Jul 18, 2017
Thirty years today
We started going out in 1986 during Expo 86. I like to tell everyone that I only went out with Colin as he had a press pass and that got us to the front of often long lines into all the pavilions. Thirty years ago we got married in Vancouver on an extremely hot day. We spent the next ten years working very hard on our business. The long 12 – 18 hour days went all year round while now it is only a few months per year. But we did take holidays, a one week trip to a resort in Kelowna every July, a 5 or 6 day trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon the end of each August, often a one week Caribbean cruise, trips to Singapore, Malaysia, London, Antigua, Jamaica, Cozumel, Florida, San Diego & the Channel Islands, parts of Mexico, two trips to India and several trips to our favorite, New York City as well as almost annual trips to Hawai where were went for our honeymoon. You might say that if we weren’t working we were traveling.
Then it all changed in August of 1997 when by accident we walked through a wiener dog picnic. There were hundreds of dachshunds, all sizes and colors. It was an annual event. There was a pen with some puppies for sale. That got Colin thinking that he truly wanted a doxie. He had had one growing up. We discussed it back and forth with my theory being that it would change our marriage. Unbeknownst to me he had made arrangements to buy a puppy. How could I say no to him. That particular doxie never worked out and we finally found one in Vernon just down the road from where we live today. I remember that it was November 11th ( we had the day off ) and that we drove all the way from Vancouver to Vernon and back to check out a puppy. We found our little red girl and spent the entire return trip discussing names. We were about to become parents.
Just before Christmas 1997 Cloii came to live in our home in Tsawwassen/Vancouver. Colin is holding Cloii. Channel came to live with us the end of May 1998. She arrived by air from Taber, Alberta and we fell in love with her on site. I couldn’t stand seeing the pleading in Cloii’s eyes wanting more attention. Then as now we worked out of our home but we were extremely busy so I insisted we get her a companion.
In August of 1998 we made our annual trip to Cannon Beach along with two doxie, crates, dog food, beds and toys, etc. We loved being on the beach with them but travel was difficult. We had only been home a few weeks when Colin told me that he had put a deposit down on an RV. What 😯 We had never ever camped at all. So all four of us went to see the brand new 32′ Rexhall Class A. One of the girls promptly peed on the carpet 🙁 That particular RV was not quite right as I found the bedroom too tight. We got our money back and the hunt was on. By October we had a brand new 35′ Pace Arrow. So began the next 20 years of RVing. Yes our lives and marriage had changed.
We started traveling to Mexico and lost Cloii there one year due to poisoning. Later that summer Carmeh joined us and after losing Channel during back surgery we got Caeli. We only had the first two for 3 and 5 years. Carmeh who Colin is holding was with us for almost 14 years and Caeli just a few days shy of her 12th birthday. Both Carmeh and Caeli came from the same breeder that Channel had but we picked them up in our RV on seperate occasions. We loved those girls.
So ten years of work and travel and twenty years of RV travel with four lovely girls. Today we start the next leg of our married life. What will it bring? Where will it take us? What adventures lay ahead?
So far today it has brought two dozen roses and a bottle of Limoncello.
We are off to a Greek restaurant for dinner 😀
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Happy Day to you both!! What a wonderful life and great tales/tails to tell!! Thanks for sharing all your very personal stories with us all.
Have a lovely evening and days to come!
Happy Anniversary!! Wishing you many, many more!!
Congratulations on 30 years of excitement. Changes in you lifestyle make life very interesting, hope you have many more exciting times together.
Happy anniversary to you. May you have many more years of adventures.
Happy anniversry. Next up… Retirement and more adventure. Enjoy your dinner at the Greek!
Congratulations! To 30 more!
Happy Anniversary! The roses are beautiful. Hope your dinner was all you wanted and with a special dessert, too.
Loved hearing of your amazing life so far. Look forward to sharing your new adventures ahead!!! Congratulations on your 30 years of Bliss,
Congrats to you both!!!
Happy Anniversary!!!!
All the very best to the two of you!
Cheers
Paul and Jan
Happy anniversary you two! Let the travels begin!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary! May the next 30 years bring you even greater love.
Happy Anniversary! Big hugs to both of you!
Happy 30th Anniversary! Cheers to another 30!
Sweet story…Happy Anniversary!
Hi, Contessa — Sorry I am late to the party to wish you and Colin a very happy 30th Anniversary! What a great milestone, and lots of happy years behind you, and wishing you many ahead!
xxx
Happy Anniversary. Many more to come.