They're A Match!

Stop and think about how many people are in the world, no, forget the world and just think about the number of people who live between La Paz and Oregon.  I figured it out and being the mathematical genius that I am, I came up with 41,778,494.  Now, try to imagine 93 million visitors per month trying to find a partner on one of the world's most popular sites.  It is mind-boggling, but dog gone it, it worked for Rauno and me.

On the 6th, Rauno flew down to make that final and necessary face-to-face connection.  We felt like we already knew each other, thanks to hundreds of emails, hours of phone conversations and the ever popular Skype.  One of the things we knew about each other was that we both had been fortunate to have had wonderful and happy marriages, and we knew that we wanted that again.  That, right there, eliminated most of those 93 million people who were divorced and seeking anything BUT marriage!  We both missed the companionship we had been robbed of.  We missed everything from the morning coffee ritual to holding hands on an evening walk, and having someone to share everything with.

While there are no plans to run off to Vegas and be married by Elvis, we have become a couple.  We know that our family and friends are happy for us and that is the best feeling in the world.

Both Rauno and I feel that Jan and Steve will always be with us and that they would have wanted us to move forward and be happy.