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Sun and Surf
Posted under Being RSG by Recovering Straight Girl
HG, the girls and I went with my BFF Neighbor Judy and her son to the Oregon Coast this past weekend.
It is a rare scene to see the sun at the Oregon Coast. We had sun and it was warm which is an even rarer site.
The kids had a blast–the dogs did too and HG and I were able to enjoy them all. It’s so nice doing this kind of thing with them in the summer without the typical school and sport obligations. We enjoy having some fun time with them for a change!
When I returned home yesterday I discovered that one of my rose bushes has 16 buds ready to bloom. When they are ready–I think I’ll pick a dozen for my wife–to make up for the argument we had about socks today. It all turned out fine and when HG admitted that she was wrong and was making a big deal about it and that socks didn’t really matter–we made up. I told HG that I would try harder to keep track of the socks. DD#1 was standing there; she rolled her eyes and asked, “Did you really have an argument about socks? That’s really important!”
“Actually” I told her, “The important thing is that we resolved the argument about socks.”
I hope HG and I never have anything bigger to disagree about besides what happens to the socks when they leave our feet.
So far, I think we’re doing okay.
love the flowery look on your blog! and yes, socks are indeed worth a fight or two. so is leaving the cap off the bottle of whatever and other earth-shaking boo boos. it’s all part of the warp and woof (funny how appropriate THOSE words are to describe the stoopid fights we get ourselves into) of everyday life….
We have those silly little bickerings all the time. More often than not we end up laughing half way through.
I’m forbidden to wear Fran’s socks unless I make sure they go into the hamper right-side-out, not inside-out like I tend to do.
Your shots on Flickr are lovely!
You know, you’re right. The important thing reallyis that you resolved the disagreement. If you don’t resolve it, it sits and festers and becomes something ugly and those resentments build up until they become overwhelming and irreconcilable. That is no fun.
Great photos - you all look so happy and vibrant.
Cannon beach? I love the Oregon coast and Portland in general. It is one place I visited and sobbed when I had to get on the plane to fly home.
-janet
Can I come live with you? And snuggle in your bed?
That was inappropriate, wasn’t it.
these pictures are beautiful, seems like you had a great day!! I sometimes miss the ocean so much, I just love watching the waves all day long. I wish I could live near the ocean!
I think it’s important to fight about the small things and then make up, because if you don’t fight about the small things then they will accumulate and turn into something big. so I think its better to fight right away and get it over with.
Socks are very important. My wife cannot wear my socks - because she will boldly walk out in the yard in them.. with NO shoes! o my..no no…cannot have that.
Well… I suppose working out disagreements is important too.
Oh my, the socks. mwt have had our own sock “discussion.” 5 years later and I still tease her about it. And I still make sure I never wear her socks. It is something that relationship counselors never mention, oh sure, you should talk about children and money before you get married. But what about socks? Very important. To sooome people. Not me. Also, I wear my socks in the yard sometimes.
You pictures look so fun. Did you camp?
Dr. Phil would tell you that it’s never really about socks - socks are just symptom of a bigger problem. But Dr. Phil is the biggest douche ever. Speaking from experience, sometimes it really is just about the socks.
My missus has bigger feet than I do, so she can’t wear my socks. I, however, convincingly won the ’tissues in the pockets at laundry time’ argument when I produced an entire packet from the machine after washing.
Weese, I hear you. My wife and I wear the same socks, but she WILL wear them outside with no shoes. SIGH. Does no good to even worry about it. I just tell her when they are worn out and since SHE is the one to wear them w/o shoes, she gets to buy more! Works for me…
GG
Yes, socks are important. Especially dry socks in Portland. Here we wear flip flops all the time, except for the old tourist guys; they wear black socks with their shorts and sandals. I’m lookforward to doing that, but my wife says it will never happen.
Brilliant!
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