This past weekend was one of the most amazing weekends I have had in a while. My birthday weekend was filled with amazing surprises from Ethan: New running shoes, a great lunch date, an afternoon at the spa, and even a surprise birthday party at the Dueling Pianos bar. But, amid all of this, there was one thing that made me smile, giggle, and just feel so blessed.
Ethan took me to the running store to try on new shoes. After trying on a couple pairs, a few walks around the store, and even some jogging on the treadmill, I landed on a pair of Brooks. Ahhh, sweet relief for my feet.
As we were checking out, Ethan and I were giggling with each other and just being overly excited for this new pair of shoes. The man that was helping us stopped what he was doing, looked up, and goes "Are you two newlyweds?" After an awkward glance at Ethan, I replied with "Well, we've been married about 2 years and together for a while." The man just stood there smiling at us. I couldn't figure it out and my go to reaction was to be kind of put off that he would think we were so immature! Ethan quickly came to the rescue and said "Thanks, man. That's such a great compliment."
And it was.
Too often, Ethan and I get caught up in moments of stress, work, life, adult choices, ect. It is the times that we are carefree and joyous that we get so caught up in each other that we don't even realize what others may see in us. THOSE are the moments that make the stressors in life totally worth it. Those are the moments when we are ourselves. Those are the moments when our love shines.
So, thank you, to my husband for seeing this as a compliment, changing my go to defensiveness, and the man at The Runners Soul for just saying it. Such a little comment with such big implications. Thank you.
