Well, here we are, after 5 glorious days of "blogging" and we've finally reached the "big reveal"! For those of you close to me you've heard this story but it's such a great one, it's worth repeating.
So I'm new to the dating scene after taking 2 years after my divorce, to "get good with me". I meet this hotty, who rocks my world in bed, and i of course have to tell my sister and my best girlfriends, but how does a responsible mother of 3 do that, without the kids overhearing everything?
Solution is to call sexual intercourse "cake"! Brilliant, right?! I'm excitedly over-sharing (much like I am now) over the telephone to a gal pal about how my new man and I "had cake after bowling, then again in the middle of the night, then yet again after breakfast." My youngest daughter walks into the kitche n, hands on hips, and proclaims, "Mom, you really shouldn't be eating that much cake!"
Boottom line is, all of us in committed relationships, really should be having more cake! If we are commited to eachother, through "having the talk" to marriage, to a mortgage, through birth of children, and bills, and sleepless nights, and in-laws, and more sleepless nights, and the list really does go on and on.
All of us have responsibilities. I get that. Trust me, I do. I shared with all of you, my feeling of connectedness to you, my fellow human beings, and to the universe, via my post titled "everyone" and in my previous post "little" things. I want to share with you, tonight, that sometimes we just need our partner to drown out all the things "on our list". Our partner is a great resource for escape. Throw yourself at your partner tonight! Love on him or her, and tell them one wonderful thing: "I _________ you!" Kiss your partner like you used to when you first met! For those loving, passionate couples that already keep the fires of love burning, keep leading the charge, and post some comments about how you keep passion alive in your relationship. (this old dog is open to new tricks, and i'm sure my readers are too!)
Now off with you! Stop reading my blog and go bake some "cake"! (but do come back tomorrow for more, I promise to surprise and delight)
I've been married for 18 years as of this past August 8th. Staying connected to one another is the biggest key to success for us. Take time for one another, appreciate one another, be thankful for "little things" you do for one another, allow one another to grow... even if you're not ready for it, allow one another to make mistakes and have fun! We leave messages on our phones, in our cars, sometomes in our shirt pockets... to find later in the day! Life in not perfect and either are you! BTW, you don't always have to have "cake" at night... or JUST in the kitchen! ;) Have fun! That's what's worked for me! ~ Leah
ReplyDelete** This was a fun one Laura! Good job, great story! **
Thanks for sharing, I love your fun, cheerful attitude and enthusiasm, and look forward to reading about more cake.
ReplyDeleteAh, I had a lot of cake last night. Is a recovery day allowed?
ReplyDeleteI hope there wasn't any high fructose corn syrup in all that cake you ate.
ReplyDeleteWe call it "talking" not cake. The nice thing is that the kids don't know that not everyone's parents take their showers together on weekend mornings!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, and giving us another code-word, for what is some of the best relationship medicine out there! Talking-cake in the shower! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteWhen my son was about 6 he asked me one saturday morning while he was eating breakfast - "Mom, what was that noise so early this morning?" Startled I said "Um, well hun... I was cleaning my closet" he responded with such concern "Mom! You really should take advantage of me sleeping in and get a little rest yourself"... LOL!
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say.... I was taking advantage of him sleeping in. :)
Thank you, Anonymous! This is a wonderful story! :-)
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