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Resolute of Thames - self indulgent



In so many ways we are new to this blogging thing. We grasped the concept with the intent of creating something primarily for friends and family to follow what we are doing rather than opening a book on our lives. Before setting out we followed boats on last year's ARC and found some blogs interesting and other less so. Generally the more interesting were the factual accounts of the how rather than more self indulgent accounts of individuals' lives and emotions. As our world has contracted over the last few weeks it has also been a vehicle through which to rant - anything from tomatoes to the meteorologist. Today's submission is I am afraid self indulgent - today is our 35th wedding anniversary - and we are, if the current wind holds going to spend it bobbing around on the ocean going slowly in almost the right direction. So today's entry is by our own standards self indulgent but then hey so is this whole project so bear with me just this once.

I met Gill age 15 and, even though I didn't know it then, still with lots of growing up to do. Friendship became a serious relationship over the next couple of years and I guess we were the classic teenagers in love. Neither sets of parents particularly approved but as I joined the Army at 16 mine ceased to have a vote and I remember telling them so with very little eloquence but an awful lot of passion! With hindsight I would say my passion centered around their apparent inability to accept that a good friend had become a soul mate and I was as sure then as I am now that this is a permanent state of affairs. So to my friend, mentor, companion, sounding board and (after a 38 year career in the Army) camp follower, with all the sacrifices and turbulence that has brought you - thank you - quite simply my life would have been a lot less rich without you. My current regret is that I don't seem to be able to find a shop locally to purchase that last minute card and unfortunately I can't currently get on line to do moon pig thing. Colin.

Gilly-mate says: Goodness me! I am nearly at a loss for words...and all he above from a man who usually intones a very British scoff at any emotional outburst. Naturally I too am very nostalgic today. Unbelievably, we are here in this huge ocean together....who would have thought it possible? Over the years we have made so many plans and moves to new places and to share new experiences...culminating now in this mad but amazing adventure...something I never thought I would be capable of and something I would never have considered without the love and encouragement of this incredible, inspirational man. Talk about making a silk purse out of a pig's ear! The most important result of our chaotic and nomadic 35 year union has been 3 awesome sons who are a constant source of pride, who in turn have given us three beautiful and talented daughters-in-law and now some icing on the already loaded cake...2 absolutely adorable little Grandsons. Our cup runneth over...and the love goes on. Enough already.

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