March 1993 I replied to an ad for telemarketers out of college since I was broke at the time and living at home.
April 26, 1993 - 1st day on the job, the manager there sat me with a rep that been there 6 years named Bill.
Me and Bill became the best of friends over the next 6 years working together, hanging out after work, weekends etc.
December 1998 - I had a xmas party at my house I just bought with family and freinds. As were there, Bill tells me about working in the internet and this is the place to be. I take a job working at this local ISP he's the manager of. Total cake job.
March 1999 - I meet Bill's daughter Jennifer. She's single 22 and absolutely goregous. I had seen pics of her that he had, but, they were of her as a teenager... Seeing her in person totally blew me away.
July 1999 - Me and Jennifer have dinner at her place. 1 week later we move in, 3 weeks later are engaged, 10 months later marred. I sold my first house for an outrageous profit and move out the country where she lives.
May 2001 - We buy the home were in now. My IT consulting biz opens, catches part of the boom and cash flows like water.
May 2002 - I get into adult biz, as well, working my Corp IT gigs.
We are now going into our 5th year together
and possibly looking at child 1.
All from answering that 1 ad in 1993 leads me to where I sit today writing to you all. Amazing to think that if I didnt answer that ad how it all would have been different.
I dont regret a minute of it.