Written by: Mandy Burgess

It was April 1st 2006 and I was planning on meeting Matt at the Siam 21 in Norfolk for our first date.  I had a feeling that this was going to be something different I just knew it.  Matt was running late from getting out of Mass just down the street. When Matt arrived at the scène of our first date Matt greeted me with big hand shake.  A tickle in my belly came over me... I was waiting for that tingle, my first impression of Matt was one of hmmm he’s might nice looking.:) So I decided that we would go down to Rajput’s an Indian restaurant in the same shopping center.. We ate and had a great time. In the middle of the date Matt asked me for another date before the first one was over with. I agreed. He told me that he was going to be deployed I said, “Deployed you must be in the Navy,”! So enjoying our conversation we went outside and stood by the car. Matt leaned over and kissed me.. I was a goner after that; I became lost in his arms for the rest of the night. He asked me to wait for him, I thought he was kidding until I looked up in his beautiful eyes and I saw his tender and humble side. I agreed to wait for him for two months.

 

 Written by: Matt Levinson

It all started almost a year ago when I was home for Xmas leave. I had just got out of a some what relationship that didn't go anywhere. When I was home I went on my dad's computer and checked out Yahoo personals. It was there that I saw Mandy profile, I decided to say hi, but I was unable to do more than just sent a flirt because my account was disabled. I didn't think I would hear from her again. A couple of months later I noticed her profile again it was March I hadn't talk to her since the holidays. At the same time I got my account fixed and also got a new computer both which made it easier to talk to Mandy, funny how things happen. Well after talking online then on the phone we went on our first date it was April 1st and I didn't what to be the April fool, we hit it off real well that night and I felt good about it the only thing was that I was getting underway a couple of days later for 2 months. I thought to myself just when I find something good I leave and I'm back to square one because they either loose interest or decide to go there seperate ways, the story of my life. I new Mandy was different during the deployment, she wrote to me every day and couldn't wait to see me again, it was something I wasn't use to and new I had found the one, the one I prayed for and I new I would spend the rest of my life with. Since I have been back, I have never been happier in my life, I thank God every day that Mandy is in my life, I don't know what I would with out her. I love more than anything in the world. One last story, during the Summer Mandy came with me up to Massachusetts to visit my family, while we were up there I took her to her first Red Sox game at Fenway Park, the Red Sox were losing 4 to nothing to the Kansas City Royals a bad team, I was mad, I looked at Mandy and said jokingly "if they loose you won't be able to come back, espcially if they get shut out" not a minute later the Sox get a couple of hits they get a run across. Later in the Game the Sox are down 4-1, I'm still a little bumbed I look up for a second and said to myself " God give me a sign, If I am to be with this women for the rest of my life give me a sign" on the very next pitch Doug Merillie of the Sox hits a three run homer to tie the game. I look at Mandy give her a hug and a kiss and said to myself "Thankyou Lord now I know you brought Mandy into my life and spend life with her forever. Bye the way the Sox won 5-4, I told her she can come back. I will always tell our children about that day the day I knew that there mom was going to be my loving wife forever.

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