Negotiations Took All Summer,

At my work a coworker came up with the idea that I was supposed to clean his house and sleep in his bed. The ring was just not impressive, the run away to Las Vegas and get married over the weekend, back at work on Monday was not romantic, the quit my job and stay home was tossing my degree out the window. If he wanted a wife he had to pay a fair price.

Negotiations went on all summer, he brought his grandmother's broach, the center diamond is an antique from the twenties, two carats, the j*weler could mount it for me. Ring accepted. The venue agreed at my grandmother's farm, in the morning at sunrise as the sun comes up over the hill. Honeymoon to follow. I had to throw in the degree and stay at home.

I never thought I would enjoy being a housewife, or that I would be the mother of twins. I do freelance work so I do use my degree, we just celebrated ten years. I think I got pretty good value on the deal.