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Narrator:Chapter10,LovePage154Listeningforspecificinformation,Step2,Page155Interviewer:Ann,howlonghaveyouandJim...howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?Ann:31years,31years,right?Wegotmarriedin1967.December1967.Interviewer:Hmm.Andthat'salongtime!Ann:Itisalongtime.Interviewer:Um,soIwantedtoaskyou,howdidyouinitiallygetinterestedineachother?Jim:Wemetwhen,uh,IwasaseniorincollegeandAnn,uh,wasaseniorinhighschool.AndshelivedinasmalltownaboutsevenmilesfromwhereIwasstudying,andIwasattendingthesamelittlecountrychurchwheresheandherfamilywent,andthat'showwemet.Ann:Uh-huh.Interviewer:So,Ann,youwereahighschoolsenior.Ann:That'sright—Iwas16.Interviewer:Herewasthisolderman!Ann:Iwas16yearsoldandIjustthoughthewasthebestpersonI'devermetinmylife.Ijustfellheadoverheelsinlovewithhimimmediatelyatage16.Butatage16youusuallyfallheadoverheelsinlovewithalotofpeople.Butthisonestuck,andIhadtoWait11yearsbeforeheactuallyproposedandwegotmarried,whichiskindofalongtime.Interviewer:Yeah!Ann:Butatage16Icertainlywasn'treadytogetmarriedanyway.My,oneofmygreatestfearsafterImethimanddecidedprettymuchthenandtherethathewasthemanIwantedtomarry—butmygreatestfearwasthathewouldmarrymysister,whowasthreeyearsolderthanIamandthereforemorehisage,andIwassorelievedwhenmysistermarriedsomeoneelse.Interviewer:Now,didJimgiveyouanyencouragement?Imean,11years,that'salongtimetowait.Ann:Verrrrrylittle.Interviewer:Well,Jim,uh,wereyouasinterestedinAnnfromthebeginningasshewasinyou1?Jim:Yes,Iwas,butIwasn'tverygoodatshowingit,Ithink,sometimes.AndIreally,IreallyrealizedafterIfinishedmedicalschoolandIwasdoingmyinternshipoutinSeattle—Ann:Nowthiswastenyearsafterwemet.Jim:ThatI,therewasabigholeinmylife,andIrealizedwhatthatholewas—thatIdidn'thave,didn'thaveAnnwithme,andsoIcametoNewYorkwhileAnnwasgettinghermaster'sdegreeatColumbia.She'djustcomebackfromtwoyearsinthePeaceCorpsinEthiopia.And,uh,IbroughtmanypicturesofSeattletoshowhercuzIunderstoodshewasconsideringajobinPhiladelphia—teaching—whenshefinished.So,IbroughtallthesepicturesofSeattle—whatabeautifulplaceitis—and,toencourageherthatthiswaswheresheshouldcomeand,uh—Interviewer;Aratherobliqueproposal!Jim:Kindofoblique.ButthenthenextspringIwasvisitingbackinNewYorkandIgotacallfromthiswonderfulolderladyinourchurch—AuntAmywashername—andAuntAmycalledupandshesaid,Ifyou'rereallyinterestedinthatAnn,you'dbettergetyourselfdownherecuzshemightgooffandmarryoneofthePeaceCorpspeoplesheworkedwith.Ann:That'strue.Jim:Well,IgotrightinthecarandIdrove67milesdowntoherhomeandIaskedhermother—herfatherhaddiedsomeyearsbefore—andIaskedhermotherforpermissionto—Ann:Thisistrue!Jim:TohaveAnn'shandand,uh,shewasvery—Ann:Shewasveryhappy!Jim:Verypleased.AndthenIproposedtoAnn!Interviewer:AndAnnwasveryhappy!Ann:Annwasveryhappy!Jim:AndIwasveryhappy!Interviewer:Yeah!Ann:Itwasalongtimecoming,butitwasverymuchworththewait.ButIrealizethattherewereseveraltimeswhenIcameveryclosetomarryingsomeoneelse,andI,IfeelveryfortunatethatI,thatI—Interviewer:Yeah!Thatyouwaited.Ann:Yeah!Narrator:Nowcompletethestepsinyourbook.Narrator:Chapter10,LovePage155Listeningforspecificinformation,Step2,Page156Jim:Ithinkoneof,oneofthereallynicethingsabout,uh,ourrelationshipandour,ourmarriagehasbeenthatfromtheverybeginningitneverwasallmeorallAnn.Therewere,thereweresomanythingsthatwe'dbothdone.Wheneverwewentout,it'dbe,Well,tellmeaboutthetimeyouwentlookingforelephantsinEthiopia,andshewouldremembersomethingthat,toaskmetotellfriends,andwewerebothproudofwhateachotherhaddone,soitwasn'taone-sidedkindofthing.Andthat's,that'sbeenthewayit'sbeenthroughthe30years,too.I,Ithinkthatbothofushavebeennotonlyhusbandandwifebutalsobestfriends.And,uh,proudofeachother.Ann:Um-huh!Andwesharealotof,alotofinterests.Ithinkthat'soneof,oneofthethingsthat'smadeourmarriagevery,verystrong.Interviewer;Whatinterests,forexample?Ann:Well,classicalmusic.Welovegoingtoconcerts.Jim:Cross-culturalliving—learningthehistoryandlearningsomeofthelanguage—and,uh,we'veworkedinplacesallovertheworld.Ann:Andwebothloveoutdoorsandgardening,walking.Webothcomefromverystrong,verylovingfamilies,andourfamiliesareveryimportanttous.And,um,our,ourfaithisveryimportanttous,ourinvolvementinourchurch,uh,andjustthewayweseepeopleand,andthewaywelikepeopletobetreated,andcaringforothersandthatkindofthing.Interviewer;Uh-huh.Arethere...inwhatwaydoyouthinkyoucomplementeachother?Imean,doyouhavedifferencesthatworktoyouradvantage?Jim:Ann,uh,Anndoesthefinancialmanagementforourfamily.IfIdid,Ithinkwe'dbothbeinjailbynowbecauseIhatepayingbillsandkeepingrecords,andAnnisverymeticulousaboutit.Shealsohasaphenomenalrecordofour30yearstogether.Interviewer:She'sthehistorian?Jim:Andthey'reallcataloguedneatlyinalbumswheretheycanbeseen,notstuckindrawers,whichiswhatIwoulddo,ora...Andit'swonderfulbecausefriendswillcomefromtenyearsago,andwe'llpulloutanalbumanditwillhavepicturesthattheyremember.It'sverymeaningful.Andthat'satalentthatIdon'thaveatall.Ann:Ithinkthatthere'sseveral,there'sseveralthingsthatmakeourmarriageveryspecial,andIthinkstrengthenalmostanyrelationship.Andoneis—I,IthinkJimhasalludedtoitbefore—res