What was the best day of your life and why?
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In time order:-
Taking my parents for a day out at Buckingham Palace to receive my D of E Gold award at 19
Birth of my daughter at 27
2nd marriage at 41 (less said about the first one the better)
And then this year - this. Parents, wife and the kids got to see this one
Leading from the front - captaining GB Masters against Australia in the test match
Taking my parents for a day out at Buckingham Palace to receive my D of E Gold award at 19
Birth of my daughter at 27
2nd marriage at 41 (less said about the first one the better)
And then this year - this. Parents, wife and the kids got to see this one
Leading from the front - captaining GB Masters against Australia in the test match
I reckon it was a day, fairly recently, when my O/H came home from work and I could tell she was well on the way to becoming her old self.
Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
Riley Blue said:
I reckon it was a day, fairly recently, when my O/H came home from work and I could tell she was well on the way to becoming her old self.
Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
Good luck on ya fella. and to your wife, who seems to have pulled through rather nicely. I had a stroke myself two years ago although I feel a bit fraudulent calling it a stroke since it was really only a headache and loss of right hand side peripheral vision. I was back at work, albeit part time, in a week and full time around three months thereafter. Fatigue is strong in the evening though! I find myself incredibly lucky that it was how it was, as I am not sure what life would be like now if I had suffered as your wife has suffered. She must have a strong will and a understanding and caring husband. Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
I wish you both well.
Johnniem said:
Riley Blue said:
I reckon it was a day, fairly recently, when my O/H came home from work and I could tell she was well on the way to becoming her old self.
Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
Good luck on ya fella. and to your wife, who seems to have pulled through rather nicely. I had a stroke myself two years ago although I feel a bit fraudulent calling it a stroke since it was really only a headache and loss of right hand side peripheral vision. I was back at work, albeit part time, in a week and full time around three months thereafter. Fatigue is strong in the evening though! I find myself incredibly lucky that it was how it was, as I am not sure what life would be like now if I had suffered as your wife has suffered. She must have a strong will and a understanding and caring husband. Several years ago she'd had a stroke that had triggered epilepsy, been at death's door but recovered though lost a very well salaried job as a consequence, struggled for several years to regain her confidence and get back into the workplace, returned to work at a far lower level than before, was rapidly promoted from department to department and is now in a role she is excelling in even though her salary is little more than half it was prior to the stroke.
She has battled her way back back to health and though she still has the occasional 'off day' they're diminishing as the months pass so if I think about it, every day is a 'best day'.
I wish you both well.
I like watching sports but do people really consider the time that "their" team won something the best day of their lives? It's not really something you've achieved yourself is it?
Best day for me is probably the day after we got married and went on our honeymoon in the Maldives. Felt great to leave all the hustle and bustle of the wedding behind and just have complete tranquillity. Birth of our son was emotional but newborns don't really do much and I've had lots more fun days with him growing up.
Best day for me is probably the day after we got married and went on our honeymoon in the Maldives. Felt great to leave all the hustle and bustle of the wedding behind and just have complete tranquillity. Birth of our son was emotional but newborns don't really do much and I've had lots more fun days with him growing up.
Two for me. I grew up in a single parent family on a council estate in Essex. Couldn’t afford a pot to piss in and treats were quite rare. Once or twice a year I’d get to Brands Hatch or Snetterton and watch racing.
I applied to join the Army to get away from it, and somehow got put forward for a commission. The day my letter came through from the RCB (as it was then) telling me I was accepted for Sandhurst was the day my life changed immeasurably, and I remember sitting on the stairs by our phone with this sense of wonder about what the future held.
The other one was racing in a historic single seater at Spa in 2012. I never, ever, thought “people like me” would get to race, let alone amazing cars at an amazing circuit, and I remember just taking a couple of minutes in the car to soak it all up. A long way from wandering around the car park at Brands looking at TVR’s and dreaming, but in reality less than 15 years.
I applied to join the Army to get away from it, and somehow got put forward for a commission. The day my letter came through from the RCB (as it was then) telling me I was accepted for Sandhurst was the day my life changed immeasurably, and I remember sitting on the stairs by our phone with this sense of wonder about what the future held.
The other one was racing in a historic single seater at Spa in 2012. I never, ever, thought “people like me” would get to race, let alone amazing cars at an amazing circuit, and I remember just taking a couple of minutes in the car to soak it all up. A long way from wandering around the car park at Brands looking at TVR’s and dreaming, but in reality less than 15 years.
g3org3y said:
Greece winning Euro 2004.
Unbelievable achievement. I won't forget the partying in the streets around Southgate after the final.
This definitely up there for me. I was in Malia at the time, smoke flares going off every where and a lot of plate smashing. It went off, I was 18 and lapped it up.Unbelievable achievement. I won't forget the partying in the streets around Southgate after the final.
Aside from my wedding day, it's hard to single out 1 day as the best.
The wedding was abroad so was over a few days, which were all fantastic.
Had some other good holidays, but they tended to be brilliant days, rather than a day.
I would genuinely single out the day I passed my driving test though. I'd waited so long to be on the road and passed first time - I was ecstatic.
The wedding was abroad so was over a few days, which were all fantastic.
Had some other good holidays, but they tended to be brilliant days, rather than a day.
I would genuinely single out the day I passed my driving test though. I'd waited so long to be on the road and passed first time - I was ecstatic.
HustleRussell said:
Interesting how so many of these best days are directly proceeded by bad times. The lows make the highs so much greater.
Good stuff, and nice to see such a positive thread.
No matter how good a day you have had, may the best day be still to come
Sadly it doesn't always work out that way for everyone. Good stuff, and nice to see such a positive thread.
No matter how good a day you have had, may the best day be still to come
A week ago yesterday a former colleague of my O/H took a train to London, booked into a hotel and hanged himself. Goodness knows what was going on in the poor man's head. RIP Sam.
Back in the early 2000s tech boom, I'd maxed out all my credit cards to invest in the stock market and had got lucky with a 10 bagger tech stock. Tried to sell on the Friday but etrade went down and I was sweating over the weekend as to whether the transaction had gone through. Monday rolls around, the stock keeps on rising, turns out there had been a backlog of deals to settle so it went through at Monday's much higher price and made me even more. Glorified gambling at the end of the day and obviously I had pissed away all the proceeds 10 months later; but what a great day indeed.
Kids being born is largely too stressful/ worrying to enjoy too much.
Wedding day was great of course but it’s just a party.
Sheffield United being promoted to the premier league for the first time in my memory does it for me. Weird as we weren’t playing and a reading away win sealed it for us but still special.
Wedding day was great of course but it’s just a party.
Sheffield United being promoted to the premier league for the first time in my memory does it for me. Weird as we weren’t playing and a reading away win sealed it for us but still special.
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