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| Ivvavik National Park, Yukon. To all potential suitors: Colleen does not like hiking FYI. |
When I last left off, Colleen and I were both freshly single
and living three doors down the hall from one another. The other occupants in the near vicinity
included a chronically stoned maintenance man, another girl who was in a long term relationship,
and a guy who was a 400-pound hermit who wore beach clothes and a sailor hat
anytime he emerged from his apartment and consumed what must of been hundreds
of cans of Coke a week (I saw his recyclable collection. Alarming).
With that in mind, I like to think that we had no other
options but to get romantically involved with one another. She likes to think it was fate. We'll just meet half way and say it was a
stroke of good luck! In short order, the
two of us moved in together, because well when you live down the hall from one
another you generally tend to spend a lot of time in said person's
apartment.
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| Beautiful British Columbia. And a beautiful lady to boot! |
Our relationship quickly went to the next level and Colleen
met my parents who came up for a visit that summer. I remember my mother absolutely gushing over
her and telling me that she was just the sweetest girl. In related news, my mother
desperately needs some grandchildren, so I believe it was in her best interest
to proclaim any woman God's gift to the earth. Before I moved up here, I am sure my parents
thought I was going to die alone in an igloo and along came this beautiful,
intelligent, seemingly normal girl to save my from my impending life of
solitary confinement. Yes, things were
coming up roses.
The next step in our relationship was to see if we could
travel together and after my parents' visit to Inuvik, Colleen and I ventured
out of town for the first time together.
She took me to visit her family in British Columbia and she subsequently
came to Ontario for her maiden visit to the world of the 401, flat lands, and a tall phallic building with a glass floor.
We passed this test too and upon our return to Inuvik, Colleen landed a
new job.
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| Someone's having fun! |
I like to believe that this greatly aided our relationship
in the long run as working and living together generally spell doom for most
people. Now don't get me wrong, I love
Colleen very much, but seeing her all day at work and then coming home to our
one bedroom apartment I imagine would get to be a bit much as our relationship
progressed. So while Colleen moved on
professionally, I stayed put and would call on her occasionally to work for the
restaurant when we were in a pinch. These
shifts usually ended up with us fighting or getting annoyed with one
another. AND THIS IS WHY MEN WILL NEVER
BE IN CHARGE. BEING THE BOSS (OR TRYING
TO BE THE BOSS) OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS NOT ADVISED UNLESS YOU LIKE SLEEPING ON
THE COUCH AND BEING SCORNED AT.
Over the next couple of years, we would have many great
experiences together, including trips to Europe, Asia, Ivvavik National Park, a
transatlantic cruise, Edmonton, Whitehorse, and Tuktoyaktuk to name a few. Yes, I had found the woman I wanted to grow
old with. Not only could she tolerate
me, but she bakes and likes sleeping even more than I do! Soul mate found.
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| Colleen, Kiel, Mom, and I after a semi-successful dogsledding adventure. |
By the summer of 2013 I was starting to (for the first time
in my life!) think about the big "E" word. And no, the word was not erection
you perverts. Colleen and I had been
together for over two years and I wanted to make her my wife. Not only that, but I needed to take advantage
of her medical and dental benefits and get my Momma those grandkids since my
siblings aren't doing a good job of this for her!
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| Running down the ice road to Tuktoyaktuk naked. Not too sure why Colleen let me do this. |
Now all I needed was a plan.
Well that, and for her to say yes...
~Brentski~
Next time: How to almost botch your proposal plan when
your girlfriend is suspecting something!
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