MR. AND MRS. BILL BECKETT
MARRIED SEPTEMBER 13, 1997
NIAGRA FALLS - SEPTEMBER 14, 1997
~~THIS IS OUR STORY AND WE'RE STICKIN TO IT!~~
ONLINE ROMANCE
GONNA TELL YOU A TALE ABOUT HOW WE MET.
NOW DON'T GET EXCITED; YOU HAVEN'T READ YET.
QUITE A STORY IT IS AND HARD TO BELIEVE,
BUT I PROMISE YOU FRIEND; I DO NOT DECEIVE.
THE SAGA BEGINS BACK SOME TIME AGO.
EXACTLY THE DATE, I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
I GOT A COMPUTER FOR BUSINESS USE.
FOUND AOL - THEN STARTED ABUSE!
IT TOOK ME SOME EFFORT, GETTING USED TO "ONLINE".
BUT, WHEN I FINALLY DID, CONSUMED WAS MY TIME.
I SURFED AND I SURFED AND LOST HOURS OF SLEEP.
I CRAWLED INTO BED TIRED AND WANTING TO WEEP.
CHAT ROOMS WERE NEXT. OH WHAT A TREAT!
I NEVER SUSPECTED JUST WHO I WOULD MEET.
A FRIEND INTRODUCED US IN A CHAT ROOM ONE NIGHT.
THERE WERE FOUR OF US THERE; THE BANTER WAS LITE.
IT STARTED QUITE FRIENDLY; JUST CHATTING AND SUCH.
HE HELPED ME ONLINE; HE KNOWS OH SO MUCH!
THE CHATS GOT MORE FREQUENT; IM'S, LETTERS, AND CALLS.
SOON THERE WERE PICTURES AND NOTES ON MY WALLS.
THROUGH ALL OF THAT TIME, WE LET NO ONE KNOW.
GUESS WE FEARED THAT OUR FRIEND'S FROWNS WOULD SHOW.
WE BOTH HAD HAD HEARTACHE, TROUBLE AND GRIEF.
NEITHER WAS LOOKING; LOVE CAME LIKE A THEIF.
THE NEXT THING WE KNEW WE WERE TYPING "LOVE YOU!"
AND GETTING ONLINE JUST TO SPEND "SPECIAL" TIME.
MONTHS QUICKLY PASSED, THE QUESTION WAS ASKED;
WILL WE BE TOGETHER BEFORE ALL TIME HAS LAPSED?
ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE; I LEFT FAMILY AND HOME,
AND FLEW TO OHIO; BY THEN LOVE HAD GROWN.
I STEPPED OFF THE PLANE; MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE FINALLY TO MEET.
THERE WAS NO HESITATION; I WAS RIGHT IN HIS ARMS,
AND I KNEW IN THAT MOMENT HE WOULD NEVER DO HARM.
I BROUGHT MY BAGGAGE AND HE ALSO BROUGHT HIS,
IN THE FORM OF A TEENAGER WHO LOOKED LIKE SHOW BIZ.
I SPENT TWO WEEKS IN OHIO AND MET ALL HIS FRIENDS.
WE SAW ALL THE SIGHTS AND VISITED HIS KIN.
TIME CAME I SHOULD GO, BUT OUR HEARTS JUST SAID "NO".
SO, WE BOARDED A PLANE; PUT ASIDE ALL OUR WOE.
WE FLEW DOWN TO TEXAS AND SAID GOODBYE TO MY LIFE.
PACKED UP MY BELONGINGS; SHED TEARS AND FAUGHT STRIFE.
IN A JEEP WITH A U-HAUL, WE TOOK OFF TOGETHER.
TO GO BACK TO OHIO AND LIVE HAPPILY FOREVER.
ALL THE ODDS WERE AGAINST US, BUT WE DOVE RIGHT IN,
AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN SORRY; LET ME TELL YOU, MY FRIEND.
WE JOINED HEARTS IN MARRIAGE IN SEPTEMEBER THAT YEAR.
WE ENTERED IT BRAVELY WITH NOTHING TO FEAR.
WE'VE WORKED AND PLAYED; WE'VE FOUGHT AND LOVED.
AND WE STILL FEEL OUR UNION WAS SANCTIONED ABOVE.
THROUGH MUCH TRIBULATION, WE'VE REMAINED INTERTWINED.
WE WORK ON OUR PROBLEMS WITH OUR LOVE IN MIND.
MOST THINK IT WON'T LAST AND WE UNDERSTAND.
BUT, WE KNOW THAT FOREVER WE'LL WALK HAND IN HAND.
OH YES! WE BELIEVE IN ONLINE ROMANCE.
JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND GIVE LOVE A CHANCE!
~SUE BECKETT - 1998~
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
A YEAR NOW HAS PASSED SINCE OUR WEDDING DAY.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'LL ASK AND I KNOW WHAT WE'LL SAY.
YES! WE'RE STILL HAPPY AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A YEAR.
ABOUT DROVE US SAPPY, BUT OUR LOVE IS STILL HERE.
OH, THE ADJUSTMENTS; SO MANY TO MAKE.
WAS A BIT OF A STRUGGLE; SOME GIVE AND SOME TAKE.
THE HOUSE NEEDED ATTENTION AND WE GAVE IT OUR BEST.
CLEANED AND REFURNISHED AND THEN TOOK A LONG REST.
WE REMODELED THE KITCHEN AND USED BUCKETS OF PAINT.
OH SURE, THERE WAS GRIPPING; PERFECTION WE AIN'T.
IN BETWEEN PROJECTS WE HAVE LOADS OF FUN.
WITH OUTINGS AND DINNERS ....IT MAY NEVER GET DONE!
BUT WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF THE HOUSE ISN'T SUBLIME.
WE'RE CLIMBING THE LADDER ONE RUNG AT A TIME.
WE'VE DEVELOPED A PATTERN AS ALL COUPLES DO.
THIS CHAIR'S FOR ME AND THAT ONE'S FOR YOU.
I DON'T LIKE SCI-FI AND HE DOESN'T LIKE SOAPS.
HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY AND I GET THE MOPES.
BUT, ISN'T THAT NORMAL.....WE CAN'T BE THE SAME.
OUR LIFE IS INFORMAL; CASUAL'S OUR GAME.
WITH ANTICIPATION, WE BEGAN OUR NEXT YEAR.
OUR LOVE'S OUR SALVATION AND WE HOLD IT DEAR.
SO ALL YOU BELIEVERS IN ONLINE ROMANCE.
FOLLOW YOUR HEARTS WITH NO BACKWARD GLANCE.
~SUE BECKETT - 1999~
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