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John Remembers: True love could have happened anywhere
between Carrie and I. We had met once before a year ago in
a bar we both happened to be at. I remembered, but Carrie
did not recall the encounter until later.
 It
is also interesting to note that both Carrie and I are Neil
Diamond fans. After we started dating, we realized that we
had been to his concert at Kemper Arena during the 80's. So
again, our paths crossed, plus we have a mutual interest that
we discovered during the cruise.
Our first introduction a year before did not lead to either
one of us falling in love with the other. Instead, it took
a week long cruise to bring us together.
It was not until Wednesday on the cruise that there was a
mutual interest. I asked her to dance, we went on walks. We
were becoming more and more interested as the week continued.
About the time the cruise ended, I did not want it to end.
I was having so much fun with Carrie and spending time with
her on the boat. Neither one of us were sure what would happen
after the cruise.
After returning from the cruise, I called Carrie two days
later to ask her out on a date. Two years later and we are
going strong!
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Carrie's Remembers: We only live 30
minutes from each other, but Fate decided a Caribbean cruise
would be the best route to true love. A big group of us (about
150) were all going on the same cruise booked from a travel
agency in Topeka. It took some coaxing from Brenda to get
me to go. After all, this would mean missing the King Biscuit
Blues Festival with my Dad! But we saved our money and couldn't
wait for our vacation. I had heard through the grapevine that
an acquaintance of mine was rooming with some guy named John.
Who was John, we all wanted to know. Was Joell dating? Turns
out they had mutual friends who convinced them to room together
to save money.
 We
met at the hotel the night before our plane departed. He
seemed to be sitting at the edge of our group and I thought
I'd be nice and strike up a conversation. Although, neither
of us seemed to sense the chemistry between us till halfway
through our trip.
We flirted on the high seas and knew by the end of the
cruise that something very special had just begun.
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