Monday, July 07, 2008

27 Today

Not me.

It is 27 years since John and I started our lives together.

I was homeless at the time and sleeping on the floor of a friend's house. I had planned to go out that day, a Tuesday, with her when she got home from work. I rarely went out on my own. She had a migraine and I decided I would go out on my own.

I found myself in a bar. My shyness was crippling in those days and I found this sort of thing very difficult.I decided to leave. As I stood to leave, my eyes on the exit, John entered. We saw each other immediately. I stayed where I was, he came over to me, I went home with him and 27 years later still haven't left.

I think it's called fate or some such thing.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awwwwwww that's so sweet! What a lovely romantic story! here are some wishes for many many more happy years together!
And I hope you both will someday be able to get married:)(a political statement)

Lisa Dunn said...

Happy anniversary! That is a very beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you and John have many, many more happy and romantic years together.

Your puppies are sooooo cute. I would have a hard time giving any of them up. LOL And your Aran sweater design is stunning.

CP Warner said...

Happy Anniversary! Have a lovely day together. :-)

CP Warner said...

Oh, and many more years of happiness to you both, too!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!! We recently celebrated our 40th. I think those of us who make it this long are like dinosaurs. We're almost extinct. You should both be very proud. Just keep loving each other, that's all there is.
Noreen in Seattle

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to you both.

picperfic said...

que serra serra.....how wonderful!

Unknown said...

That's so romantic :o) Here's to many more years together for you and John. Congratulations Colin.

Anonymous said...

Here's to another 27 years together. Happy anniversary to both of you. I'm so glad you found each other.

LizzieK8 said...

Congrats to you and John. I so envy you!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your anniversary! I always love to see stories about long lasting couples in our community! I'm 44 and my dreams of having a 50th year anniversary with my partner are starting to fade... mainly because I haven't found her yet! LOL I hope that you and Jonathan find your home in each other's hearts for the rest of time.

Annick said...

What a nice story... Congratulation and hope you have had a very nice day for this anniversary. Sure that it will go on for a very long time.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations and a thousand wishes for many, many more years together.

Congratulations on so many levels, too. Any relationship takes tremendous dedication and a great deal of work to sustain. Add in social pressures and prejudices, and your 27 years become so very much more impressive and inspirational!