Other men slip into their cave,
You prefer to shred the waves.
Sharing our bed with a mound of sand,
I discovered is part of being a Surfer’s Wife.
Other spouses complain of stinky socks,
Or endless mountains of dirty jocks,
Your damp and smelly wet suit,
Firmly sits in my laundry pile.
Others have a shiny, flashy car,
But ours strangely stands out from afar,
Whether at the beach or office parked,
A surfboard always affixed to the roof.
When we met that summer’s eve,
Funny how fate would have you believe,
The irksome habits of a surfer dude,
Someone else could find endearing.
And if it weren’t for that rowdy, crowded pub,
Where across the room stood my tall, blonde stud,
This topsy turvy hectic life with tornado twins,
Would not at all exist.
So, spill. What are your partner’s endearing qualities?
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Deb - An Inspirational Journey says
Morning, hope you have a lovely valentines day! xx
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Bec | Mumma Tells says
The surfy “goodness” reminds me of my high school days. Sand. Surf. Boys. Ha! Now? I’m a dirty jocks and socks kinda complainer. And wet towels. Man, I hate wet towels on the bed, on the carpet… shall I continue? X
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Caroline Raj says
What a gorgeous post. You are a poet and you don’t know it! My partner’s endearing qualities….not sure if he would want me to tell but probably the most annoying (but also endearing) is he love of cleaning. This is particularly helpful after a long day. Hey, I’m not complaining but when the sink is full and overflowing he will happily work through the pile
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Lydia C. Lee says
Happy Valentine’s Day to you both!
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Stephanie says
Aww so lovely about your lovely! Mine is that he is my biggest supporter and his killer smile. Have a great day! X
Denise says
What a lovely ode to your surfer dude! Happy Valentine’s Day:-)
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Renee at Mummy, Wife, Me says
Aww how lovely! I have a similar situation with canoes 🙂
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Desire Empire says
Happy Valentines Day Grace and the Surfer.
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Emily says
NAWWWW. Happy Valentine’s Day Grace and Mr Surfer!
I love my hubby every day, every month and every year
I love to kiss his gorgeous face, and I love the view from the rear!
That’s enough rhyming from me today I think… x
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Pinky Poinker says
Wishing you and everyone a lovely day today whether you’re single or attached to a significant other 🙂
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Lisa@RandomActsOfZen says
Happy Valentine’s day to you and your lovely dude, Grace xx
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Kaz @ Melting Moments says
What a totally cute poem 🙂 Have a wonderful day with your boys x
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Cybele @ BlahBlah says
You guys are absolutely gorgeous. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day x
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Ai Sakura says
aww so sweet!! And I love your wedding cake by the way… even down to the tiny detail of making the doll dress look exactly like yours with the red sash!
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sarah@snippetsandspirits says
What a dude! Happy Valentine’s Day Grace. Hope your boys spoil you like you deserve. Love your poem. X
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Becc says
If I started I wouldn’t stop! I still love him though, warts and all 🙂
There certainly could be worse things than a healthy, happy, blonde stud.
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Mystery Case says
Happy Vday Grace! I tried to be soppy just for you but in the end and due to the internet gods once again cutting my connection (for a week this time), I’ve snuck out to an internet cafe and linked up an old post. It’s about as romantic as things get after 20 years of marriage 😉
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Rachel says
Awww you guys are so cute! A lovely tribute to your man Grace – I’m sure he realises how lucky he is xx
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Rita @ The Crafty Expat says
How beautiful Grace! You guys make a wonderful couple and a very lovely family with the twins!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I managed to link up today!
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Annaleis says
I just love your cake. Nothing like a wedding cake that shows exactly who you are. Have a lovely loved up day!
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Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says
Awww Happy V Day girl – sorry not a lovey dovey post, haven’t had time as I’m OFF TONIGHT to celebrate my bday tomorrow early and had to get all work done so haven’t written new post. That cake rocks. Love your work xxx
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Twitchy says
Happy Valentine’s Day Chick! Best wishes to you and Mr Surfer-dude. Enjoy xx
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Francesca says
Aww, that’s beautiful. I love Hubby’s dimples when he smiles, particularly on the tinny on the lake, because that always brings out a really big smile 🙂
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Lara @ This Charming Mum says
Oh Grace, that cake is awesome! Hope you’ve had a beautiful day 🙂
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Lauren @ Create bake make says
Happy Valentines Day!
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Robyn (Mrs D) says
Awwww that’s too cute!! Happy Valentine s to you xxx
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Bec @ The Plumbette says
Gorgeous post Grace. My hubby is pretty special too and it’s his Birthday today. Happy Valentines day!
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Toni @ Finding Myself Young says
I’m not creative enough to write a poem lol so I just wrote about our story. You are a stronger woman than me, sand in the bed would drive me INSANE.
Oh and I love your wedding cake!
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Winnie @ Bubfriendly says
Aww…. That is soooo sweet! Happy Valentines dear Grace! Your cake is soooo cute! I love my partner for all he is, he is such a great dad!
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Zanni Louise says
Ha! Love it Grace. Happy Valentine’s Day! xx
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Seana - Sydney, Kids, Food + Travel says
Ahhhh…. go the surfer dudes, and those wee lads will be joining him in the water any day now… and you too!!
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Kylie Purtell, A Study in Contradictions says
Love it Grace! The fact that we cN love with the annoying habits and stinky quirks is testament I think of just how awesome out men really are! Because some of those niggles can be hard to overlook some days but most if the time all Dave has to do is smile or open his mouth and all the crap fades away! Hope you had a lovely V-Day!
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Psych Babbler says
Such a cute ode! Love it! Hope you guys had a lovely day… 🙂
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EssentiallyJess says
Sand in the bed? That must be love 😉
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Sally@Toddlers on Tour says
Love the cake and your surfboard man.
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