I met my wife in a climbing trip in Utah.

I was living in Boston at the time and begrudgingly moving to SF. I did a 2-week trip to Moab and was hitting up Couchsurfing to find climbing partners.

Long-story short, we got rained-out so decided to drive to City of Rocks, Idaho. During the long-drive and the next few days together we (I) fell madly in love, so when she went back to Spain I had to follow her.

10 years and two kids later, she is still my best friend, my favorite climbing partner and soul mate. 😀

I grew up in Utah but my dad is from California, so when I moved out it was to northern California to live among extended family here.

There was a state wide, weekend long church function for the young singles that I didn't want to go to but everyone else was so I figured what the heck, and I caught a ride. My wife was about five months out from her divorce and didn't want to go either, but was supporting her sisters who were going.

Now, I'm basically deaf without hearing aids and was studying sign language so naturally when I arrived I wanted to find anyone else who is Deaf or using ASL, and I found them. My now wife was also just starting to learn ASL so she was there in that circle too. We got in line for dinner and started chatting, but got split up.

At the end of the night my ride was leaving but I made the excuse that I needed to go to the bathroom before the three hour drive, but I was looking for her too. She had left the building but came back in for some reason and was, coincidentally, right by the bathrooms. I found her, got her information, and after almost three and a half years of dating we got married, and now seven and a half years later we've added three more kids to the two she already had. Lots of divine intervention, but we fit each other so well, so we figure He knows what He's doing.

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We met in a Convalescent Home. Through the years—and depending on which of us is telling the story—one of us was a Nurse's Aide or Orderly at the time, and the other a Patient...😜😆

After two sons and four grandsons, Jesus/God finally blessed us with the girl (a granddaughter!💜) that I waited for all my life. She of course has this grandpa totally wrapped around her little finger. We also have a great-granddaughter.🙏🏻😀

And, believe it or not, today happens to be our 51st wedding anniversary!😳😀😆💜🫂

So thanks for asking, nostr:npub17x7htjej3hgcqwqj86u9yvpcunhw6nz4zclzph2zfnlwe4v0yp8qrxvgap …🫂💜👍🏻😀

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