Happy Birthday, Roseanna!

Happy B-Day to my sister-in-law, Rose.

-Fof3's Sister in law Roseanna is now blank blank years old. I've known her now for 23 years and she was 11 when we met. roseanna was the only sister of the first and only girlfriend I'd ever had... and we hit it off from the very beginning. I have too many fond memories of my friendship with Roseanna but I'd like to share two of them.

Roseanna is a huge New York Ranger fan... because of me. Mof3 and I were dating steady for only a few days... we started dating just before Christmas and so it was the day after or so when she asked if I wanted to come over. Not knowing really how to be a boyfriend, I went over not knowing what to expect of this family evening. We watched the Love Boat. Yolanda, Roseanna and myself. I casually mentioned that the Rangers were on channel 9... and Yolanda, wanting to please her new beau switxhed the station. (By hand, no remote!) Roseanna became hooked. She got to know every player, developed a crush on Ranger forward Don Maloney and since her house was not yet hooked up with cable, came to my house with Yolanda to watch the cable only games. My mom and dad welcomed her into the home every time..and we all sat around watching the games.

A few years later, Yolanda and Roseanna and I traveled to Lake George to spend time with my family while they took our yearly month long vacation there. (I was working and could go for only a long weekend.) Yo had been there before, but Roseanna had not. We had a ball. I mean it. We did so much in three days.. my sisters, my brother, Yo and I and Roseanna and friends from up there. It was magical. As we were leaving for the 4 hour drive home, Roseanna could not hold it in any longer. As she hugged the big bear of a man that was my father, she crumbled in tears. She didn't want to leave. Dad hugged her even tighter, invited her back next year... and told her how special she was. This was a very profound, poignant moment in my life...and hers. And Yo's and my folks. It was a real compliment to the whole situation.

Happy Birthday, Rose ...and don't worry, no one will do the math to figure out your age....<---right gang?

Fof3 would like everyone to wish this specail lady a Happy Birthday.