Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dating T2, Part 3


On April 4, 1998, I met Teresa.  "T2" was her nickname.  We began to date and eventually we were married.  The following are excerpts from a diary I kept of our time together.  This is part two.  Enjoy!


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10/2/98 – Teresa came over and we took Dan out to Outback for his belated Birthday dinner…
10/3/98 – Teresa and I met Mom & Dad and Paul & Elizabeth at Dough Roller for lunch…Teresa and I to Mt. Hebron for the homecoming football game…Unfortunately, the Vikings are losing badly…Back to Teresa’s apartment to clean up, then to Grace’s Fortune for dinner with Mom & Dad, Paul & Elizabeth, Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jack, and Dan…After we ate, we quickly went to Grace Baptist Church in Bowie for a surprise 40th birthday party for Paul…Lots of friends and family there…
10/6/98 – Teresa made us French Toast and hash browns for dinner, then we hiked over to Montpelier Mansion…
10/7/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for the mid-week service…Dinner afterward at TGI Friday’s with her parents and Mr. Jim B…
10/8/98 – Teresa and I met at her parents house, then we went to dinner at Ledo’s…To Montrose for “Class Act”, an acting seminar…
10/9/98 – Teresa and I had dinner at Jerry’s, then watched a video…
10/10/98 – Teresa and I joined Mom & Dad, Angie & Dave, and Darren and his girlfriend for a day at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg…
10/11/98 – Teresa and I went grocery shopping, then she made Kristen and I a good ham supper…I made milkshakes for dessert…
10/14/98 – Teresa and I met at Montrose for the mid-week service…
10/15/98 – Teresa and I met at Montrose and had dinner at the Silver Diner…
10/16/98 – Teresa and Kristen brought me a McD’s dinner, then we went to the Hope’s for a Single’s party…good time, but really not for Teresa & I anymore…
10/17/98 – Teresa and I went to the Renaissance Festival in Crownsville…Good time!…Met Mom & Dad for dinner at Ledo’s, then we watched old home movies until late…
10/18/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for a concert, First Impression…
10/21/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we went to dinner at Bennigan’s…Back to the church and we helped Teresa’s Mom set up the gym for “Pastor Appreciation Day”…Big party after the service…
10/22/98 – Teresa, Kristen & I had dinner…
10/23/98 – I left work early, and Teresa met me for lunch at Applebee’s…Said a long goodbye as I left for the weekend for a youth retreat at Summit Lake with the youth group I used to work with…
10/25/98 – I met Teresa at Montrose and we went to her parents house to visit with them, Jim & Gail, Ray & Margret, Ray’s parents, and Kyle & Faith…
10/26/98 – Teresa & I had dinner at Chili’s, then shopped for Darren’s birthday…
10/28/98 – Teresa & I ate dinner at the church, then to the mid-week service…Lori asked Dan, Teresa & I to do a skit for Sunday’s service…
10/29/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we went to dinner at Woodside Deli…back to the church to practice our skit with Dan and Lori…
10/30/98 – Teresa and I met Mom & Dad, Dave, Darren & his girlfriend at Olive Garden to celebrate Darren’s birthday…back to Mom & Dad’s for cake & ice cream…
10/31/98 – Teresa and I dressed up as Bo Peep and Woody from TOY STORY for the Fall Fest at Montrose…Then to Teresa’s grandparents to celebrate Pop’s birthday with the whole Shirlen clan…
11/1/98 – Teresa, Dan, I, and several others performed a skit at Montrose…We played third graders…Lunch with Teresa’s parents at TGI Friday’s, then we went to my place to hang out…Back to Montrose to hear Teresa’s Dad preach at the Sunday night service…
11/3/98 – Election Day…Teresa and I spent the whole day together…Saw a movie, celebrated Jim & Rebecca’s son’s, Joshua, first birthday…Good dinner at Bugaboo Creek Steak House…
11/4/98 – Teresa’s co-worker, Carol, gave us tickets to see the Terps play the Australian National Team play an exhibition basketball game at Cole Field House…very cool…Terps won 90-59…
11/5/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for Christmas play rehearsal…
