December 2010 has to be one of the pinnacles of my life to date I recon. There are not too many moments in your life where everything seems to be going right and you have absolutly no worries or stresses in your life. Usually there is always something that isn't going quite right, and i find it funny that as humans we seem to always hoan in on that one negative thing rather then the many positive things happening to us in that moment. And usually that one negative thing is what I like to call a 'first world problem'. Something that when you really think about it, it's really not that big of a deal. I try to not dramatise things and put things into perspective, but sometimes, like everyone I guess, I get swept up in the stress of everyday life and, I'm not going to lie, I feel a little sorry for myself. Like if you are having a fight with a friend, having a stressful time at work, you don't get those concert tickets you really wanted, you didn't get the house you wanted...well, you get the picture.
ANYWAYS, back to my pinicle. I was at a time in my life where I was doing well in my job, I was about to move into the house that I had built with two amazing friends, I was with a nice guy who treated me well and I was about to head off on an amazing 3 week holiday to England to visit one of my best friends, JH. Who had been living in England with her now boyfriend, CM, for 18 long months. Haha, I guess that I underestimated the balls my girlfriend had!
JH had decided that that English boy she met in thailand was just too perfect to give up, so she decided to move to England and see what could happen...and thank god she had the guts to do it, coz they really are perfect for each other.
When things finally finished up with what I would call a toxic relationship with my ex of 2 years about 5 months before my trip to England my girlfriend, JH, said that there was one of CH's best friends that she thinks would be perfect for me and to PLEASE stay single until then as it could just be a fun holiday fling, but half joking/half seriously said that she highly doubted I would be...I am embarrassed to say, I was really that bad :S
As she, and everyone else, predicted...I was dating someone by the time England rolled around. God, if you were betting on me for getting in a relationship my odds would be shocking....as I was "a sure thing" as they say.
It was crazy though, as JH's Mum ended up going to visit her just before I got there as JH had an opporation and needed looking after. While she was there Dean bought a get well card for JH and JH's Mum said after he left that JH should definitely set me up with Dean as we would be a great couple!
I have known JH's family for over 6 years and I feel like they are my second family, so with JH's mum saying that she thought we would make a great match it meant something, as she really knew me.
It's crazy how your loved ones just know when someone is right for you... I have had it in the past where my parents haven't liked my boyfriend, or liked them, but not for me. They would never say that they don't like a boyfriend, but you can of course tell by the way they act and what they say, or don't say, after they leave. However, its funny when after you break up they say "We didnt really like him for you anyways". Why didnt anyone tell me this earlier?! haha. I know.... coz i had to find that out for myself. I guess that's how come when my family met Dean for the first time It 100% confirmed that I was onto something pretty bloody great.
It may have confirmed it straight away when my family met him, however it took me nearly 3 months of friendship before I realised it for the first time....
When I finally got to England at 7:00pm on a Saturday night we decided that the only way to beat jetlag was to keep me up until really late so that I would sleep through until morning and wake up and be halfway to being on England time. So, keeping me up until late only meant one thing....we were off to the local pub!!
As CM didnt want to be the only guy hanging around with two girls that barly drew breath when together, he invited his mates to come around to come with us to the pub.
CM and JH said that I had met Dean before in Thailand, but I could not remember for the life of me...but when he turned up...I still couldn't remember!
Even though I had a boyfriend at the time I still wanted to make a good impression on all JH and CM's friends, so I was actually a little nervous when I heard the door open and Dean walked in. I don't know what I was expecting, but when he walked in I saw this white, skinny guy with massive sideburns and a bright blue Adidas jacket. I thought the guy from oasis had just walked in the room. Instantly I felt at ease, as he wasn't intimidating at all and greated me with a lovely English "How are ya?".
As CM didnt want to hang around just JH and I he had wrangled in Dean to hang out with us the whole 3 weeks i was there. since I was going to be spending 3 weeks with this guy I was glad that even though a little shy at first, he seemed nice enough and I didn't fancy him at all, so I wouldn't be all shy and alkward around him.....I could just be myself.
My arrival in the UK 2010 - I accidentally wrote Mr on my ticket instead of Miss...
One our first (awkward) photos together...
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