Before and After

The history of the world has been divided into two eras known as BC which stands for 'Before Christ' and AD which stands for 'Anno Domini', a Latin term which means 'Year of our Lord'. I have chosen to divide my small world into two eras as well, known as BB and AB. I was born nearly 22 years BB and have lived some 51 years AB. BB, BEFORE BARBARA, there were some childhood sweethearts. There were teenage crushes and a few heartbreaks. For a brief period, I retired from romantic pursuits. That is until Barbara came along. Her smiling face and sweet voice pricked me in the heart and quickly brought me out of retirement, turning my whole world upside down. Yes, BB there must have been 10 or more girlfriends, but none arrested and captured me. None engendered a ring nor came close to the words 'I do' or 'I don't'. But Barbara and I said 'I do'. Since Barbara, there has been no AB, AFTER BARBARA. We have shared more than 50 Valentines, and yes, she's still the one. 012523PSCtest, For Love's Sake. Regina McIntosh 5P