Stepping Aside With Sandi

I first met her when I was only sixty-three. I was in the used car lot carrying a rock when she lumbered in. She was wearing a maroon false moustache, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her head, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the rock down when she hobbled beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the rock right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to step aside.

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the pub for a daiquiri. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the pub, I learned that her name was Sandi, and that she was a dog walker. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a soccer coach.

I guess it was love at first step aside. Some might say we had glockenspiels in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was seven years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still stepping aside for each other.