Connect How did your love story begin?

We met 43 years ago on a blind date. This was before the internet, but we talked daily for a month before meeting to see what each other looked like. I didn't feel much physical chemistry when we first met, so I told him to kiss me before the date started to see if there were sparks. That initial kiss in the parking lot of the restaurant was like Christmas morning and 4th of July fireworks all rolled into one, lighting up the sky. 4 kids and 5 grandkids later, we've been inseparable ever since.

What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?

Recently, while walking back to our car late one evening, I slipped and fell into a ditch. Mac reached down to help pull me up, but I grabbed his hand too hard, and he tumbled into the ditch beside me. Stunned, we lay side by side in silence until we looked at each other and burst out laughing. There we were---too old people flailing around in a ditch in the dark. It took a long time to crawl out of there because we couldn't stop laughing. We still laugh about it today.

What would you do with $20,000?

Since the day we married, our goal has been to become full-time RVers. We currently have a small trailer, but would love to buy a larger, drivable RV to travel the U.S. Mac bought matching muumuus 20 years ago on the promise we'd wear them when we took our first RV trip. In 2023, we took that trip and wore our muumuus. Got some strange looks from fellow campers! We dream of RVing full time to visit friends and family across the U.S.---all while wearing our matching muumuus!