Hope ~ Our Story ~ Part 2

More than 10 years had passed since I first laid eyes on Jeanne.  Work enveloped me and I’d moved a couple of times.

During my down time, I played in the Golden State Tour (“GST”) golf events, and actually placed in one of the tournaments In Temecula, CA.  I won a certificate, which was redeemable right there in town.  I was in the middle of one of my moves, but took some time to go down to the Golf Store to claim my winnings.

Leaving the Golf Store, and anxious to get home to finish packing (about a 75 mile drive,) I saw a furniture store close by and for ‘some reason,’  I was drawn to it.  I’ll never forget it.  I walked in, my shy self, short on time, not wanting to meet any pushy sales people… Sure enough, there’s this girl behind the counter with a beautiful smile. “Come on in, look around, let me know if I can ‘hard sell’ you on something.”  Then, boom, she was gone. So, I wandered around for a few minutes, ok a few seconds, then I left.  Long drive, lots to do.

There was something about that girl and her smile though, I thought that maybe I’d stop by there again.  A few weeks later, I went back to the furniture store…wandered in, and there was this older man, “Pops,” who greeted me warmly and offered to help.  There was no girl. Pop’s smile was nice, but it wasn’t what I was looking for.  Later, many years later, I found out that Jeanne was the one who smiled at me in that store.  She owned the place (literally & figuratively.)   Strike two.  Well, actually, I hadn’t even gotten up to bat.

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