Portsmouth 2000
New York 2001
London 2002
Manchester 2003
Manchester 2004
London 2005
San Francisco 2006
London 2007
Edinburgh 2008
Berlin 2009
Perth 2010
Dundee 2011
Wiltshire 2012
Liverpool 2013
Amsterdam 2014
Cornwall 2015
Dundee 2016
Cornwall 2017
This is a different kind of post from me today, I’m taking a day off from beauty products to celebrate my lovely husband, John, the love of my life.
I thought I would share a photo of John & I from each year that we have been together & I am proud to say that 17 years ago this week I met John who quickly become the love of my life. He was just 16 in the first photo back in 2000 and I had just turned 21, how young we look! I just can’t believe how quickly the years have flown by. We have lived through so many major life events at both ends of the emotional spectrum and I have never doubted our relationship or questioned John’s love for me. John is the most selfless, humble and determined man I know and has shown me that through the most unimaginable pain and grief you can still be optimistic and let go of anger.
I feel like the luckiest lady in the world to have such a supportive, understanding and damn right handsome partner. I could tell you so many stories and reasons why I love this man but one of the earliest ones which stands out for me and it isn’t one that is OTT with fancy gifts or involved spending money. So way back in 2002 when we lived in our first, very small flat together in Scotland, we didn’t have a car or a mobile phone, I worked in quite a rural location and there wasn’t any shops or facilities near by. After I had left that morning to go to work John noticed that I had left my lunch at home in the kitchen, he knew I would not be able to get anything else and be really hungry (and grumpy) so he walked 5+ miles each way just to bring me my lunch. All my colleagues couldn’t believe that he walked all that way in the freezing Scottish Winter just to drop off my lunch, which was just a simple can of soup and walk all the way home. What a sweet thing to do & still 15 years later it still makes my heart full of love just thinking about John walking all that way.
Here is to 17 more years of happiness, living adventures and perusing our dreams but mostly to snuggling up on our sofa talking about everything and anything.
Ah I love this post Vicki, so lovely and it’s great to see all your photos! Happy Anniversary! xx
Thank you Julia – it was a mission to find a photo from each year. Especially as quite a few were original photos taken with a proper camera (before digital) so I had to scan them in. Although I had fun going through all our old photos x
Wow what a lovely post. And 17 years! That’s such a long time 😀
Happy Anniversary! My husband & I met 17 years ago too! Isn’t it amazing how the years fly by! xx
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Time goes by so fast! Happy 17th anniversary to you too x
Happy anniversary, Vicki and John! This is such a beautiful blogpost, loved seeing the photos (also – can I just say how much I envy how much you suit a full fringe!) x
Thank you Sarah. Oh & I always try to have a fringe now as it hides all my frown lines & makes me look younger 🙂
Love this Vicki!! Time flies by, can’t believe that first photo is 17 years ago, me and James have an equally dodgy one! You are one of the happiest couples I know, couldn’t imagine two people better suited than you two are. You are both so lucky to have each other, I’m glad we met our lovely men when we did! xx
It doesn’t feel like 7 years let alone 17. You are so sweet to say such lovely things & I know how special John is, I am thankful everyday that I have him in my life. We sure are two lucky ladies to have found the love of our lives so young. I want to see your earliest photo of you & James 🙂