Interview w/Cassie

Well, I took the challenge from my daughter, Cass, and I let her interview me. Here are the questions she came up with.

1. How did Dan & I meet and what's our engagement story.

Dan & I met at Oak Hills Bible Institute in Bemidji, MN. We were both seeing other people but those relationships didn't work out. I only went 1 year he was there for 2. We were "friends" and started writing each other to commiserate about lost love. I went to OHBI to visit him and other friends in Jan. 1978. Our first date was to church and then Perkins afterwards. He told me that he was ready for a serious relationship and wanted it to be with me. I said "OK". Then we went snowshoeing. We had 2 more "dates" and at the Ground Round in Brooklyn Center, MN he said "Heck, I love you and want to marry you!" I said "me too!". We were married on October 28, 1978. That's right, 3 whole dates before we were engaged :)

2. If you could plan your wedding again, what would you do differently?

We'd have a destination wedding to someplace warm, maybe a cruise in the Caribbean or the beaches of Mexico. Just close friends and immediate family.

3. What is your favorite quality in someone else? a couple of them: Loyalty and Sense of Humor

4. If you were to start your own business, what would it be and how would you do it?

I'd do 1 of 2 things: go into a home decorating business, consulting and actually designing and doing the hands on labor. ie. painting, sewing wall coverings etc. or open a small cafe/bistro. I'd serve coffees, breakfasts & lunches. Anything that Guy Friete would love. Who cares about the calories. Of course, I'd make lots of money and have no worries :)

5. My favorite book and why?

Golly, I've read so many books over the years but lately it's been anything by Roxanne Henke. She is a regional writer and writes about stuff I can identify with. I like her outlook on life and her realism. On another level I like suspense novels for a little spice.

Now, if this little interview was half ways interesting 1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. (I get to pick the questions).3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.