Wonder Whales of the Ohio

Unveiling Introduction

Often we see things as we would like, especially through our own minds eye. I set out as often teens do to find my place, to discover myself. I came home a very changed man. So many tragedies, so many losses, I was battered and humbled looking to finally settle down. We don't all learn the same lessons at the same time. I was bound and determined to find love, settle down, grow up, and raise a family. Lord knows I searched and I tried. Where I was willing, they weren't ready. 

I thought for sure I had found the one. Smart, fun to be around, energetic; one of those personalities that infects a crowded room and takes over. Lord was she beautiful, simply captivating, the type of lady who could steal your breath cause your heart to stop and leave your mind frozen in awe by simply walking by. I cherished every moment we spent together. 

Coming home I was a simple walk away from the river. We would often find ourselves walking through town only to end up walking the rivers edge. One late spring evening I took her to the waters edge, reached into my pocket and slowly pulled out a jar of garlic filled olives. She stared at me in the strangest way as I began tossing the orbs one at a time into the water. When almost the entire jar was empty and I was about to give up a disturbance in the water caught our attention. I waded into the shallow mud and introduced her to my life long secret friends. 

I told her she was the first and only person I had ever introduced them to, and I proposed to her. It began to rain just before we reached the house, despite the chill of the water we kissed in that spring shower until the oncoming downpour threatened to drown us. Sometimes things simply aren't meant to be. I prepared to leave for the service, as energized and spirited as she was I couldn't expect her to sit in waiting. 

Time marches to it's own beat, and we stamper along if it matches our own or not. After a few stumbles, and coming straight through the realization of my own limited mortality my wife found me. Imagine the surprise when I was already more than ready to give up on the notion of being with someone who would break my walls down and make everything worth it all. I shared everything with her and found peace. It was a few years before I found myself back at the edge of that muddy rivers edge. This time I was not alone.