5 Best...

Sparky Duck tagged me a while back for this one.




The rules: list the 5 best nights that you can recall.



I am culling my list to 'post college, adult' years.



1. February 17, 1995: I moved to North Carolina - from West Virginia. The temps in WV that day were somewhere around SEVEN, with ice and slush everywhere. I left WV sporting a turtleneck sweater, heavy jeans, wool socks, boots, mittens, etc. When I arrived in North Carolina, it was SEVENTY TWO DEGREES. The sun had just set, grass was beginning to bud, and flowers were almost ready to bloom. I felt slightly over dressed, but exhilarated. I quit smoking the same day, and it also happens to be Chachi's birthday.



2. September 5, 1995: When I realized the 'joke wedding' that Chachi and I had been planning (largely to freak my mother out) was really going to happen.



3. October 7, 1995: I married my best (and weirdest) friend. I still have the papers, the pictures, and the ring to prove it.



4. February 17, 2000: I found out that I was pregnant. I took six pregnancy tests (all positive, obviously) and panicked. I looked at Chachi, tears streaming down my face, and yelled "What will my parents think?!"



5. October 19, 2000: At precisely 9:32 pm, The Nooze was born. She was not at all pleased with the lights and commotion, and squawked and squalled with indignation. Until Chachi touched her hand lightly and whispered, "It's OK, Nooze..." She stopped crying immediately, reached up - and grabbed his finger with her little hand. The nurse looked at Chachi and said "Do you mind going to the nursery with us?!"

The coolest part of this little experiment? I realized that the five best nights of my life - for the past 12 years - have involved Chachi. Now THAT is a blessing!