Tuesday 1 May 2012

The Anniversary

Our anniversary has just passed, and I think people are surprised that for a couple as old as us, we have only been married 17 years.  What can I say, it took Fate and Cupid a while to get us together!


This is the bouquet of tulips Gorgeous Husband got me for our big day.  He has a thing for skeletons (one of his little quirks) and the handmade card says "Dead Romantic,"which I thought was rather cute.

This anniversary has inspired me to tell you all about our romantic meeting.  When I lived in Vancouver, in Canada, I had a male friend and we were both looking for someone to be our love interest.  We decided to go to a dance held by the Inside Edge club, which was a club for people who ski.  Seeing as neither of us could ski, it might have ended up with us meeting totally unsuitable mates.

As soon as we got in the door, we split up so that no one would mistake us for a couple.  I went to stand against the far wall, where I had a good view across the dance floor of who was arriving.  Then I spotted HIM, and thought, "I like the look of him!"  He was wearing a tan leather jacket and had a dark brown reddish beard.  In fact, he looked enough like the actor Al Pacino to be mistaken for him. 

But, back to the story.  I spotted him, then lost sight of him.  It was a crowded event, lots of people coming and going.  There was a break in the music, and all of a sudden, there he was--- standing right in front of me, saying, "well, I guess you're stuck with me."  (In a Liverpool accent.) 

He had been walking along with two of his friends, who stopped to talk to some girls who were standing next to me.  He thought I was with these girls, but no one had introduced us.  Actually, I was standing there on my own!  I had lost sight of him, and then boom! there he was.  The rest, as they say, is history.

He didn't know it at the time, but he came into my life at a time when I was pretty low, and his complete acceptance of me was very restorative and healing.  So one of my pet names for him is Angel. 

I remember one time calling him Angel while we were visiting his parents.  His mother said, rather indigently, "He's no angel!"  To which I said, "Well, he is to me!" 

8 comments:

Susan said...

What a sweet story. It proves that when it's meant to be, it happens. Happy Anniversary.

Unknown said...

I love your story Rosemary, so romantic! i have met Mr.D through the Internet - Turned out great - i was very lucky to met such a man.

Thank you for your comment Rosemary

Have a great day

Arianexxxx

Melanie said...

Oh, happy anniversary!! Your story made my day - a true match. Your flowers are beautiful with the kind of quirky card that makes someone so irreplaceable. Your prince whisked you away from Vancouver! If you get back here how fun it would be to meet you both.

Anonymous said...

Well super congratulations to both of you! I remember running into you guys on the ferry coming back from Victoria - I think it was part of your honeymoon ...

Here's to another 17 years + more !!

Cecil

The Style Crone said...

Rose, your love story is so beautiful and life affirming; I was hanging on your every word. Happy anniversary and many more. The flowers and card are lovely!

Anonymous said...

I love reading stories of how couples meet--because there always seems to be an air of inevitability about the successful partnerships.

Rosemary the Shopper said...

Many thanks to everyone for their kind comments! I guess fortune did smile on us that night. (Didn't it "Anonymous" (You devil!)

As I said, Gorgeous Husband DID look enough like Al Pacino to have some star-struck fan accost him in the street, throwing her arms around him, and screaming, "AL! AL!" All the while GH looked at her as she'd just landed from Mars!

Thanks one and all. It's so great to have cyberfriends.

Rosemary

Unknown said...

What a fabulous story Rosemary. Isn't it interesting how life twists and turns to bring who we need into our lives. I feel all warm and fuzzy ... like that you consider him an Angle, despite his mothers comment :-)