The Baker and The Banker--A Fairytale

In tribute to a real-life prince born this week (blessed with those amazing genes yet given the name George? Really? I’m sorry, handsome little guy!!!), and due to my fondness for fairytales, I hope you’ll indulge me, while I share my own little fairytale.

Once upon a time in the far-off land of California—home of The Golden-Gate Bridge, and golden-haired girls—a seventeen-year-old cheerleader decided to take a summer adventure to the farther-off land of Peru—home of La Orquidea Chocolate and chocolate-eyed boys—to participate in a summer foreign exchange program. She was young and naïve, knowing little of this amazing culture and language, and even less of love and the amazing things it can do when infused with the heart.

There, she saw things she’d never seen before, from the breathtaking views of Machu Picchu, to the heartbreaking palms of begging children. Her heart was tugged in every direction as she missed her family back home, took in the many sights, and flourished in her new environment. But the most amazing thing to happen to her heart involved an eighteen-year-old, chocolate-eyed soccer player.

Her heart was forever changed.

He spoke English and made her laugh with ridiculous jokes told in an irresistible accent. In this foreign land, he made her feel safe and at home.

When she looked at him with her innocent blue/green eyes, he wanted to be her everything—entertainer, tour-guide, dance partner, and protector…especially of her heart.

At the end of the summer, with two hearts connected and transformed, the two teenagers from two far-off lands said goodbye…

…for twenty eight years.

And then she saw those chocolate-eyes again. This time through a computer screen…and the stirring of her heart from those many years ago took over.

He recognized those blue/green eyes from another time, and again felt that need to be her everything.

She was no longer a cheerleader (unless you count cheering her seven children through soccer, schoolwork and scouts). Her days of baking cookies for her kids, morphed into a career as a bakery manager…so she could feed her kids.

Life had changed her…and yet, in his eyes, she was the same.

He played soccer one night a week now…and his body grieved the next day. Life’s journey led him into banking where he worked hard, knowing that as a single parent, his two daughters had only him in whom to rely.

Life had changed him…and yet, in her eyes, he was still the same.

So the baker and the banker, the cheerleader and the soccer player, the golden-haired girl and chocolate-eyed boy, still living in different lands, yet now living in a different era—a time when anything is possible, especially when you’ve lived life, know your capabilities, and recognize the preciousness of two hearts connected—moved mountains (or something like that) to finally be together…

…forever!

And they are…and living their Happily Ever After!

For the non-fairytale version with many more details, check out my other blog and start at the beginning. I have to admit—it IS a great love story!


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