…actually it started with a certain Tango (grrr) leaving a comment at Papersurfer nearly one year ago. She thanked me for making her smile which made me smile. I drifted through her blog and flickr pages and smiled some more. A cheeky email later and we started to chat on messenger. A lot. It was the great messengerathon of 2008 that lasted for many hours of every day for many weeks. Finally we decided to make the leap from virtual to reality and meet for a ‘quick drink’ somewhere in the 5098 miles (at a guess) that separated us and plumped for the fair city of Dublin.
At Dublin International Airport our eyes met across a not very crowded arrivals lounge and we held each other for the first time. The quick drink turned into 2 weeks that stretched from Dublin to Faro. Since then we’ve been to Sri Lanka, the United States of America and British Columbia. We’ve even been to Eastbourne in Sussex.
Next week Tango arrives in Portugal again, this time to stay for good. It’s scary and exciting and I can’t wait for the next chapter in the ‘Ongoing chronicles of Penfold and Tango’ to begin…
I didn’t surf today. Better do some housework PDQ…
Best wishes to both of you.
One life. One, brief, sparkling, glorious, precious life. Be good to each other.
Steady on there Somny old bean – you’re making me well up…
[wildly applauding from the Middle of Nowhere, USA]
my favorite internet story of the year! Here’s to “PenGo”?
Mine too 🙂
Or is that ‘Tanfold’..? x
I only had to catch a bus to find the TG ……. each to his own I suppose ……. is she nice? tee hee
Were you old enough to get on the bus on your own…?
*sigh* *swoon*
That is so sweet! Pic’s kinda scary, though.
Cheers to Penfold and Tango snogging and everything else. 😉 It’s OK to be scared; it can make everything so much more interesting!
Very true LL. I’m not scared of the snogging… x
Glad to see that there were no tongues involved…….
Don’t forget to clean the oven while you’re at it.
(Might as well take advantage of this…)
is that the tiny pitter patter of ee aww ee aw i can here.:)
Miniature donkeys…?
Thanks for making me smile … xxx
that is the happiest bit of news i have had for months..two people finding each other and being brave enough to grab the chance to be happy…go get it squirrels xxxxxxxxxx 🙂
penfold hun i think your upper right molar might need a filling
Just getting the drill out now… x
Hooray!! God- your story is so similar to mine! (Mine with colder climates though… 😉 )
So very happy for you two! Enjoy your new life together! * hugs *
Thanks Jen. Yay for the interweave and all it’s tiny wizards… x
yipee – i’m sooooo happy for you guys! you’ll be happy to know that she is not bringing the papercutter; 2 of 70 pairs of grandmas gloves; 1 pair of her mom’s shoes! they are staying here with me – but they won’t come close to filling the hole tango leaves here.
why does it sound so ridiculous when you say it?
you will fall in love with that papercutter, just you wait … (of course i think swapping papersurfer for papercutter is the right move) xx
simply to say ‘wtg you both… you know it makes sense’
xx
Did someone say marriage ?
Congrats to you both,ahhh bless.
x
I’ve been away too long! And my husband is now making fun of me for crying. I’m a sucker for a good love story.
Wow. That’s all I have. Wow.
🙂