FORTY YEARS TODAY

 

Today is the 40th Anniversary of Stew and I meeting.

For those who are new here, this is the story of our meeting:

I was living in my parent's beach house in Whitianga, on my own with my four kids from my first marriage, which I had walked away from exactly 6 months earlier.

I got talked into attending a girlfriend's End of Year Prize Giving.  She played indoor netball.

It was the very first time I'd gone out in the evening, since moving to Whitianga.

ABOVE: The building where we met.  Mercury Bay Rugby Club.

ABOVE: Where we first met, and had our first dance together.

Jane and I sat down at a long table full of people I didn't know, and she introduced me to their netball Coach.

It was Stew. He introduced himself and I was totally upfront and honest with him, and said "Don't get interested, I'm a solo mother with four kids."

I also had NO INTEREST in a new relationship, nor did I think anyone would be interested in a solo mum with 4 kids.  

My ex had drummed it into me that 'No one is going to be interested in YOU".

So anyway, Stew invited me up for a dance, and honestly, we hardly left the dance floor after that!  We just clicked.

A sneaky kiss might have transpired on the dance floor... and when he dropped me back home at the end of the evening.

We met up again a week later, and after that.... he was mine and I was his.  Plus 4 kids.

After two years, we married.  Steve was about 6 weeks old by then.  Mike came a couple of years after than.

Then of course, Brylee and Griffin came to us about ten years later as well. 

So, it's a story I love to tell, and I remember the day we met so well.

I consider the day we met way, way more special than our wedding day, because the day I met Stew, my life changed.  I knew we were meant to be, and even though I already had four kids, he loved ME, and I loved HIM.

And forty years later, we both still feel the same.  

So there ya go.... our 'Love Story'.

Who else has a special story?

Today we have a few jobs lined up, just little, normal around the house type jobs.

12.04 pm, and the morning has gone well. We went into town and picked up a new Christmas 🎄  that we had ordered yesterday.  Then over to Mitre 10 for some potting mix and mint plants.

Home. I got the washing out then we got the new umbrella 🌂 up.

ABOVE: This area is completed now. 

We are now at Fergus for a lovely lunch. We've ordered a platter for a change. Hopefully it's awesome...

ABOVE: Looked great, but ruined for me with a spicy sauce that spilled onto several things. I give it 5/10. Stew had to eat 65% of it.

6.50 pm:  We've had a lovely afternoon.  Brylee and Dom came over for a visit and we got to spend a couple of hours catching up with them.

Once they left we did a few more little jobs around the house.

Now?  Just blobbing out in front of the telly.

And that's our day done and dusted I reckon.

Catch ya tomorrow.