Our story began at the plasma donation center where Jackie was employed. There was an instant magnetic draw for both of us. Yet due to having experienced negative and painful previous relationships. We were both cautious and careful. Over time we both began to notice and feel the attraction and interest intensify. She was never able to successfully stick me for donation as she was too getty with butterflies (her words). Our first date was an old school visit to her local towns carnival.

Our favorite memory together is in the first year of mine and Jackie's relationship. When she found that I had a major and deep-seaded love from my childhood for the outdoors and camping. She's secretly took it upon herself to locate a wonderful spot about 6 hours away from our home, where neither of us had been before. She scheduled for my birthday a camping trip which has become one of our greatest experiences together and always will be. We've been back again this year for my birthday also!

We would definitely be putting a larger amount of that in savings! But other parts of that would go to help out her parents as well as my mother. Her parents both have health issues, with her mother having a broken hip, and her dad's health having had major heart problems. Then my mother who is a board member for a local animal rescue, which we would like to make donations to in order to help them continue the success that they have had at that rescue.