I love being married to Sparkling Eyes and will shortly be having a belated honeymoon in Budapest. We have never been there and each evening I'll spend a little time researching Hungary, whether it's the politics, or culture or trying to learn a little bit of the language. But trying to fit into a couple of weeks the full language will not happen. I read Hungarian words, I watch YouTube videos but then the things float away out of my head like they were attached to helium balloons. Please come back and stay in this brain permanently, but they don't so yet again another set of words has to be read or listened to or written down in the hope they will stay a little longer. Sparkling Eyes makes fun of my attempts to learn languages before we go on holiday and says the only thing I said when we were in Spain was Si, and nothing else. Which is probably true. sitting and practising a language at home is not the same as being in the actual country and speaking it, or trying to speak it.
We will be heading off to Budapest on the 14th February, Valentines day. It is the first time in twenty plus years we have actually had this day together in each other's company. This is because Sparkling's birthday is in January and I before that I also spend December and Christmas with her. It's been a long distant relationship for a long time, which is going to change. Because Sparking and my beautiful real family is now in Scotland not in London. But London is where the job is amongst other responsibilities. As a surprise I have brought a card which says to my darling wife. She had expected a wife birthday card and was a little disappointed when she didn't get one. Damn if only my mind-reading was dialled up a bit more the vibes would of come through this thick head.
I tell Sparkling Eyes I love her as often as possible, it is like a treasure which must be given every day. In turn Sparkling is the same. It is a lovely warm feeling to have the most important person in my world say this. Am I so lucky or what? Perhaps this is a hallo effect, the thing that happens when first getting married, however, we have been partners for many years. It's no sudden thing, it has taken many years to get to this place. A place I so love being and being in love.
