Beach and boyfriend

Well, the annual family beach trip is coming up soon! Yay! I love to totally relax, spend time with the family, swim and read and sleep. And this year, it's going to be a little different. Why?

I've asked the matriarch (the wonderful Mom) if I could bring the boyfriend for a few days. She's graciously said yes. And so has he. Wow. I've never even asked anyone that I was dating to go a family beach trip. The house will be full of all my relatives looking at him and checking to see if he's worthy of me. What pressure!

I'm thinking The Boyfriend is very brave (or very foolish!!!) for going with me. But it also speaks loudly about how much he means to me and visa versa. We've talked about how the days will go and how he will have to figure out how to find his own space if he gets overwhelmed. The other day he asked if he could take his bike, and that seemed like a great way for him to escape he crowds of my sweet, funny family.

Off to find the flip flops!

Asking for it

Hi all and hope you had a good 4th of July weekend!

I wanted to write once again about the Boyfriend and how wonderful it is to be in a relationship with someone who is communicative and open to having a real adult relationship.

Lately I've been missing the "romance" of a new love. Things have gotten comfortable and while that's all nice, I was missing the sweetness of romance. The other day I had expressed this, very clearly and calmly, to the Boyfriend. Well, last Tuesday, he came through. When he came over for his usual dinner after martial arts class, he was sweet and tender. He took time to kiss me more than usual, gave me compliments, told me how amazing and wonderful I was. It was a lovely evening for us both.

A few days later, as I was still basking in that glow, I asked what had brought that on. He said that he had heard me and wanted to make sure that I got what I needed.

Moral of the story: I am able to ask for what I need and Boyfriend will be there listening. And I hope I do the same for him.