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Charlatan · 05-11-2005, 11:27 AM

There comes a time when you know you want to commit to the person you love. It took apendicitis (a long story) but I came to understand that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with my girlfriend (now wife).

She had moved back to Toronto for the summer leaving me in Ottawa where we were going to school. We had arranged for her to come to Ottawa on the weekend of my birthday at the end of June so we could go camping on my roommates family land in the Gatineau Hill north of Ottawa. She thought it would be just a camping trip but I had other plans.

I had been to my friend's land a few time on day trips (they only had the land and hoped to one day build a cottage) and it was really beautiful property. It was a small spring fed lake upon which there was only one other cottage. The rest was crown land.

On the day my girlfriend was to arrive, I drove to the property early in the morning (it was about an hour or so drive from downtown Ottawa) to set things up. On previous visits I discovered a small cliff at one end of the lake. At the top of the cliff was a large rocky outcrop that poked out of the trees and afforded a beautiful view of the entire lake. It was here that I laid out a picnic (wine, strawberries, mosquito net, blanket, etc.).

The comical part of this story is the fact that the weekend before she was to come to Ottawa my girlfriend broke her collar bone. She trains horses and teaches riding and in the course of doing this, a horse tossed its head just right and SNAP... She called me to let me know she wasn't sure she wanted to go camping as she was in a very attractive figure-8 harness. There was no way I was going to change my plans. So I assured her all would be fine.

She arrived and we drove to the land. When we arrived, I got the tent up and the camp all prepared. She was tired and just wanted to chill out by the water's edge... I wouldn't have any of it. I suggested we go for a walk, that there was a great view I wanted to show her. Unfortunately, in order to get to where I had my picnic all set up she had to scale a small sandy cliff. It was only about 10 feet high and for an able bodied person was no big task. For a tired, and increasingly grumpy person with a broken collar bone it was a slightly greater task to say the least.

However, with me pushing from behind we managed to the ascent. I should mention she was suggesting we take a walk in another direction but again, I suggested we press on as it levelled out just ahead.

At the top of the cliff we had to travel up hill through some brambles and some denuded, pine trees. Again, no big deal for the able bodied. Gimpy, increasingly cross girlfriends on the other hand did not have it quite so easy. Needless to say, I stayed just far enough ahead that she would have to keep following but more importantly just out of reach (in case she broke off any branches and tried to smack me with one). I assured her that it was only a short hike to the great view...

When we finally broke through to the clearing she saw the picnic basket, the blanket, the view and knew that all the trudging up the hill *had* been worth it...

I served her the wine and fed her strawberries and cheese. Before too long we were both naked and making passionate love on the rocky precipice... it was at this exact moment... as if I had planned it all along that the skies opened up with a torrential downpour. Riotous flashes of lightening filled the sky followed by massive earth shaking thunderclaps. It was truly impressive. Let me tell you there is nothing more exticing that making love in the torrential elements. Then, almost as soon as it had appeared the storm lessened and then vanished leaving only the sounds of thunder in the distance and the drip of water falling from the pine needles above.

It was then, huddled under the blanket, still embraced that I looked her in the eyes and asked her to grow old with me. To have children with me. To spend the rest of our days together. She barely paused before answering yes.

Our 12th wedding anniversary will be in about three weeks time. I cannot imagine my life without her...

05-11-2005, 11:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	There comes a time when you know you want to commit to the person you love. It took apendicitis (a long story) but I came to understand that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with my girlfriend (now wife). She had moved back to Toronto for the summer leaving me in Ottawa where we were going to school. We had arranged for her to come to Ottawa on the weekend of my birthday at the end of June so we could go camping on my roommates family land in the Gatineau Hill north of Ottawa. She thought it would be just a camping trip but I had other plans. I had been to my friend's land a few time on day trips (they only had the land and hoped to one day build a cottage) and it was really beautiful property. It was a small spring fed lake upon which there was only one other cottage. The rest was crown land. On the day my girlfriend was to arrive, I drove to the property early in the morning (it was about an hour or so drive from downtown Ottawa) to set things up. On previous visits I discovered a small cliff at one end of the lake. At the top of the cliff was a large rocky outcrop that poked out of the trees and afforded a beautiful view of the entire lake. It was here that I laid out a picnic (wine, strawberries, mosquito net, blanket, etc.). The comical part of this story is the fact that the weekend before she was to come to Ottawa my girlfriend broke her collar bone. She trains horses and teaches riding and in the course of doing this, a horse tossed its head just right and SNAP... She called me to let me know she wasn't sure she wanted to go camping as she was in a very attractive figure-8 harness. There was no way I was going to change my plans. So I assured her all would be fine. She arrived and we drove to the land. When we arrived, I got the tent up and the camp all prepared. She was tired and just wanted to chill out by the water's edge... I wouldn't have any of it. I suggested we go for a walk, that there was a great view I wanted to show her. Unfortunately, in order to get to where I had my picnic all set up she had to scale a small sandy cliff. It was only about 10 feet high and for an able bodied person was no big task. For a tired, and increasingly grumpy person with a broken collar bone it was a slightly greater task to say the least. However, with me pushing from behind we managed to the ascent. I should mention she was suggesting we take a walk in another direction but again, I suggested we press on as it levelled out just ahead. At the top of the cliff we had to travel up hill through some brambles and some denuded, pine trees. Again, no big deal for the able bodied. Gimpy, increasingly cross girlfriends on the other hand did not have it quite so easy. Needless to say, I stayed just far enough ahead that she would have to keep following but more importantly just out of reach (in case she broke off any branches and tried to smack me with one). I assured her that it was only a short hike to the great view... When we finally broke through to the clearing she saw the picnic basket, the blanket, the view and knew that all the trudging up the hill had been worth it... I served her the wine and fed her strawberries and cheese. Before too long we were both naked and making passionate love on the rocky precipice... it was at this exact moment... as if I had planned it all along that the skies opened up with a torrential downpour. Riotous flashes of lightening filled the sky followed by massive earth shaking thunderclaps. It was truly impressive. Let me tell you there is nothing more exticing that making love in the torrential elements. Then, almost as soon as it had appeared the storm lessened and then vanished leaving only the sounds of thunder in the distance and the drip of water falling from the pine needles above. It was then, huddled under the blanket, still embraced that I looked her in the eyes and asked her to grow old with me. To have children with me. To spend the rest of our days together. She barely paused before answering yes. Our 12th wedding anniversary will be in about three weeks time. I cannot imagine my life without her... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke