Cuteness and Destiny

Pete and I met on Bainbridge Island in June of 2004 in the exact spot shown in these pictures. We recreated the moment for Pete's sister Laurie in late December...hence the photos. I was working when we met, sort of. It was a blazing hot day and I needed some cooling down time. I was sitting on the log watching my students play a game called camoflauge in the shade of the forest. Pete was getting a tour of IslandWood's campus by one of our Americorps volunteers, Kai. They came over and we met. Our eyes met and with that one glance we "took a lichen to each other." Well, actually thats not how it went at all, at least for me. Pete says he did, but I wasn't paying any attention to the cute man across from me except for business-related reasons. My heart was heavy with grief at that time and not interested in romance. The sweet soul and first true love of my life, Cass, had just passed away.
Pete was persistent though. He tracked me down months later and what followed is a longer story, but one worth telling someday when Frita doesn't await me. Anyway, a little piece of the story surrounding these damn-cute pics.