Single Mom Falls in Love…Again… October 15, 2009

Falling in love and staying there is all about the little things, isn’t it? Okay, the big things help, but really, I relish feeling it in everyday moments.  Last Monday, I made a feeble offer to cook food for the three of us, me, my boyfriend and my daughter.  My boyfriend remarked that I looked tired (which I was) and proposed we order Thai food.  A smile appeared on my face and I nodded; but my little eight year old angel shook her head, no. “I had Thai last night at daddy’s house mom.”  To which my boyfriend said, “Why don’t I go to the store, honey, and I’ll make us some stroganoff, okay?”  My smile returned and I nodded again. He went to the store, made us a delicious meal that filled my condo with comforting aromas; but alas, my little one was upset.  “Why did he get to pick our dinner and not us?”  Sigh.  So, some guilt later, I went to bed.  The next day, my boyfriend and I were in the car and he said, “I have an idea. Let’s take her (my daughter) to the grocery store tomorrow night and we’ll let her pick out whatever she wants to have for dinner and then go home and make it.”   If he hadn’t been driving, I would have leapt into his lap and showered him with kisses.  And that’s why I fell in love with him again, a mere 14 months into our relationship.

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