Don't you ever wonder how, or why you end up with people in your life? This is a story for you!
.......Tom retired from the US military a LTC and was working for Tommy Thompson( governor of wisconsin) in Madison Wisconsin. I was working in Bobcaygeon at Confederation log homes managing the office and selling homes.Tom has purchased some land in northern Wisconsin and was looking to build a log home. He did a search online and found over 500 companies however our company stood out ( believe it or not) Tom, being the historian was drawn in by the title of our company- 1867 Confederation Log Homes ( history oriented)
He emailed into our company and orderd a catalogue. I just happen to get the lead, I sent out the catalogue and followed up a week later. We talked about plans, budgets, etc, etc. He told me he was looking at this point and to follow up in a few weeks, I did and then followed up again and again.. nothing happened ( we were always professional on the phone). I have to say I did think this myself this American is never going to buy, in the states there are log home dealerships on every corner up north..... the next time I spoke with him I basically thought I will invite him up to big Bobcaygeon this will either get him off the fence or over the fence closer to buying.. ....... so that is just what I did, however he is a doer and right away asked me " how about next wednesday?" He surprized me I thought for sure he was going to cop out but he did not and showed up a week later at my office.
We toured the factory and other homes in the area, giving him a better idea on what our company could provide for him. At the end of our day- he noticed I was not wearing a ring and asked if I was married- I had been separated for two years and going through a divorce. Tom being the smooth talker that he is.. asked me for dinner. I have to say I usually do not mix business with pleasure but because he had come so far thought what would it hurt, we will talk more about his plans for his log home.
We ended up going for dinner in Peterborough, I met him at the restaurant, we sat down and began talking and I have to say the night flew by- I had never met a man like this before. Tom shared with me his stories, his adventures in life, his kids, he was captivating!
Tom went back to Wisconsin and we chatted on the phone many times about his house plans and about us.. He wanted to see me again badly- the next few months involved many flights to and from Canada which included wining and dining, he literally swept me off my feet! We fell in love! We dated for a year before we moved into OUR log home in Collingwood Ontario which we built together.
Tom finding me and me finding him was like finding a needle in a haystack- he was from a state I had never been to, living a totally different life then me. I was living in small town selling log homes- fate brought us together!
Tom proposed after a day of hiking up on the mountain at blue in 2001- he packed a romantic picnic of goodies and wine, it was october 1st, the leaves were changing, we looked out over georgian bay, he pulled out a long list of all the things he loved about me... he is a sweetie- We were married in Dominican 2002- We just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary last november and love each other more than ever! I feell so lucky to have him in my life- he came into my life when i really needed him- he is a wonderful friend to me, a special friend also to my kids and an overal extraordinary person!
( ps our love story was featured in the log home magazine in 2001- the title was " log amongst the logs" - funny)
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