Mister Hollywood (What she called me) & Granola Girl (What I called her) started dating in 1999.  It almost ended in 1999 when for our second date, I was writing the great American screenplay for too long and didn’t make it to the video* store on time and brought over some home movies to watch in the place of whatever new release was in the video store at that time.  Gentlemen, that’s not a good way to make a good impression.  To make it worse, I met her mother that night.  Just kidding!  I don’t remember if I met her mother that night.   Fast forward…

1. Sex approximately one month after meeting.**
2. I told her I loved her.  She waited an extra two weeks to tell me.  Awkward two weeks.
3. Married in 2002.
4. Bought first house in 2003.
5. I had DVT and subsequent Pulmonary Embolism in 2008. SEE BELOW
6. Had child, Bemily*** in 2009.
7. Bought second house in 2011
8. Bought current house 2016

That’s pretty much it.  Had a bunch of pets during that time who are now on the Rainbow Bridge.  Paw out to  Inga, Knockers, Baby Kitty, Scrash, Caribe, Big Cat, and Chairman Meow you are gone but not forgotten.  Both of us got our graduate degrees at California State University, Northridge****.  Went on some great vacations.  Plane out to China, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Costa Rica, Thailand, Honduras.  We got jobs.  Me as an unemployed actor/writer but employed Speech Language Pathologist for the school system.  Wanielle became the Director of a Center at California State University, Northridge****. Life was good or so I thought until I read the next chapter….

*For those under the age of 30… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

**In my opinion, it was the best sex that Danielle ever had.

 ***Are you serious?  Just take off the B.  Duh.

****Go Matadors!