“There’s all kinds of love in this world, and not all of it looks like the stuff in greeting cards.”
We are made to believe that all love should be the stuff of greeting cards. All love should be roses and chocolates and moonlit walks on the beach. We are made to assume boyfriends are our soulmates and they complete us and make us whole. A more realistic greeting card might be “I am whole without you but love you. I appreciate the small things you do, like taking out the garbage so I won’t have to, but realistically I would probably survive if we broke up. I hope we don’t though.” It’s the little things we do for each other that make love so great. Holidays and special occasions are good reminders to tell our loved ones that we love them and to do something nice for them. But the everyday stuff is just as special. I like getting dressed up and going out to a fancy dinner but seeing a movie on cheap night is good too.
On the journey of life I am trying to appreciate the little things Mr. One does for me. I love coming home to clean dishes or a made bed. I have been trying to focus on doing more good things for him as well as, and maybe more importantly, less "bad" things. I am trying to go with the flow and not get frazzled when we get lost or are late. If the dishes or laundry don’t get done that day, it’s not the end of the world. Rather than worrying and making to-do lists I will spend more time watching a movie or cuddling in bed with him. I will kiss him every chance I get because you never know which kiss might be your last. Basically, I want to fall in love again. It might not look like the stuff in greeting cards, but to me it is perfect.
