I met Rory when I was 14 and he was 17. He worked as a lifeguard with my brother @ a local hotel. I worked in the gatehouse checking passes and handing out sports equipment. He was always my bros. goofy friend until my Sr. Year in H.S. He wasn't so goofy looking anymore and LOOKED GREAT in a Speedo!! MyGrad. Party in June. On July 4th we had our first date -It was 1978... On Nov. 10, my 19 th birthday he gave me a Brindle Great Dane. wetook her to O.C. Maryland on Dec. 2, 1978. It was warm and the boardwalk was soo crowded. We had parked way out in the lot. We were talking whilethe puppy slept in the car. He looked @ me and Asked me if I would marry him? I was 19 and he was almost 23. I said yes!! That Chrismas he gave me the engagement ring I picked out in the mouth of a Cookie Monster stuffed toy. We announced our engagement on Jan. 16, 1979 and were married May 5th, 1979!! Everyone said that it wouldn't last because of our ages...May 5 th 2009 we will be married 30 Years!!!