Ed had told me after we had been dating for a few months that we could just live together,  no need to get married.  But something changed in his mind,  one day he asked me to get ready.  We started driving and came to a jewelry store, we went in and he asked the lady to show him wedding ring sets. You could have knocked me over with a feather, I was shocked.  We found the perfect rings,  had them sized in store.  He had other errands to run,  first stop was the post office. Before he went into the post office,  he got the rings out and asked me to marry him right there in the parking lot.  He smiled so big,  said he wasn't losing me,  and we were just going to get married.  I was still in shock because numerous times he would say nothing but living together.  Not sure what changed his mind but when he changed it, there was no stopping him.  We went to dinner but before we did that,  we had to let our parents know what we had done.  I still smile today thinking of that day. Both of us were so happy,  so in love that marriage was just the next step for our love. 

Ed and I were known to take trips on the spur of the moment. One Sunday I had to work,  but we were enjoying coffee on the porch.  I would have the next 3 days off, Ed turned to me said where do you want to go?  Or what do you want to do? I had no idea,  he then comes in, "I've never seen the arch in st Louis " Me either I replied. He said well let's go! I hurried to find a hotel and as luck would have it, there was a casino right across the river in Indiana. Booked a room,  packed a few things,  I went to work. Once I was finished he came to pick me up and off we went.  The hotel was nice,  out our window we could see the arch. The next day it was a little drizzly out but we still parked and walked to the arch.  Neither of us were going up in it, too high lol. So we walked across the street,  got snow cones and watch helicopters taking off on tours, people sight seeing,  and watched the people who dared, go up in the arch. We wanted lunch but didn't want the same Ole places.  We went on yelp, look for Italian and found this little place that everyone local raved about.  We made our way to it and had the best lunch ever.  We had a great adventure those 3 days that I wouldn't trade for anything.  

Ed and I were always working on a project to make our home ours in style and taste. Our parents and kids never knew what we were getting into next.  The last project,  well next to last, was our entertainment center. We had talked about it for so long and finally decided it was time.  For those that don't know,  I designed and Ed built,  with my help.  If needed he would modify the plan or make it better. We already had a huge entertainment center But it was bulky and not big enough to hold a large TV that we wanted to get.  He got right to work on it while I was at work.  I had a couple days off and we picked out the wood we needed and paint for the living room.  He worked so hard on it and it is a beautiful reflection of his hard work and attention to details.  I love everything we did together,  as long as we were together there wasn't anything we couldn't do. Now,  I feel his presence all around me, and as it should be, his cremains are on a shelf of the entertainment center he so lovingly built.  I miss our projects, I just miss him pain and simple.