I will never forget that gray and crisp morning in November just before the snow. I walked to the Court House with my lovely friend, Kathy Dunn, right after our lunch to interpret for the client. It took just one minute of a positive thought to transform my day. ...While I am usually cheerful and optimistic by nature, my mood on that gray day was not the best. I walked in to the Courthouse with my friend who introduced me to a few sheriffs who were working in security at the front door. ...And one of them said: "I speak Russian too". I went through security and sat down on a bench and waited until the court hearing to start. I was sitting there and looking his way time to time to see if he was looking my way. I saw myself falling for him but told myself, no, these are just my poor dreams. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone enter the Courtroom 102 where I was standing and I whispered: Oh, no, this is not happening - he gets to be present here… I got so nervous and numb for a minute... He was standing behind me, I turned around and caught him looking at me and he looked away. I noticed he smiled at me and his face became serious again. In the middle of the Court procedure, he stepped towards me when it was restricted and helped me when I got stuck translating an English word for my client. Then he stepped immediately back. I thought he was getting into trouble with the judge and was not supposed to do that; and I got scared... I was thinking how I could help him. This all finished within 20 minutes.... Maybe too soon that I felt I just had a neither bad nor pleasant dream. I lost him in a crowd of people only noticed him walking away with the handcuffed man. I left the building and tried to find him again. My good friend, Kathy, my loyal family member, offered to connect me with Alexey because she thought for sure he was single and we’d be a good match. We met again in a few days. We exchanged the hugs at the coffee shop. Hot Christmas Praline Latte and a bunch of roses received in a nice beautiful November Sunday morning… I felt so inspired by wonderful gifts and being surrounded by you… I felt like I know you all my life and would never want to let you go… Along the way, we shared many happy and unhappy moments and today I want to celebrate one year of since we met. I can not believe I have a husband! You came into my life and completely changed it. You are my favorite man in the world, the love of my life, my best friend and now my husband! Thank you for loving me and being there for me. You are rich in inner strength, understanding and kindness, in forgiveness and patience. I haven't been able to find the right words to express how I feel about you. I love you with all my heart. I am the luckiest person on earth and I know that we are going to have an amazing life together. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you, to grow our children, our grandchildren and grow old with you. I love you, Alexey!
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