Graceful Women: A love letter

I met Karen through a group of women at work. Actually, more a group of women who are very close friends who all happen to work in the same organization. I was honoured to be included in a number of their activities where I got to know Karen even better.

Like all of us, Karen has experienced her share of life’s sorrows. But her warmth and caring for her friends and family never wavers.

This year, Karen got married, surrounded by these friends and family.

Before her wedding, Karen wrote a love letter explaining how she met Lorne, with a beautiful paragraph at the end specifically for her beau.

Here is Karen’s letter:

Our story begins a year ago!  One day I was on the Internet looking at the matches that had been sent, and Lorne popped up on my monitor. An attraction got the best of me so I said hello! 

Soon we were chatting and sharing small talk.  I was wondering why his responses were so short and wondering if he was interested, so I asked if we could move to the telephone.  He was very grateful, as his two fingers were getting a little tired and he was having a little trouble keeping up with my responses, and he gave me his number.

I called him right away and as soon as we started talking there was such a comfort level we were able to talk about pretty well everything under the sun.We ended our first conversation by saying we would continue another day soon.

The next day I found myself thinking about this man all day!  At the end of the day I was happy to get home and hopefully get to continue our conversation.Lorne had been on my mind all day and we hadn’t even met in person yet.

We knew our next step would be a  meeting, and it had to be soon, so we decided to meet for lunch at a local restaurant on June 28, 2008.  As always, even though we had this comfort level between us, it was scary and a little awkward but only at the beginning.

That same comfort level that I can only explain is like I had known this man all my life, appeared quickly. Besides there was this definite attraction, and yes it had intensified and I knew I wanted to get to know Lorne better.

Lorne’s beautiful blue eyes and smile had won me over.   Lorne said he was so glad I was true to the woman I had described on the Internet and had gotten to know.  We were to take a walk about in the market, however, the rain was pouring down and I was still walking with a cane, so much to my disappointment we decided to end our date after lunch. 

Lorne was a gentleman, walking me to my car holding my hand and just before we parted he gave me a gentle kiss and said he would call me later on that week after his sister left for home.  He definitely had won my heart. 

Lorne called a couple of days later for dinner.  Our second date, Lorne picked me up at my home and from that day forward our lives were entangled together. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months!  I had fallen in love with this man who lived so far away from me, and we talked everyday with hopes that one day we would be together soon.

Well that day has arrived, Lorne asked me to marry him on Feburary 22, 2009, he is moving to Ottawa on June 30th and we have set our wedding date, July 22, 2009.  Our love story continues with such happiness and love. 

To you Lorne are my loving feeling; you spoil me and our relationship feels so right that I often catch myself smiling for no reason.  It’s great being with you and knowing that you are in tune with my moods, knowing that I don’t always have to explain myself.  It feels so good to know that you accept and like me for who I am.  Just being with you honey, doing nothing, makes me happy. 

I know that I could never love another as much as I love you. 

To our new beginnings.