First encounter... of the Best Kind!

Mr. B...back in the day... an 18 yr old Air Force firefighter, & later part of the Space Shuttle Rescue team.

The dry, barren landscape and leaf-less trees...so different from lush, tropical Hawaii from where Mr. B was born and raised!

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I'm joining in with Mama M, for her

  Valentine's Day Extravaganza week! 

(I hope I can keep up with her and her fun blog hop :o)

I havent had much success with pasting the MckLinky to my posts, so if I still can't get it to work, I will be sure to have a link back to her blog... come along for a fun week.

First: here's a little back ground info

What:  Meeting Mr. B

Where: Holloman AFB, NM

When: November 1980

Who: 3 of my high school girl friends, Mr. B (18yrs old) & Me(16yrs old)

It was most likely a Friday night (my dad was pretty strict, so going out with friends on a school night, didnt happen. And I was a Senior in high school, when Mr. B and I met :o)

I was at the military base bowling alley...that was the place to hang out and meet up with friends.  Some friends that I was with were about to go to another friend's place, but I didnt want to go.  So, they left and I stayed with a couple of my other girlfriends, one of whom had her car.  "M" had come back from the barracks looking for one of her friends, but instead ran into his room-mate (Mr. B).  "M" asked Mr. B if he wanted to meet some friends, and of course, "Mr. Social-man", said sure :o)

At the bowling alley, we all hopped into "M's" car and drove around. There were 4 of us girls and Mr. B.  A pretty good ratio for Mr. B!  Well, we found a place and got out of the car to talk... Conversation was pretty easy and we all had fun talking about whatever.  (I seriously can't remember what, I was just thinking how cute he was!...probably talked about where we girls were from, about where he was from...)

We didn't stay out too long and eventually "M" drove Mr. B back to his barracks.  After he got out of the car, all of us girls were in agreement... and things were said like- "OH! He is soooo cute!" "He is so FINE!"  "What a Hunk!" "...like Rocky (Sylvester Stallone)!"  and on and on!  

Part 2 of first meeting:

I have to add this, cuz our meeting that night was just the beginning. It could have ended right there, but...

The next day, while I was bagging groceries at the commissary. (This was my after-school job and on weekends.)  I saw Mr. B walk through another check out line, barely gave a nod of recognition, and went out the door.  Boy, felt like all the air went out of my balloon!  Oh, well...

A few minutes later, I get a call over the intercom for a phone call.  

Me: ...Hello?

***heart starts beating in my chest!*** 

Mr. B: Hey, I should of said something when I was there.

Me: oh, yeah, that would have been nice.

Mr. B: Well, can I call you later at home?

Me: Sure. (Are you kidding! Of course!)

Mr. B: Ok, call you at about 9pm.

 ***whoo! hoo! I immediately shared that phone call with the friends that worked with me.***

...and exactly at 9pm, Mr. B called and we made plans to go to the movies... (that had to wait until the following Friday, cuz my dad's rule of not going out on a school night). 

Mr. B was in the middle of watching the movie Private Benjamin, but left it to step out to the payphone to give me a call. Thank goodness, he was so prompt, cuz I was definitely waiting by the phone!

Here are a few other photos of Mr. B, aka "Handsome Hawaiian Hunk", aka My "Hubba-bubba", etc. etc.

...by his tree, taken in his barracks by his roommate...Dec 1980, before his trip back home to Hawaii for a visit.

...during one of their military fun days, in a water relay... I love his muscles ;o)

...when he was back in Hawaii, after lifting weights with his older brother.

Dec 1980, about to turn 19yrs old...Mr. B is the one without a shirt

(such a Hottie! heehee)

This photo is kinda beat up, cuz I carried it in my wallet. I finally laminated it, so I can still enjoy my sweetie's pic. He was such a babe...literally, so, so young!  (I still think Mr. B is my Handsome Hubby!)

so...that's how we met...almost 29 and 1/2 years ago!

Blessings & Aloha!

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