My whole world changed on Black Friday 1987. That was the day I met the love of my life, John. We both started our first job on the same day at Chick-Fil-A. This is just one of the many "first time, same day" adventures we would begin together. We didn't start dating that day but we were on our way to becoming best friends. We attended different high schools, John at McClure North and me at Hazelwood East. We began to work enough shifts together that a romance was soon blossoming.
The summer of 1988 belonged to us becoming "us". A major fact that we uncovered was that we shared the same birthday. Seriously same day, same year! It's July 21 and I'll leave you hanging on the year. People are always amazed by that fact. By the time John's senior year started in August 1988 I was wearing his Senior Class ring. By unspoken agreement Friday nights were date nights and Saturday nights were spent closing and cleaning Chick-Fil-A.
