Springtime in Washington: Share Your Memories

I arrived in Washington in Sept. of 1948. I knew no one in Washington and needed a job. My hope of working at the State Dept. did not materialize because of postwar Reductions In Force. I applied to the DC Employment Service and they hired me on the spot after I passed the typing test. I knew no one in the local office and was slow at becoming a team member. At Christmas time I learned that one of the counselors had taken an interviewer to a ballet. I was astonished. I had never know a man who went to a ballet. I sent the fellow a Christmas card and he ignored it. One of my college friends came to visit and hoped to see the cherry blossoms. She asked if I knew anyone who had a camera. Well I did and I asked him if he would take us to see the blossoms the following Sunday. He picked us up but there were no blossoms on any cherry trees. Disappointed we photographed the the tulip trees that were in bloom. The following weekend my new friend asked if I would like to see the cherry blossoms with him. I couldn't say no. As you may suspect it was the beginning of a true friendship. We were married in Oct. the following year 1950. In 2000 we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family in my husband's home state of Nebraska. I give the cherry blossoms credit for a wonderful marriage.