Friend and fellow blogger AskHat once asked me to go ice-skating at Somerset House. This wasn't just any old skating, it was Time Out Singles Skating, and fortunately being able to skate wasn't essential. We were single and that was what really mattered.
During our session on the ice (I use that term very loosely), my confidence grew and suddenly I was teaching a poor young man to skate. Must have been the novelty of finding someone even more pathetic than I was, clinging to the barrier. Hey, at least I was moving! Needless to say, new friend, Marco, landed flat on his face, and promptly left the rink. Hat and I followed to apologise and offer a conciliatory plastic cup of mulled wine. Skates off and dignity intact, we headed to the bar, where we met Marco's friend, the lovely Dan.
That was seven years ago, today! Hat and Dan are married now, with a bump (due in January), so how about that for a real-life love story on ice?
Oh and Tiffany sponsor the rink. This charm bracelet is a holiday gift, the ice skate is very cute, not cheap (£115) but I think Hat would quite like one....
Somerset House photo from Time Out
8 comments:
I love a happy ending!
Ah sweet! They have very nice Tiffany paper cups for sipping the mulled wine at Somerset House these days. The skates are dead ugly though, they need to get some cute white figure-skating ones in...
I love skating at Somerset House - so beautiful. Did you see the Tiffany-blue cupcakes on offer? xx
DP - me too, and I'm not one to boast but I'd like to think I played a part!
DRG and TB - oh this was long before the Tiffany sponsorship. It sounds v glamorous now, I may have to re-visit - for the cupcakes, not the skating, mind!
No skating for me this year but perhaps Dan will want to give me the lovely charm to make up for it...thanks for writing up our cheesy lurve story so nicely - and your (very important) part in it!
Sigh. What a sweet happily-ever-after.
Seems like only yesterday that I first heard this lovely story - congratulations re the bump, Hat!
At first I was scratching my head thinking "she's not single! What gives!?", until I finished this great meet-cute story. It's heartwarming!
(sorry I've been so behind in reading and commenting on your posts.)
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