Someone proposed to me this weekend. Over breakfast. At a Denny's. It wasn't a real proposal, but it got me thinking...
Remember those "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" commercials? The ones where people will do crazy things for ice cream covered in chocolate...
Do you think we do equally crazy things for our relationships? And is it worth it when we do?
I once drove over 100 miles to take my brother a sandwich.
Thinking about it now, it seems silly - an overly dramatic response to a situation that wasn't nearly as dire as my MUCH YOUNGER brain seemed to think it was at the time. Especially if I confess here and only to you that he never actually got to eat that sandwich.
Let's face it: he didn't starve.
But if he really needed me, I would drive the 100 miles all over again. Even further, perhaps. He's my brother and at the risk of sounding sappy, I love him.
And to my breakfast-eating friend: Let's just say that Denny's didn't go really well. If you want, though, I could bring you a sandwich sometime.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Cloudy with a chance of change...
Sometimes we can see it coming. We look at the 7-day forecast and see the clouds on the horizon. We can even make predictions: 30% chance of change today, but definitely thunderstorms by the weekend.
Other times, change surprises us. It is the sudden downpour on the cloudless day that catches us out in the open without an umbrella.
Personally, I'm feeling completely drenched. And I'd like to change out of my wet clothes, now, if you don't mind.
It's not to say that rain, I mean change, is a bad thing. We were talking as a family tonight about a recent surprise and noted that we've met all of our best friends as a result of change. Our favorite house, restaurants, books...all of them came because we did something different - or something different was inflicted upon us.
That's not to say that change is always a good time. Quite often, it just isn't. I'm willing to take my chances on this one, though. After a hot bath and a good night's sleep, I'm just willing to bet that there might be a rainbow in the morning.
Other times, change surprises us. It is the sudden downpour on the cloudless day that catches us out in the open without an umbrella.
Personally, I'm feeling completely drenched. And I'd like to change out of my wet clothes, now, if you don't mind.
It's not to say that rain, I mean change, is a bad thing. We were talking as a family tonight about a recent surprise and noted that we've met all of our best friends as a result of change. Our favorite house, restaurants, books...all of them came because we did something different - or something different was inflicted upon us.
That's not to say that change is always a good time. Quite often, it just isn't. I'm willing to take my chances on this one, though. After a hot bath and a good night's sleep, I'm just willing to bet that there might be a rainbow in the morning.
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