Happy Birthday to Felicia!
Queen Nana, Princess Felicia, King Kenneth the First, and Princesses Kimberly and Heather, Bartow, May 1981
Some time ago, in a mysterious land in the far, far away (South Florida)
a young lad was smitten.
Yes, head over heals, gah-gah boogety-boogety hit right on the head with
the big cartoon Anvil of Love!
The object of his ardor?
A comely blond goddess with luxurious locks, the face of an angel,
and well, the entire package!
She was sitting in the front row of his night class.
Sitting in the back row of class, as was his wont, (Easier to catch a few winks there)
he asked his buddy Simon,
who himself had every other single girl on campus targeting him,
"Who is she, and please tell me that she's single?"
He gave the 411, and informed the love struck lad that as far as he knew, she was available.
"Life is good, and the Lord is still reasonably happy with me!" the lad exulted.
Alas, every good fairy tale has a sad bit, right in the middle.
Even though the comely princess played "Moonlight Sonata" to attract his attention on
the piano in the classroom (the only song she knew!)
the intrepid young lad was shy, and somewhat thick headed.
She was just as shy, going so far as to hide in the campus library after a mutual friend set
up a clandestine meeting for the two star crossed lovers.
The princess finally took matters in hand and invited the young, slow and stupid prince to a hoe down. Not really a hoe down, 'twas a Sadie Hawkins event called "Esrever"
(Spell it backwards, brave readers!)
After pizza at Mary's, during which the young prince demonstrated his Stooge like talent for making her laugh with the stringy cheese, and a spirited round of mini-golf, they talked well into the wee hours of the morning.
The princess knew, and he knew. But, what next?
She asked the young knight if he would accompany her to her year end banquet at the Kapok Tree Inn, just before she graduated from Princess University.
Of course, he was thrilled to do so.
But, just a few nights later, the lad had to slay the Dragon of every young suitors worst fear.
"By the way, a few of my family will be there too. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not!" he lied through his knightly teeth.
"How many are coming?"
"Oh, just a couple. (The princess had and still has a problem with math)
My Mom and Dad, (The dignified Queen Nana and her Prince Consort Kenneth the First), oh, and my sister Princess Kendra and her man Prince Meredith, and the lovely young princesses Heather and Kimberly"
"A couple, eh? Well of course, I'd love to meet them all on our second date!"
As it developed, the Queen was charming, the King was thrilled at the prospect of getting his last daughter married off, and Princess Kendra and Prince Meredith were welcoming.
And young princess Kimberly peeked over the table and made google eyes at the lad, and her sister Princess Heather was adorable in her pig tails.
They all acted like they were in on a big secret.
Princess's are like that, quite conspiratorial.
The lad asked the young beauty to return for the July 4th weekend and accompany him to his 10th High School (For knights, of course) reunion.
She returned home to the distant land of Bartow.
Low and behold two weeks later, her birthday arrived. (Today in fact, May 21st)
She had casually dropped that into an idle conversation about the weather.
The lad had mentally awakened by now, and thought to himself
"Self, you should send her roses, and a nice card."
"Wish I was there, or you were here, or we were somewhere together!"
Hey, the lad never claimed to be Shakespeare!
He did so, and as the princess returned from a trip to the Magic Kingdom of Disney with princess Kendra and the young girls, there were roses on the porch of the Manse!
"Oh, princess, he's quite smitten with you!" quoth Princess Kendra.
Righto, sister, and he still is these Happy Ever After years later!
During the 'reunion' weekend, more fireworks erupted than those that were seen in the South Florida sky, and the two youngsters were engaged.
The former young lad still ponders who was happier, the delighted couple, or King Kenneth the First.
"They're all spoken for now, Hooray!"
You are lovelier than ever, my Queen, and there are many more happy ever afters to come!
Happy Birthday!
The Queen and young Prince Ariel on Mother's Day.
1 comment:
You certainly are fortunate to have a beautiful wife (inside & out: double bonus). I always thought she was lovely when I was little and I still do. . .what a funny pic of Ariel with rabbit ears!
Oh, and Heather looks so much like Merry and Elspeth so much like me. How funny!
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