Ten years ago, today, I met The Husband for the first time in Mojo Bar in Leeds.
Before he even walked into the bar I was in love with him.
We’d met four weeks before on the Internet. By the time we met we knew virtually everything about each other. He may have left out that he’ll watch absolutely every sport possible apart from synchronised swimming. I may have omitted to tell him about my fear of housework and that occasionally I talk/sleepwalk/laugh and leap about in my sleep.
One week into our online banter he sent me a photo of himself. Today, I can still remember opening that email and looking at him for the first time. My legs turned to jelly and I knew instantly that he would be my husband. Who’d have thought that a handsome man sporting an INXS t-shirt with a small child on his knee could have evoked such a reaction.
Three months after our first date we were living together. In two weeks we’ll be celebrating four years of marriage. Who knows, we might celebrate by finally picking up our proper wedding photos. *COUGH*
The last ten years have been the most entertaining, stressful, joyous and personally challenging years of my life. I can’t think of anyone I would have rather inflicted them on.
Tonight we’ll raise a glass to another ten years.
I used this picture of our wedding day because we looked so very happy, however. I am also a tad shiny. Great Grandma Driver, approaching her mid eighties, had asked the nice man at the hotel to turn off the air conditioning during our wedding meal. It was one of the hottest days of the year and she was a bit chilly. This photo was taken around the moment we realised what she’d done, as everyone started to melt.
21 Comments on "My legs turned to jelly …"
Congratulations! So sweet.
Fantastic post, now do tell about these photographs?
Hapy Anniversary Girlfriend and shine on!
Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous story. Slightly blown away by it. Hope Daddy comes on and comments this time! Congrats to you both. PS I look shiny in all photos. You both love lovely x
Happy anniversary and thanks for sharing your story. It is so nice to know that true love still exists.
Good old Grandmas…you gotta love ‘em.
Lovely pic and story! Happy Anniversary!
Oh bless you…such a lovely story. I met MrSpud on the internet too. But we were hasty. Only 2 days between online flirting to meeting. The rest is history.
Happy Anniversary! x
OMG my bro-in-law looks even more like Vince Vaughn in that pic that I remember. The fact that you met on the internet gives me some hope. Can’t believe it ha sbeen 4 years and what 4 years they have been.
love you little sis.x
Awwwwwww! Happy Anniversary!
Jim and I met on the interwebs too! We were discussing Prince on a music forum.
I remember when I was 12 I was convinced I was going to marry Prince. Turns out he was just the person who would introduce me to my husband!
Happy anniversary! *raises glass of Pinot Grigio before the rim quickly and automatically returns to mouth*.
xx
Brilliant story! and happy anniversary! And yes you do look a tad shiny, but v v happy!
Happy anniversary guys, here’s to many more happy years.
Congratulations!
That woman in the background was massaging my head, no wonder I looked so happy
Joking!!
Happy Anniversary Amazonian Tree Dweller.
xx
Aww, you look gorgeous. And glowing rather than hot. Happy anniversary x
Congrats, Happy Anniversary
awww congratulations to you both. I met my other half on the internet too. We’ve been together 11 years and been married 7 and a half. People were so shocked when I arranged to meet the percieved axe murderer for the first time. I know what you mean about knowing so much more about them in such a short period of time. Much quicker than finding out personal information from someone you meet in a pub.
Enjoy the rest of your day x
That made me all teary. What a lovely sucessful internet meeting story. I hope you celebrate another 50 years together one day. A gorgeous couple.xx
Lovely photo and happy anniversary of meeting for the first time. x
aww, that’s so sweet! happy anniversary
Corrr you look fab. And brown!
Happy anniversary you mad buggers. I’ll be raising a glass for you tonight (but only if Andy fixes my bloody feedburner).
Mwah xx