Our Love Story

with Valentines day

right around the corner ~ like tomorrow

I thought I would share our love story

I met Trevor through my cousin Donny

back in high school

we were friends first

always a little spark ~ but nothing we really acted upon

we spent many summers together

he was at family gatherings ~ parties ~ celebrations

he was an adopted son of the "Stiles" clan

we went to dances and he had seen me at my best

and my not so best

this was 1983

with my cousin's Donny and Gina

and Trev and I ~ bookends

we look so so young!

we got close a couple of times over the years

but by then he had went away to school

then got a job in a neighbouring city

we would joke ~ when are we going to get married I would ask

quit your job ~ move to Saint John and I will marry you

no deal ~ I need a ring first

and I was climbing the corporate ladder ~ career focused

I loved what I did

fast forward to Easter weekend 1999

Donny was having a bonfire ~ a little party

did I want to come out to it?

Will Trevor be there?  Yes!  He is living back in Moncton

and he is coming out for the night

so off I went and Trevor was there

we both stayed over

and stayed up all night talking and holding hands

he said he would call ~ and he did

we got together the following Friday

and have been together ever since

there was no pretence ~ no acts

because we were friends first 

I think that helped our relationship

I knew that I had fallen in love with this boy

when one day I drove him to where he was storing his vintage truck

(I always wanted a boy with a pickup truck)

as I was following him back home I feared 

what if there is an accident and he gets hurt

what if I lose him

yes ~ that was the day that I knew it was meant to be

we moved in together that September

and the summer of 2000 we set a date to get married

the following summer

August 2001

one of my favourite days ever

I still love this boy of mine

with all my heart

we have been through so much

and at the end of the day ~ he is the one I want beside me

in sickness and in health

for richer for poorer

in good times and in bad

he still holds the key....