Nothing changed between us after graduation, I continued to support him and attend all his athletic events although I was a freshman in college.  The bond we shared strengthened with each passing day.  From childhood memories to blessings, we are still together and have been happily married for 4 years.