Tuesday, July 15, 2008

An Old Building, a Bachelor and Me


On a warm September morning in 1985, I walked into a local bank to open an account.

After a short time with the new accounts lady, I was all set. As I left the bank, I walked past the desk of a thirty-something, bachelor loan officer I knew from taking night college classes two year’s prior.

He stopped me to say hello and asked what I had been up to. I informed him that I was newly single and had just moved back to town. He said he was sorry to hear that, then asked me for a date for the following night. He even remembered my seven-year old son and included him in the date offer of dinner at a pizza joint and a walk along the local beach. How could I not say yes?

After another ten minutes or so of conversation, I got up to leave. It was lunch time and this guy had piqued my interest. I asked him if he’d like to go to lunch. He glanced at his watch and said that sounded great. We walked across the parking lot to a nice restaurant located in a century-old building that once housed the best hotel rooms in the city. We spent a leisurely hour enjoying a big salad while catching up on the past two years of our lives.

When the bill came, I grabbed it since I had asked him to lunch. He tried a few times to sway my decision as he had always paid when in the company of a female. I did not ask him to lunch to get a free meal and I insisted on paying.

Four years later the banker was no longer a bachelor.

We still joke that he only married me because I was the only woman who ever picked up the tab.

I am telling you this little story because today they tore down the building where we had our first lunch.

It's a little sad. The end of another era in my life.

12 comments:

  1. Awwww isn't it such a sad feeling when you see them tear down a building that had such wonderful memories attached to it:-( I so enjoyed your little story, though!! xox

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  2. That's a great story about the wonderful gentleman you married!
    And it is sad to see things change...but nothing can take away the great memories.
    Suzy

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  3. What a great story! I can totally understand why you'd be sad to see them tear that building down.

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  4. Hi Zoey,
    This post is so different from what you usually do! I so enjoyed reading the "how you met" story :)
    It really is kind of sad that the old building has been torn down.
    Thank goodness for wonderful memories!
    xo

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  5. Zoey, what a cute love story. My husband ask me out as I was eating a toostie roll pop.
    I hope you have some great before pictures of the building.
    Great blog post!
    Osagebluffquilter

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  6. What a great story! But where is the picture of you and DH in 1985?

    I love the photos of your "trash pile". I have a few spots like that, as well. It's amazing how plants survive after being tossed on the compost pile.

    Your callas are lovely. Do you dig them up every year?

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  7. That is a sweet story, mills and booms will be jealous :-) Zoe...Things happen for a reason, and at least you have the memories to cherish forever.

    Mick in Ontario Canada

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  8. What a nice remembrance. It's neat that you had a tie-in to the building being torn down. So many things change around here too. They are going to tear down the Spectrum in Philly where I saw so many concerts, two of which were John Denver and Dan Fogelberg who are no longer with us. Also took Sean to see Disney on Ice there as a little guy.

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  9. Aww, what a sweet story. When I saw the picture, I kinda figured that's where it was headed. All the same, it's nice hearing how you met your husband. :)

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  10. Very nice story, Zoey. Too bad about the building. I always feel bad when old buildings are torn down.

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  11. Oh Zoey, I love that story!
    I could sit and hear how others met and fell in love forever. So magical. And yours is so sweet.
    Thanks for sharing!

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