The Story of Peggy & Dave ~ A few fond memories

One of my fondest memories with Dave took place "down by the river." His backyard backed up to the Fox river where there was a wooden bench at the river side. One day we were sitting together on the bench and I asked him if he loved me, to which he replied more than you know. He said, I love you so much I would do anything for you. " I said, "anything"..."yes, anything, he replied." "Would you jump into the river for me?" And with that, he leapt to his feet and ran to the edge of the water, shed his watch, belt and wallet and jumped in. Small act with a lasting impression! 

We went fishing in Wisconsin one summer, and throughout the day Dave would jump into the water to get refreshed. We had brought a air mattress along with us, so I pumped air into it and threw it out of the boat so that I could sun bathe and float around as we were drifting. Once I was on the air mattress, Dave got back in the boat. A little bit later, I noticed frogs showing up at the scene. Well, it wasn't long before I was surrounded by frogs, in fact they made their way onto the air mattress. Now what! I was tense and freaking out and could not figure out how to get back into the boat without making further contact with the frogs. Dave thought it was hilarious, I found no humor in it. After he collected himself, he tried to get me back in the boat but I was to freaked out that I couldn't manage it, so he paddled us back to shore, with me in tow, shushing frogs away. What a scene that was. One of the longest rides of my life! Looking back, it was pretty hilarious.

And one of the crowning memories I have, is when Dave proposed to me. We were driving to Arlington Heights were he had moved in with a couple of college buddies. Just before arriving at his house, he pulled his MGB over and said he wanted to talk with me about something. He appeared nervous and then he spoke the words..."Peggy, will you marry me?" It came as a surprise, because he gave no indication that he was ready for marriage. We had been dating for two years at that point. We got along great and definitely were in-love. He presented me with the ring and then asked me again, to which I replied--YES! I was so excited. I couldn't wait to call my mother. Then we called his father and step-mother to give them the good news. Everyone loved the idea of us being together and were ecstatic that we were going to be married.