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Lots of people talk about love, but I learn new things about what it really is quite often lately. For example, I spent this past week at my boyfriend's house, and was going to come home this morning because I have my son this weekend and wanted to be here when he got here. I loaded up my stuff I was bringing home, kissed him goodbye, and started to leave. I got about a block down the street and discovered my brakes were not working, so I turned around and went back. He thought I'd forgotten something (a normal occurance for me), but was quick to react when I told him about my brakes.
He got on his hands and knees and looked at each tire for signs of brake fluid, and it took a bit of distracted discussion (and more searching) to find the leak was actually coming from the line almost directly below the drivers door. He put his plans for his weekend on hold to take me to get high pressure hose, clamps, and a tiny hack saw to try a cheap, temporary fix- just to get me home and to a proper mechanic. On the way back from getting the parts, I bought him some beer to show my thanks and to keep him going while he worked on my car.
About three hours of frustration later (the lines are very close together, and it had to be the one in the worst spot that had the leak!), he tested the results and decided he wasn't going to let me risk it. He cancelled his plans, told me to take his car so I could spend time with my son, and made arrangements to borrow a friends car so he could go get the proper parts tomorrow to fix the line, even though he HATES working on cars!
I was fighting tears when I called my mom to tell her what was going on, and tried to talk to my son (my mom and I found out it is MUCH cheaper to live togther, so Jacob had someone to let him in and watch him at least). I had to go into Stewart's room and cry after I got off the phone, but only gave myself about five minutes of it before I cleaned up and moved my stuff to his car- with his help, of course.
All the way home, I kept thinking how lucky I am to have a man who loves me so much that he would give up his plans so I could keep at least part of mine in these circumstances. Not only that, but he gave me back the money I'd given him to repay a past loan he gave me (I owe him about $100), figuring I would need it worse than him because of my brakes.
At any time, he could have told me I'd be stuck there until Monday, but he didn't. He didn't even want to discuss it when I suggested it because he KNOWS how much my son means to me! He was going help his sister out, mow her lawn and do some yardwork for her, but did this for me instead. He enjoys going out to his sister's house because it's way out in the country and no close neighbors, so he can crank up the music and drink beer by the outdoor fireplace, and he usually has it to himself because she's always busy. He also seems to get some satisfaction from the yard work, maybe from the excercise. He is stuck in town, having to keep the volume low and no real privacy, by his own choice. He joked that the lawn isn't going anywhere so not to feel bad...
This isn't the first time he's shown how much he loves me, nor does he usually do so by sacrificing his own plans for me, but it still means a LOT to me. Most people seem to think of romantic love as involving flowers, fancy dinners, gifts, and sex. Most- especially women!- tend to forget or over look the many, many other ways in which love can be expressed. Personally, I'd rather have my man than one who buys stuff! I may not get flowers and jewelry from him, but I can get those from anybody, can buy them myself even. However, most people in my life would have either made me wait until they weren't busy, told me "too bad" when the first try didn't work, or would have handed me a phone and told me to call someone else. You can't put a price on what he did for me...
I could tell you so many other things he has done in the past that I could fill at least a three-hundred page book of average size type. He's a good man, from a good family, has good friends... Sure, he has his faults, we all do! I'm not so foolish as to think he's perfect, nor do I WANT perfect. I want what I have with him, and, more than anything else, I want others to find it for themselves.
Blessed Be
RockFest Rules! If you went to RockFest 2010 in KC MO, I want to be your friend on here!
RockFest was awesome. Despite rain, mud, and cool temps, there were a lot of people having a lot of fun, and 15 bands heating things up! Shaman's Harvest and Five Finger Death Punch from the second stage really impressed me, and I've loved Shaman's Havest for years! The main stage rocked all day/night, with Halestorm, Rev Theory, Drowning Pool, Papa Roach, Seether, and (drum roll, please) GODSMACK!!! Whoot! Hell yeah, I stayed to the end, while younger people headed for the gates, and I was NOT the oldest person do do that, either!
Taddy Porter, Adelitas Way, Burn Halo, The Veer Union, Janus, and Airbourne were the other bands on the second stage. I'm sorry, I just didn't pay that much attention to them to be able to tell you how great they were.
Gotta love 98.9 The Rock for all they did, and the set up crews... yeah, can't forget the guys and gals behind the scenes who made RockFest happen! I love you guys!
