Best Relationship Moments

I was struck by an observation made elsewhere that we don't always take time here to celebrate our relationships. We turn to one another for support and help and advice and that's all amazing. I love being part of a community where people obviously take so much time to respond thoughtfully to one another and to do their best to offer real help.

But we also need to celebrate. So, what is the nicest, coolest, sweetest thing that happened in your relationship this week? I'll start.

Every summer I organize a picnic in the park near my house for friends and their kids and my son's friends and their parents. We don't have family here and I have always worked hard to create extended family and events that connect my son to people outside our little nucleus.

So last Sunday, we had a ton of kids and adults in the park, lolling in the shade, playing bocce and soccer and eating mountains of yummy food.

I'd worked really hard making the picnic food and as always, when you're the host, had done tons of playing with the kids, making sure everyone had drinks and food and generally flitting about being Mrs. Fabulous.

Rocco had helped with all of that, of course, and he also organized the soccer game and the bocce and played with the little kids like a trooper. A couple of times, I looked over at him and couldn't help smiling at how great he was and how proud of him I felt. He is wonderful with small children and was making it a lot easier for the mums with little kids to eat more than two uninterrupted mouthfuls and to have grown up conversations.

At about 5:30, when everyone had gone, my son went back to the house to finish some homework - just across the street from the park - and Rocco and I sat around for a while, finally able to relax, me lying down with my head on his lap looking up through the trees at the blue sky. There was a little breeze and we were laughing and enjoying being on our own.

It was a lovely sweet moment and I just felt so happy and so lucky to have him in my life.

So that's my best relationship moment this week. What's yours?

I was getting low on food as I dont get my next check till the 2cd of next month. Well Kai sent me some money on the cash passport said I want you to go to the store grab a salad, a mango and some wine. I said okay what KIND of wine..he said whatever you want and when you get home ring me on yahoo. I said okay.

I get back he says Now go get a knife a plate and a fork, lay out a blanket on the floor. I was thinking wth is he doing, but im not going to argue. I go to look at the cam he says nope not accepting yet. Have you done this? I said yes love I have. He then told me NOW go get something nice on and a candle.

So I did i set it up and then I was allowed to see him on the cam. He had a dress shirt on and the same thing I was eating set up on the floor on a blanket. We had the most romantic internet picnic dinner. Just like we did while he was here. In the background he had all of our favorite songs playing as well.
I feel so lucky and blessed.

bijou your man is a SWEETIE!!

Meri...you got a winner babe! I love reading your stories they always make me smile.

*grin* Our life is pretty routine by now (it's what happens once you've been together a while). I'm excited about that because, until now, I've never in my life been in a relationship where the butterflies and sparkly eyes are still around after a few months! But I digress...

It's not that either of us *did* anything for the other one but tonight, my husband wanted to go to a movie with a friend. I wasn't hugely keen on the idea but it wasn't a biggie so I said, "Sure, have fun!"

He called me back just to say, "You know what? I really appreciate you!"

Oh! And he does all of the laundry and cleans the dog poop out of the back yard. To be honest, those are BIG ticket items in my book!

Today my vertigo was acting up so I sat in a corner of the ICU waiting room and fell asleep.

When I woke up I was covered. My fiance had gone to the nurses station and got a blanket for me so I wouldn't get cold.

It was the sweetest thing.

Those moments of kindness really do mean a lot to us, don't they? :o

Last Saturday I took my SO out for dinner for his 36th birthday. We went to a revolving restaurant on top of a hotel in our city and played tourist's in our own city, looking at the various landmarks as the sun went down. Then we played kick for a fieldgoal football with the wine cork and my cleveage, he he. Then we played footsie...Then I gave him a great present. Then we went home and fell asleep cause the wine was so good.

Then, the next morning, after 18 MONTHS of patient waiting by yours truly, we made love for the first time. "Birthday sex" i believe and it was fabulous. After all my whining, complaining and tossing and turning with waiting I will admit that it was worth it. Waiting made it better than even I thought it would be.