They Met on the Promenade Deck (Postscript)

Sometimes a happy ending just leads to happy beginnings

Illustration by author using DALL-E: “Man and woman in their 20s sitting on couch relaxed, looking at camera, in realistic style”

For Tre L. Loadholt

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Video begins with Alicia and Ed on a couch in their living room. Ed is looking at the camera, but takes his hand away from his watch and looks at Alicia. Alicia is talking while looking at Ed.

ALICIA: —un a brush through my hair or something. Maybe makeup, I look like a… what? Now what?

ED: We’re rolling. (gestures at camera) I started it from my watch.

ALICIA: Thank you, honey, nothing like catching your wife by surprise to add a touch of spontaneity to a video. Fine, but if I don’t like it I’m deleting it. (faces camera) Hi, kids! Your father and I made a video to tell you a little bit about how your parents got together.

ED: (facing camera) So by now you should have read what your mom wrote about how we met on a cruise. (points to the bottom of the screen) I’m adding a link, just in case.