First Kiss

A Trip down Memory lane into the Tunnel of Love: The First Kiss......

Let's go back to 1967, when I was 12 and in the 7th grade. There was this cute boy named Robbie. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. I remember him walking me home and we were holding hands. I don't remember how many times we walked home together. I just remember that he kissed me and it was very nice.

Now I do remember my first real boyfriend. I was in 7th grade and I had a friend named Mary. We were in a youth group at church. She liked a boy named Oscar and I kind of liked his brother Tony. Tony was my age and Oscar was 2 years older. Well back then, girls didn't call boys up to often. But you could get your girlfriend to call him for you and tell him to call her, because it was safe to do so. Safe in the sense that the parents were not home. So I would call Oscar for Mary. But then Oscar would call me to talk to me and somehow I ended up with Oscar and I really liked him. He was very good looking and had the straigtest white teeth. We only saw each other at church things and sometimes he would walk me home from school. He was my boyfriend for all of the 1/2 the 7th grade and all of the 8th. And I remember kissing him and that is all. I mean we were even in my bedroom a few times but nothing ever happened and sometimes I even wanted to do more. Wow maybe I was a wild girl at heart, but I knew the rules and because of my upbringing, I didn't do anything that would get me in trouble not to mention my mom would kill me! At the end of my 8th grade, our family went to Ensenada with family friends. Steve took his friend George. Well somehow George and I ended up on the beach alone and we stared "making out" the term used to say kissing. Well after that week, I went home and broke up with Oscar and I am sorry to say I hurt him. I thought I liked George. He was 6 feet tall and a year older than me He had pretty green eyes. But he wanted to move way to fast for me and I didn't feel comfortable with him the way I did with Oscar. I realized that I really did like Oscar more and that I wanted him back. But it was too late. Somehow Mary heard and they got together. Wow I was so sad, but my pride would not let me go and tell Oscar I was sorry and Mary was there.

Now lets jump ahead. I was 15 and a 10th grader in high school. I had lost weight, my hair was long and I wore makeup. Looking back, I don't see how Oscar liked a chubby young girl like me. I remember seeing him at school and him complimenting me and my heart racing. No we never got back. He did call me and tell me how I hurt him and how he got with Mary and I guess he got a lot from her. Toward the end of the year I met this cute boy named JJ. Juan Jose Benividez. I remember he bought me some 45's because that is what we played back then on a record payer. I remember him walking me home and kissing me like I had never been kissed- french kissing and I wasn't sure what that was al about and not sure I liked it, especiilly in broad daylight on the street. Oh I was 15 1/2 and not allowed to date officially until 16. Well our relationship did not last because I left for Mexico City for 6 weeks with a friend because her sister was getting married. My parents let me go which was real hard for me to believe and hard for them to let me go. But they thought the experience woud be great for me. It was like me going to Michigan from California and by car no less. I met so many neat guys there! I had the best time and I will never forget that experience but that needs to be another homework assignment.

Okay before this turns into a book, lets jump past a few boyfriends and ahead to my Sr year. My cousin Joanie brought these guys to our youth group. I saw one buy and I liked his smile. I was one of the oldest girls and I told the other girls that one is mine. I heard he liked my cousin, but she liked his brother Ruben. Our youth group was having an outing to the Skating Ranch and my cousin told me there would be a girl ask boy skate and she would go ask Ruben and for me to ask Jr. So that is just what we did. Well that also means you get to hold hands as you skate and talk and smile and flirt. Well by the end of that night,we had a date. He was coming over on Monday to take me to a college basketball game since he was in college. He knew all his manners and I rememeber running in the rain and holding his hand and really feeling good with him. He walked me to the door and gave me the sweetest kiss. I am not kidding. He had fruit flavored certs in his mouth and I liked the taste! That was the beginning. 18 months later we were married. You can read all about it by hitting next, our 25th wedding anniversary.

One of our songs by Frank Valli

You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

I love you baby, and if it's quite all right
I need you baby to warm the lonely night
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down, I pray
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, Stay

I love you baby, and if it's quite allright
I need you baby to warm the lonely night
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down, I pray
Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, Stay