Last night Mr M and I we celebrated the fact that 24 years ago on 14th August 1986 we officially "got together". To set the scene it was at Ballroom Dancing, which we did every Thursday night and involved a rather long goodbye kiss. I can still visualise poor Kim standing by holding my bag for me. Eventually she put it down and walked away.
So last night we enjoyed a chinese meal (albeit at home) reminiscent of the meals we had in our early dating days at a Chinese retsaurant that knew us by name.
This photo of my spunky 22 year old boyfriend was taken by me 24 years ago and developed by me in my photography lab at high school.
I would also like a share a poem I wrote in the same era, as an emotional teenager in love, in the spirit of rememberence.
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT
I saw you standing by the light of the lamp.
Your hair golden in the soft amber glow.
Mesmerised I stared,
as if through you.
You looked so beautiful,
yet so unreal.
I took one step toward you,
and longed inside to hold you.
But the lamp flickered,
the light died
and you were gone.
For I had but dreamed you
and imagined you there.
The light that shone so bright
is now as dark as night.
For no longer
stand you there.
Ahhh the memories.
And they said it wouldn't last!
She is heading off on a driving lesson. Her first in an auto (we have decided to continue learning how to drive a manual a bit later on!) Apparently it is pretty tricky to change gears and manage your phone - unless you are 2 that is! 
