Cheers: The Malones
Sam and Diane's Blessings
Prologue
This story is a continuation in the saga of The Malones Sam and Diane. The original story posted in February 2014 details Sam and Diane's lives from their 1993 reunion to Christmas 1999. New characters are introduced in the original story. One of the characters is Margaret. She becomes an integral part of their Sam and Diane's lives. Also introduced are their children Joey and Maura. Subsequent stories such as The Malones Money Matters and The Malones Thanksgiving 1993 give details about their married life and the love and dedication they have for one another and also introduce new characters. Several other stories give readers an idea of how they are navigating raising children from 1994 to 2000. Those stories are titled; Cheers The Malones Joey's First Love; Cheers The Malones Toddlers Inspire; and finally, Cheers The Malones Sam and Diane's Anniversary. Enjoy and I hope reading them is as much fun as writing them.
Chapter 1
New Year's Eve 1993
Dear Diary,
Sam is at Cheers tonight, on New Year's Eve. I would have gone with him but I can barely walk without tipping over. The babies aren't due until February and the doctor wants me to be careful. She wants me to try to get to at least thirty-six or thirty seven weeks in my pregnancy, in mid-February. As it is, either Sam or Margaret has to drive me everywhere I go because I no longer fit behind my steering wheel.
Looking at the past six months in a broad spectrum since Sam and I married, these months are the happiest I've ever been in my life. Diary, I made the best decision of my life last July when I found out I was pregnant. When I think of the awful option I considered at the time I learned of my pregnancy, I shudder. How did I not see in the six years that Sam and I were apart that I loved him so much? I guess I did see it but was afraid to let him know, afraid he didn't feel the same way I did. How wrong I was. I sometimes get embarrassed at the way Sam puts me on a pedestal and isn't afraid of doing it in front of everyone. My love for him grows deeper every day.
Our new home is warm and inviting and we love sharing it with others. This Thanksgiving and Christmas were special times with friends, old and new, and have left us both with life long memories of those closest to us. Who would have guessed up until six months ago that Carla, Norm, and I would be standing at a piano singing 'Silent Night' together in perfect harmony? Who would have guessed that a Holocaust survivor would celebrate the holidays with us and mesmerize us by playing a Brahms Concerto on his violin while being accompanied by a retired school teacher on the cello? No one would have guessed that Norm and Cliff would become friends with a gay couple, our friends Pete and Rick. Vera enjoys spending time with us and calls Cheers her family too.
Diary- I must end now and waddle up to bed. The bar is open all night tonight so Sam won't be next to me while I sleep. I will miss his arms around me. Within two months our baby boy and girl will be with us. I pray that all goes well and that I will be a good mother to them and remain a loving wife to my dear Sam.