Brisbane, QLD


Monday, May 10, 2010

FORTY ONE

Back in October 1968, I was sharing a house with my girlfriend, Kerrie, in Port Moresby, P/NG. Often Kerrie tried match making me with boys she met but I never liked any of them. One evening she came home and told me she had met a boy I would really like, he was a friend of her boyfriend. However, he had been sent to another part of New Guinea to do a job and will be back next month. Kerrie's boyfriend, Willy, also thought I would like his friend, Bill. Willy was sent to work on the same job as Bill and told him he had met a girl, who he would like. So Bill and I knew about each other before we met. We were both very nervous at the party where we knew we would meet for the first time.  Six months later we were married on the 10th May 1969.

41 years later we are still in love and celebrated our anniversary at Bondi Iceberg's Club for lunch.

15 comments:

  1. Very sweet post. Happy 41st Anniversary Diane and Bill !!!!

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  2. Congrats, Diane and Bill... What a wonderful life you two have had... I'm so happy for you ---and I know how wonderful it is to be with your kids now...

    Hope you get a grandbaby soon.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  3. Aww...what a lucky person you both are. Congrats.

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  4. Happy Anniversary to you both! You are still just two kids in love. Love the photos.

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  5. Happy 41st Anniversary Bill and Diane! What a stunning couple you were back then and what a beautiful couple you are now. Be blessed. Jo

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  6. Sounds like you're having celebrations galore! Congratulations.

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  7. Awww..you two are the cutest couple EVER! Happy Happy Anniversary and congratulations!!

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  8. Aw ... aint luv grand! You told me you did not celebrate anniversaries!!

    Icebergs is swish ...

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  9. Happy Anniversary!!!!

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/

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  10. Oh - - a match made in heaven! You had very perceptive friends. Happy Anniversary (belated now I see)!!

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  11. Awwww, what a lovely post. Love both the photos and Happy Anniversary if a little late.

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  12. Congratulations, Diane and Bill. Your friends got it right that time. Do you still keep in touch with them? I'm sure they are thrilled to know you are still so happy together.

    May there be many, many more Happy Anniversaries.

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  13. Thanks to "You might also like"
    I found this post ! We too married in 69 but in October !
    I didn't know that your hair was brown, I had always been blond.
    Nice pictures of the young and "old" couple !

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