Article: IN A CARDBOARD BOX.(Neighbors Cayuga)

Byline: Joe Sarnicola

The following was submitted by Joe Sarnicola of Auburn, about how he met his wife, Rita.

Rita was a princess from outer space, and I was a Zippo lighter.

She was wearing a costume, and I was wearing a cardboard box.

We were both at a Halloween party at Sour Grapes Tavern in Auburn. She was with a friend of mine, but by the end of the evening, I knew I wanted her to be more than just a friend to me.

She must have felt the same way, because we saw each other often after that.

The next March, she invited me to her mother's house for Sunday dinner. The best spaghetti and meatballs I had tasted since ...

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