It was 37 years ago, today, that a nervous young couple, full of trepidation and worries, took the giant step and decided to pledge their troth at First United Church, in Victoria, B.C. This wedding had everything going against it.. Neither set of parents were in agreement to the wedding. The young ladies folks wanted her to marry someone else. In fact, they had planned for another for many years. And the young mans' father was in Australia before the wedding was announced. His words to the wise, before he left for down under, went to the effect of 'do not get married before I get back'
Foolish youngsters that they were, they went ahead anyway. He had no job, she had no job... they had $35.00 in the bank and one month pre-paid on an apartment.. But they did have determination, an unbridled sense of optomism and a plan. Too many friends were getting married and then divorced. Their solution was ....'never go to bed angry' Whatever the problem, they agreed to take the time to talk things over before they went to sleep. And, amazingly enough, that worked. Sometimes, they would stay up 'til the wee small hours of the morning, but their agreement held.
There were the good times and the bad. He was bull headed, foolish, prone to flying off the handle for small, insignificant reasons. Work got in the way of many family functions...especially when he pulled on call duty while working at the hospital. Sometimes, there was ,quite literally, no sleep for 36 hours. He got cranky, and was unreasonable in many ways. For reasons unknown, she stood by him. She was calm understanding, supportive.....pretty much everything most men dream about.
In time, the young man matured, became a less irrational man, and retired. the young couple are older now, still very much in love, and doing their best to enjoy life as it comes
She cannot be with the 'young'[?] man today. This is the first time they have been apart on their anniversary. However,there some other commitments that must be observed, and will not wait. This , however, has not altered the fellows' love and affection for the young lady.
And to this day, I still wonder why Alice put up with me for so long.....but I thank God for it.
All the best
Sunny skies, calm seas
M
Foolish youngsters that they were, they went ahead anyway. He had no job, she had no job... they had $35.00 in the bank and one month pre-paid on an apartment.. But they did have determination, an unbridled sense of optomism and a plan. Too many friends were getting married and then divorced. Their solution was ....'never go to bed angry' Whatever the problem, they agreed to take the time to talk things over before they went to sleep. And, amazingly enough, that worked. Sometimes, they would stay up 'til the wee small hours of the morning, but their agreement held.
There were the good times and the bad. He was bull headed, foolish, prone to flying off the handle for small, insignificant reasons. Work got in the way of many family functions...especially when he pulled on call duty while working at the hospital. Sometimes, there was ,quite literally, no sleep for 36 hours. He got cranky, and was unreasonable in many ways. For reasons unknown, she stood by him. She was calm understanding, supportive.....pretty much everything most men dream about.
In time, the young man matured, became a less irrational man, and retired. the young couple are older now, still very much in love, and doing their best to enjoy life as it comes
She cannot be with the 'young'[?] man today. This is the first time they have been apart on their anniversary. However,there some other commitments that must be observed, and will not wait. This , however, has not altered the fellows' love and affection for the young lady.
And to this day, I still wonder why Alice put up with me for so long.....but I thank God for it.
All the best
Sunny skies, calm seas
M
,the gentleman to the right of alice has a medallion of sort,in his coat pocket,it looks like the red of the canadian flag but i remembered canada changed the flag in the not to distant past didn't they?i thought i could see a maple leaf in it's center.anyhow it look like a joyous occasion for all dispite parental concerns