So alive

What a great day dear readers and I can think of no better way to finish off a weekend. Gosh, these days are treating me so very kind - from watching a movie with my boyfriend Friday night, to seeing my folks Saturday, to going out dancing with my boyfriend last night and onto today - just wonderful. It honestly blows me away, totally and utterly; how I adore my life, every single part of it, I wouldn't change a thing right now - I think it's pretty close to perfection.

There's something about being close to water that is so endearing and attractive, maybe it's the fact that we, as human beings, are made up of whatever percentage of the stuff (that's not a scientific term in case you're wondering!) I'm not alone in this love, I know many friends, including my boyfriend who love it too. Be it by the sea, a river, a waterfall or wherever there is a flow or movement of water it just attracts humans with its sound, rhythm and endless movement. I find it quite haunting, hypnotic and lyrical, I could stand and watch the moving water for endless hours, get lost within its flow and lost within myself.

Today we took a trip to Marple Locks, it was my boyfriends idea, I've never been there before today which is a crying shame on my part. If like me you've never been there before I urge you to go, just do it and soon, you won't regret it. It's the most beautiful place you could ever imagine, just magical and so close to Stockport it's untrue because it feels like its a world away. If you're unfamiliar it's basically part of the Macclesfield canal network with pathways to the side where you can walk and follow its route; which is what we did.

We walked, talked, held hands, took in the scenery, sat down, watched the canal boats glide leisurely by, walked some more and enjoyed the peace and quiet together. You can literally walk for miles and I think we covered a few today even though it didn't feel like it; it was the perfect antidote to refresh our mind, body and soul after the excesses of the previous late night. We stopped for lunch at The Ring o 'Bells a pub perched on the canal side with a patio area that looks straight over the canal; the Sunday roast is to die for, absolutely awesome and the perfect way to refuel whilst watching life pass idyllically by.

We lost ourselves in its charm, there were times when we both fell silent and I guess kind of drifted away; I would turn to my boyfriend and he looked so at ease with the world that it made me smile from the inside out. Occasionally he'd catch me peering into his world and turn to catch my eye before smiling and kissing me; his eyes just told the story. I've never felt so alive.......