11/6/98 – Teresa and I took Kristen to see THE WIZARD OF OZ at Snowden Square…
11/7/98 – Teresa spent the day shopping in Lancaster…
11/8/98 – Teresa brought over gifts from her shopping extravaganza, and we hung out all afternoon…To Bob Evans for dinner…
11/11/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we had dinner at Houston’s…mid-week service at Montrose…
11/12/98 – Teresa and I had dinner at Boston Market, then to Montrose for play rehearsal…
11/13/98 – Dinner and video with Kristen and Teresa at their apartment…
11/14/98 – Teresa and I ate in and just enjoyed being with each other…
11/15/98 – Teresa dropped by after church and we did some shopping, watched TV (A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS), hung out…then to Montrose for an evening service…
11/18/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we went Woodside Deli for dinner…back to church…Teresa had a migraine halfway through the service…Lori asked Dan, Teresa & I to do another skit for Sunday…
11/19/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for play rehearsal…
11/20/98 – Teresa made Kristen and I a meatloaf dinner, then we began to decorate the Christmas Tree…I fell asleep…When I awoke, they were done…
11/21/98 – Teresa and I had lunch at Don Pablo’s, then saw a parade – Laurel High Marching Band leading Santa’s sleigh to Laurel Mall…Very cool…so we walked over to the Mall to check it all out…Back to her apartment…Teresa made Christmas cookies…Kristen brought her parents over…nice to meet them…
11/22/98 – Dan, Teresa & I performed a skit at Montrose, then we went back to our place with Kristy, ordered a pizza, and watched the Steelers beat up on the Jaguars on TV…Teresa and I went back to Montrose to hear her Dad preach…
11/23/98 – To Teresa’s apartment and met her friend, Irene…then, Teresa, Kristen and I went to KFC for dinner…Teresa and I went to Montrose for play rehearsal…
11/24/98 – I met Teresa for dinner at Bennigan’s, then we went to church at Montrose (mid-week service one day early)…
11/25/98 – Delicious dinner and a quiet evening together…
11/26/98 – Thanksgiving!…Great dinner by Mom…Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jack and Dan & Kristy joined Mom, Dad, Darren and I…Teresa and the Shirlens came by later for dessert…great time…Our parents all met for the first time…Afterward, I felt like I knew, one day, Teresa and I would get married…
11/27/98 – Teresa and ate lunch at Applebee’s, then did some shopping at FSK Mall in Frederick…Dad called Teresa on her cell phone while she was in the dressing room at one of the stores…Dan & Kristy followed Teresa & I to Dough Roller for a family get-together, then the four of us went to Teresa’s apartment to play Mexican Train until late…
11/28/98 – Teresa and I did a lot of Christmas shopping…Ate dinner with Mom & Dad…drove around looking at Christmas lights…Back to her apartment and watched the Terps beat up on Pitt…
11/29/98 – After church, Teresa & I had a lunch at Red Lobster with her parents and a large group from Montrose…More Christmas shopping…Back to my place to watch a video…
12/1/98 – Teresa and I ate dinner at Ruby Tuesday, then to Montrose for a rehearsal…poor thing had a migraine…
12/2/98 – Met Teresa for the mid-week service at Montrose…
12/3/98 – Teresa, Kristen and I at sloppy joe’s and watched the #2 ranked Terps beat up on Wake Forest…
12/4/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we did some Christmas shopping at White Flint and a few other places…Dinner at the Silver Diner…
12/5/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for play rehearsal, then we went to lunch at Fuddrucker’s…We decided to see a movie, then to UMD to see DaVinci’s Notebook do a show…
12/6/98 – Teresa brought over a 3 Brother’s lunch after church, and Dan, Teresa and I watched the Steelers lose another heartbreaker on TV…But then saw the Terps beat Stanford…
12/7/98 – Teresa and I met at Montrose for rehearsal and saw a little bit of the Montrose basketball game…
12/8/98 – More rehearsal and Montrose…
12/9/98 – Met Teresa and her Mom for dinner at Montrose, then saw the Elementary school concert and show…
