My Saint Lucia

If you know me enough to ever read this blog. You´ll know about Lucia. You´ve probably met her too, she´s nice isn´t she? I think so.

I woke up, having slept really well considering the hurricane outside, at 5.30am. It was light and the shack was still around me so far as i could see. I got up. I looked through the shutters. The ground was wet from the surge, but there wasn´t the cnn scenes of stay dogs swimming and cars semi-submerged. Or crazy hicks, still on their front porches for fear of looters. I really wanted lucia to wake up. "Really wanted," became make lots of noise. Flip sake she sleeps soundly sometimes. She was at the other side of the room in the girls´ bed. (I´ve got well used to sharing a bed with James). I kicked something and luckily she woke up and none of the others did. She saw me. It was cool. (i won´t go fully into the emotions i was feeling, for fear any of you are diabetics) Very cool. We went out for a walk.

It was windy but not too bad, the hurricane was slower than expected and would really hit later that day. Phase one of my plan had been a sucess. Phase two was get to a beautiful place, so we went for a walk.

We found a pier. Something like 30ft waves were breaking out on the reef that thankfully was protecting the island. I told Lucia to look at them, then i got down on one knee. Phase three.

She wasn´t expecting it because there was a hurricane and she was more than a little afraid for her life. The suprise, as part of it, was essential for me. I had been so excited when i found out there was a hurricane for this reason. I knew Lucia would be distracted.

We hugged for ages. I gave her a ring I´d got in New Zealand. A friend had made it. It was wooden and had a cross embezzeled on it made from Paua shell. I´d carried the ring for about four months. She loved it. We´ll probably get a proper one when i get a job. hahaha.

I talked to her Dad later that day to ask for his blessing, which he freely gave (some people like these details). Then i rang my parents.
In between oddly we bumped into some friends of Lucia´s from London. Really weird to meet them on an island in Belize, during a hurricane.
No worries though all was good, the hurricane edged away from us and we got a chance to help a bit with the clear up after.

HAPPY ENDING.