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Beginnings

My mother’s looking after the kids on Saturday evening,” she said, casually dropping it into the conversation, as though her mother would quite often have the children to stay over for no particular reason.

Perhaps I’ll pop round, if I’m not doing anything else,” he said, trying to appear nonchalant while his mind raced on how he might get out of his sister’s birthday celebrations.

21 years later and Maggie and I recall how this embarrassing exchange led to the start of our relationship.

Happy anniversary, my love x

19 comments

Mimi and Tilly said...

Happy anniversary Kim and Maggie. Em :)

debra said...

Lovely, isn't it. And it's true, I think. Love does grow.

savannah said...

Mabruk! Here's to you both, suparpies! xoxoxox

Ponita in Real Life said...

Wishing you and Maggie a very Happy Anniversary, Kim!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to you Kim and Maggie on your anniversary!

Pat said...

Many congratulations to you both and may you have many more happy years together.

Anonymous said...

Happy Anniversary Kim and Maggie! A lovely memory to carry you through the years!

Ruth Kelly said...

The best to you and your wife - may you celebrate many more anniversaries.

Ruth

hope said...

Happy Anniversary! Isn't wonderful having that ONE person in life you can count on?

Jayne Martin said...

What a wonderful love story. Happy Anniversary and many, many more.

angryparsnip said...

awwwwww,
Happy Anniversary Kim and Maggie !

cheers, parsnip

Vicky said...

Happy Anniversary

Unknown said...

Did you just make up that little conversational bit or did you really have it? Because if you did, I am very envious of your memory chip. My brain didn't get one of those. Oh, and Happy Anniversary

Mary Witzl said...

Aww, Kim -- and Maggie, that is so sweet! Happy Anniversary, and here's to many more!

(Tried to comment from the university computers last week, but they weren't having any of it. Maybe this week will be better.)

Kim Ayres said...

Thanks to each of you for your kind comments.

And yes, the conversation and thoughts behind the words were real - something Maggie and I laugh about when we look back - how we tried to appear cool and nonchalant about the whole thing on the outside while desperately trying to manouevre the situation the way we wanted it :)

Hindsfeet said...

*love* your "snippet" posts....this one's a *gem*.

: )

neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...

I missed this! But every day's a celebration, right? Happy marriage!

I so enjoy the things men say / do in such a seemingly casual manner when they KNOW they are dying to see a gal again :-D

Kim Ayres said...

Hindsfeet - thank you :)

Guyana-Gyal - I guess we're too wary about giving away our true feelings in fear of embarrassment. I still remember - seared into my memory, in fact - declaring my feelings to a girl at school, who then yelled, at the top of her voice, so everyone could hear, "EW! NO! I wouldn't go out with you if you were the last boy in the whole world!!! Hey everyone! Do you know what Kim just said?..."

*shudder*

neena maiya (guyana gyal) said...

eek...yes, we gals can be pretty mean [mostly as teens though]...

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