The Way I See It...

I’ve known it for awhile…but I never really voiced it. However, today, I went out with my best friend. We decided to be frivolous and carefree. We met at Starbucks and I ordered my coffee. At Target, we moseyed and commented on everything we saw. We sprung for the Burt’s Bees chapstick and walked through Nordstroms, trying on clothes and acting like we could afford anything in the place. For lunch we went to Cheesecake Factory to split a salad…instead we each ordered a slice of cheesecake and ate only that. 

Seriously, the lunch of champions. At lunch we sat next to each other and talked the whole time. We talked about work, school, marriage and taking kids to Disneyland. We laughed at other patrons wardrobe choices and kept swapping cheesecake slices. We ignored the nutritional guide and I insisted my Diet Coke cancelled all the calories in the cheesecake. He encouraged me and just hugged me when I started to get a sense of desperation or frustration in my voice. He reminded me I was amazing and that I am going to be an amazing wife and one day mother. We were so comfortable with each other and everything felt so natural. I kept saying, “It’s Tuesday and you’re here…you’re never here on Tuesday.” When it was time to leave the hug goodbye was quick and the glasses stayed on. He’s my best friend and I seriously feel blessed every time I see him. We rarely go out anymore…we’ve actually been homebodies for most of our relationship. Today was rare, a change of pace and it was so fun to feel carefree, even if it was for only a few hours. We decided to enjoy it, because in a year or two, when we’re married, we won’t even have the money for the gas to go to Cheesecake Factory.