12/10/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for another rehearsal…
12/11/98 – Teresa and I to White Flint Mall eatery for dinner, then to Montrose for a dress rehearsal in full makeup…Teresa looked very old (she’s playing an old woman in a nursing home)…
12/12/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose and we performed in A VALLEY HAVEN CHRISTMAS SHOW by cousin Paul…Very exciting and a big hit…To Shoney’s afterward with Mom & Dad, Uncle Jack & Aunt Nancy, Dan & Kristy, and Teresa…
12/13/98 – Met Teresa at Montrose for church, then we went to TGI Friday’s with her parents for lunch…Teresa and I went home to relax, then to a cast party to see the video of the play…
12/15/98 – I picked up Teresa and we went to Mom & Dad’s to decorate the tree and we ate Chinese food…
12/16/98 – To Montrose and ate dinner with Teresa, Kristen and Elizabeth…then to the mid-week service…
12/17/98 – Teresa and I talked by phone about church stuff…she wants me to join Montrose, but I don’t really want to…
12/18/98 – Took off early from work and met Teresa for lunch in Columbia and do some Christmas shopping…back to her apartment…picked up Kristen and we drove to Watkins Regional Park to see Christmas decorations…To Wendy’s for dinner, then stopped by Mom & Dad’s…Back to their apartment for a little gift exchange with Kristen…
12/19/98 – Teresa and I to the movies to see YOU’VE GOT MAIL, then to Hard Times for a Chilli dinner…
12/20/98 – Met Teresa for church at Montrose, then to her apartment for a nice lunch…we did our Christmas cards…Back to church for Teresa’s Mom’s organ recital and a pot-luck dinner…
12/21/98 – Teresa looking stunning…Out with Joanne and Kevin to Copeland’s for dinner, then to the Kennedy Center to see the Paul Hill Choral Christmas Concert…a wonderful evening…
12/22/98 – Met Teresa at her parent’s house, then we went out to see a Montrose basketball game…back to the Shirlen’s and we had a good time with them and the Hopes and Dan & Kristy, exchanging gifts…
12/23/98 – Met Teresa at her apartment and then had dinner with her friend Jennifer…Headed home in the snow!
12/24/98 – Picked up Teresa at her parent’s and we went to Christmas Eve service at Montrose…I locked my keys in the car…Took 2 hours for a locksmith to get it opened…rushed over to Jody and Fred’s for a big Shirlen family Christmas party…Santa Claus dropped in for a visit, too!  Good time by all…
12/25/98 - Christmas Day...Teresa came over to my parent's house and we, they, and Angie, David, and Darren had a very nice and memorable day...I followed Teresa back to her apartment and we spend the rest of the day just being together...
12/26/98 – Met Teresa and her parents at her apartment and we put together Teresa’s new computer desk for her new Imac computer…Then we took her old desk to her parent’s house…Teresa went with me to my place to change and clean up, then we met her parents again at Joanne and Kevin’s for a Christmas party…
12/27/98 – Teresa came over early and we went to Covenant UM Church to hear Rev. Tom Kaylor preach…Teresa & I then met Mom & Dad at Cozy in Thurmont for dinner…to Frederick for the Church Tour around downtown…then all home…
12/28/98 – Lots of running today…met Teresa at her apartment and we went to Motofoto, Jerry’s for lunch, Annapolis Mall and Best Buy…Fan problems with my car…stopped at Mom & Dad’s, Wal-Mart, Pep Boys, Giant, then back to Teresa’s…Teresa made pizza for dinner…
12/29/98 – To Teresa’s and Mom & Dad came by…the four of us went to Silver Diner for lunch…To Teresa’s parents…we picked up her Mom and the three of us to Gaithersburg High to see Montrose play in a basketball tournament…
12/30/98 – Teresa and I and Dad and David to the Auto Show in downtown DC…Met Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug…Back to Bowie and dinner at Ruby Tuesdays…Mom, Darren and Angie joined us…Celebrated Dad’s 54th birthday…
12/31/98 – To Teresa’s and we hung around the apartment most of the day…To Montrose for the New Year’s Eve service, then we joined her parents, Kevin & Joanne, and Faith Hope for dinner at the Bamboo Café…Joanne & Kevin followed us back to Teresa’s and we brought in the New Year…

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