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October 02, 2003
yesterday I filed for unemployment
and the man that was helping me make my claim was an interesting character. Joe had moved around my piece of paper that had information about how much severance I had received and I made some mention that I didn't know where my husband put it.
The man responded, "You mean your groom."
I was confused. "What do you mean?"
"You are still on your honeymoon, aren't you?" he asked me.
I explained that we had gotten married in March and had our honeymoon. He told me that he was married 39 years ago and is still on his honeymoon. In between asking me questions about my claim (address, social, etc), he continued to expound upon these ideas.
"What is the thing you love most about your groom?"
"There are too many things to list!" I explained.
"Don't tell me--tell him. Tell him every day."
The conversation continued like this--an oddly intimate discussion in the midst of something fairly sad to deal with. Joe thought I was talking to a friend--not someone helping me do my unemployment.
When I confessed that both of us are out of work, he told me that it was okay...because we have each other.
I already knew that though.
Yesterday was our 3 year anniversary of meeting! We celebrated with a wonderful meal at the Blue Room. And the man, whose name I never caught, was right--the honeymoon isn't over. :)
Posted by crystallyn at October 2, 2003 11:03 AM
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