Our first Valentine’s Day…a sweet moment in time
10:00 a.m. Pre-boarding routine on a 350 passenger charter vessel.
On the dock, the ramp is placed snugly against the vessel’s port side; a deckhand wipes it down to avoid any mishaps.
The captain checks with his crew to confirm that they’re stationed in the designated safety zones.
In the bathroom, the marketing coordinator fluffs out her hair and re-applies lipstick, grabs the clipboard, reviews any late changes for this corporate charter and makes a couple of notes.
10:30 a.m. Two hundred men, women, and children gather at the foot of the dock awaiting the OK to board.
The captain straightens the gold stripes on his shoulders and counts the people clicker down to zero.
I take my place on his left where I’ll greet everyone with a “Welcome Aboard” after they’re counted.
The captain nods to the deckhand to unhook the velvet rope blocking the gangway.
It’s time to begin the boarding procedure.
He turns to me and whispers in my right ear, “My heart is melting.”
WTF. That is just so HIM, to say something so monumental and amazing and unexpected–and it took my breath away. Literally. My mouth dropped open. (It really did, I remember it like it happened yesterday.) I had no sense of what went on for the next three hours. I was a zombie.
When all the guests were escorted to their seats and listened to the safety speech and lines were untied and we were underway, and after I had answered a million questions about our destination and passed out a few barf bags, I opened the door to the wheelhouse and handed my captain a cup of coffee.
I was suddenly shy. “Hi.”
“Thanks for the coffee.”
“Why did you say that, you know, back there?”
“Because it’s true.”
“You can’t just say something like that and expect me to just go on and act all normal.”
“I just did.”
Well, tugboat man, it’s our twenty-third Valentine’s Day, and you still make MY heart melt every time I look in your amazing grayish blue eyes.
I love you.
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It’ll be a belated one, cos hubs is away! Happy Vday to you!
Wish you a Happy Valentine Day !
Right back at ya!
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Great story. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day even though hubbie is far away somewhere.
You have a lovely day yourself; I’m just happy that he and I can email!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
This melted my heart! Love it
I picture you surrounded by melted chocolate and other yummy things! Happy V-day!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:22 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Oh just love your story! Happy Valentine’s Day to you! So sorry he’s not there with you except in your heart, mind and spirit! Hugs. xo
What a lovely thought, as usual, he might not be here in person, but always in my melting heart!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:22 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
awwww…..that is so sweet!!!
No, you’re sweet! Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
You are a woman after my own heart. LOVED THIS!
sniff sniff, thank you! Happy Valentines Day, do you even celebrate that up there? (BTW, you can certainly get a great view of everyone’s parenting techniques with your crafty little post, eh?)
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Oh yeah, but no one really surprised me with anything they had to say. I think I am more like you, on the conservative side. I hold my children close, sometimes smotheringly close, but that’s just me LOL.
And I really did love this Valentine’s post. I think you should write some romance – maybe even get on that erotica business – you know the words to melt a person’s heart. Or at least, your tugboat man does.
I know it prolly sounds crazy but i always thought that it just takes one wrong decision and something bad could happen to him so I did stuff like walk him TO his classroom door and pick him up there(and we live right across from the school) up until he was like 10 and he asked me not to, so I would wait at the fence and still walk him across the street. whatev. it only takes once. and his biodad and step all agreed with me so I never had arguments that I was too protective. on the other subject, maybe romance….not sure I know enough about erotic stuff to do it justice!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
I always walked my kids to school until they were about that age, and we lived just down the street.
And if you’ve had sex – which clearly you have LOL – and you are perceptive at all – which clearly you are – then you can write erotica.
i would be sooooo embarassed for my son to read any of that, truth! and btw, i coulda figured you were the kinda great mom who’d go that extra step to ensure safety of your precious ones
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
You could always do it under a different name, and don’t even tell me. Just send me the link LOL.
I have been thinking about it…of course I’ll tell you! PS on another subject, how about your daughter coming to SoCal? Weather’s great, it’s safe if she doesn’t go to Mexico (and you could stay with us and keep an eye on her haha)
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
She said either New York or California, so that may be an option, though I don’t know about the dance opportunities there. We’ll have to check into it more. She knows quite a few girls who have gone to New York from her school.
NY is def better for dance and all culture, but if she just wants a warm weather vacation, socal is safer than the caribbean for a young girl. (did you know I was a shouldawouldacoulda been real ballerina? yup, was even going to go to the Winnipeg Ballet, but I’m too short and more imp not talented enough, but my most loved instructor went on to become a famous ballet company guy)
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
I did know that. Dance is something else we have in common, not that I ever did ballet, but I’ve certainly watched it enough LOL.
What a wonderful post. Wishing you a Happy Valentines day!
So unbelievably delightful! Thank you for sharing this memory! x
Wow! What a momentous start to an enduring romance! Hollywood couldn’t have scripted it better than your husband and you did.
Yoo hoo! Hollywood!!! Did you hear Ginger??? Give us a call, k? No really, that’s sweet. He was amazing. He doesn’t talk as much as I do (duh no one does) but the things he says are for memorable! It makes it hard to be mad at him sometimes. Only sometimes! Happy V day!
It’s such a sweet post. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy VDay to you too, and thank you!
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Loved that story!
My girl and i will say something like that to each other every so often out of the blue, to the same effect.
Glad you still melt each others hearts!
If only it could melt that extra layer of fat!!!
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Hot Dang!
Are you kidding me?
Cripes.
Jiminy.
MY mouth has dropped open.
wow.
?
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
He said,”My heart is melting”???? WOWZER!
Do you have ANY IDEA what a charmed life you have,PRINCESS?
Oh, I understand now. I don’t believe it’s all that charmed, but thank you for saying so. There are other guys like that out there! Hopefully, he was a good role model for my son who might say stuff like that to his wife. I hope so anyway.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
on, no.You may not have always had smooth sailing,(good for your soul), but really,Kiddo, you have had a lot of blessings.As long as you appreciate them,I’m happy for you.I like you. Good example or not, he found someone he can feel that way about…and the glass slipper fits you.
Yes, I appreciate it all.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
So sweet. You two are adorable!
right back atcha!
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Love this – nice to read about sweet nothings at 23 years strong.
Somehow your comment was in SPAM!! Good thing I checked, I got you out of there immediately!!!! I appreciate the visit to casa de enchanted. He’s def my bestie.
Omg, so sweet!!!! Happy be-lated Valentine’s Day!
And the same to you! I only have a hub by email for now, but I always like to look on the bright side, glass half full and all that. Have a lovely weekend! It’s super hot down here!
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Thank you for the beautiful Valentine’s day story…warms the heart!
You are most welcome, I appreciate the comment! Missing him a lot today…
What a lovely valentine to your hubs. With a written tribute like that, who needs anything more?
You are so sweet, thank you!
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
You are a talent! I don’t know how I missed this one. Lovely writing. Paulette
Thank you soo much! I’ve been a little depressed at the whole blogging/writing thing–you’ve cheered me up!
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
That does it! I’m adopting you. That is if you let me. You are one of my favorite cyber friends. I mean that most sincerely. So please, if it gets you down again will you come knocking on my blog site and just give a little psssssssst and we can get into trouble together? Big huge appreciative cyber hug to you!!
Adopt away! I am so grateful for your sweetness! And it’s a deal, I’ll go visiting and bother you for a bit! And the same goes for you, my friend! {{hugs}}to you.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
Awwwww. That’s so romantic.
He’s a great guy. I don’t deserve him most of the time.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo