let me tell you a little story.
on friday,
i found out that
i passed my inservice exam!!
which, obviously,
called for a celebration.
so we decided to go out.
dinner at a wine bar we like
food+wine
two of our faves
followed by a movie.
should have been spectacular.
right?
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| sunset at our house |
so i put on my new red pants
and made Nick take this picture.
he got a little pissy about it
so i got a little pissy about it
what, do you not WANT to take pictures of me?
are you so ashamed of me that you can't handle snapping a single iPhone pic
in our driveway?
and the night sort of went into a tailspin.
we were trying to enjoy our date
while simultaneously jumping down each other's throats about stupid stuff:
nick didn't like the wine
the wind was driving me crazy
(and ruining my hair)
we both broke the no-iPhone-at-dinner rule
we made it to the movie
which was fantastic
but then fought about stupid stuff all the way home.
i ended up in tears at bedtime
and woke up the next morning not really having any freaking idea what went wrong.
yay!
i passed my inservice!
true life.
fights happen.
often at really inopportune times
and sometimes you have no idea what they're about.
i get all worked up when an occasion that is supposed to be special isn't perfect
which probably made this fight bigger than it needed to be
truth be told, it probably didn't need to be a fight at all.
i made it one with my damn expectations.
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| via my Pinterest |
so true.
things are better now.
see?
we like each other again.
it's nice.
awe! beautiful story, no idea why.. but even brought me to tears! lol Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeletewe had one of those nights recently! snapping at each other while trying to enjoy the rare one on one time. so is life... :]
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly how real life is!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteYour honesty is so beautiful! We've had so many of those no-actual-argument fights, ones that escalate from nothing and become everything without either of us knowing what the actual yelling is about. Oh, and my husband HATES taking pictures of me, too- granted, this may be because I used to be critical of his lack of skills with a camera, but I can honestly say I've backed off of that- just too late, I think, and it's gonna take twice as long to repair that damage. I'm glad things were better the next day- sometimes that relief and new happiness *almost* makes the petty and stupid worth it.
ReplyDeleteI love how HONEST you are about life. I think it can be easy for bloggers to give others some false idea of what their life is like, but I think it's really great that you keep it real (lame saying, I know) on your blog. I think that's what I love most about your posts, and it gives other single girls like me a realistic look at relationships.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Shakespeare quote? One of my favorites!
And a big CONGRATS on passing your exam!
Hey, it happens to the best of us.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on passing!
I adore your honesty. You're right, fights like that happen all too often, but no body likes to admit it. Write it on my blog? Is you cray cray? My relationship is perfect.
ReplyDeleteNot.
xoxo,
Natasha
One of my favorite quotes and something I try to remind myself of...."expectations are premeditated resentments." I try not to have them, or at least try not to have them too ridiculously high. But oftentimes do. Such is life.
ReplyDeleteahhh congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteand yeah, we've all been there on the snippety fights that make you confused as to why you're even mad/fiesty :) the important thing is you're back to liking each other! yippee!!
Congrats on passing! And, speaking of true life fights, Taras and I went out to celebrate our last night in Boston and had our very own tailspin episode. Ah, the pressure of wanting a night to be perfect!(I'm sure our emotions about leaving and the lack of sleep from moving didn't help things!)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your exam! And I get that. Totally get it. I'm most disappointed with events or plans that are supposed to be the MOST perfect. My 2-year anniversary with my ex-boyfriend several years ago was completely ruined. We never even made it to the movie. He turned around and dropped me off and left me on the sidewalk outside my house in tears. Well. He was a jerk. Hence, EX boyfriend! But I admit part of the blame was mine for getting pissed about him being a few minutes late and throwing off the perfect plans of the evening.
ReplyDeleteyay Congrats on passing!! and my man and i fight like that too. it always seems like it comes at the most random times, especially when there is nothing really to fight about. and then i get even more mad that we're fighting about nothing and ruining a completely good night. BUT, it passes and you move on and you have him go with you to get ice cream because ice cream makes everything even better.
ReplyDeleteAck! I'm the same exact way. I get it in my head things are going to be so great and perfect (unbeknownst to the bf) and then when one little things is out of line I am so dramatically crushed. I'm working on it though ;)
ReplyDeleteJess
Congratulations! You'll probably think I'm a super creep, but I kind of stalked your blog for a bit (more than a "bit") and just wanted to say you are kind of an inspiration to me. I'm a post-bacc applying to med school this summer and your blog has given me hope that while its a huge pain in the ass to go through all of the studying and self doubt and shitty times - its so worth it in the end - and you keep your relationship working to boot, kudos!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on passing your exam AND on making up! I love the honesty in your blog - it's nice to read that other people who are very much in love can get on one another's nerves from time-to-time (for no apparent reason). I had the same thing happen on Saturday but thankfully all's well.
ReplyDeleteYour neighborhood is SO cute!! The houses totally remind me of a log cabin...do I have crazy eyes???
ReplyDeleteAnd your red pants are so cute.
Congratulations on passing your exam. I don't know what kind of exam that is, but it sounds important!
haha, keeping it real. :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something my husband and I would do.
Congrats on the exam!! That's major!