Earth Hour = Good For Relationships

Last night in Australia we had Earth Hour. An hour where each city turns off all their lights and appliances to conserve the environment.

My partner was not so keen but I convinced him it would be good and that we could go for a walk at that time. We had never been for a night walk since moving into our house so it was a good oppurtunity to do so.

We had our walk but somehow that only took up a small fraction of the hour so we came home and snuggled up in bed and talked and actually had really good quality time. The communication was so good without the distraction of television or what ever else. It even ended up in some pretty nice romance/passion so Earth Hour is great for getting that quality time with your partner. We should do it once a month!

Sydney

My partner's not so successful band has been asked to fly interstate to record a song for a compilation album locally. Being such a big experience, of course I wanted to be a part of it all but did not actually expect that to be possible. Then I found out the drummers partner was going and the singer had already made arrangments so I could come also.

A normal partner should have been happy at this but not mine. Instead he flipped out about it being a waste of money because we would be spending no time together and he did not have to worry about spending time with me or me being bored. It was horrible. The other girlfriend is from that area and she plans for us both to go out sight seeing and shopping while the boys record so that was not going to be an issue.

Overall he was a total ass for no neccessary reason. Eventually he said sorry and said it would be a good trip but it is hard now because I have paid for a ticket and am not really sure I want to go. Why can't he just learn not to be so uptight.

Been A While

Seems I have been neglecting this blog a little lately. That must mean things have not really been either extremely high or low on the relationship front. I suppose they are just flitting along somewhere in between.

Easter was busy but not very Easterish. He is now at band practice as always. Drives me insane because it would have been nice to relax together but if now, then I suppose I will just relax alone.

Plans for the holiday overseas are starting to come together but he is sooooo bad at procrastinating. Both our parents have hassled him over the long weekend. Hopefully his own parents will scare him into doing something about it asap.

Rough Day At Work

Yesterday I came home after having a really awful day at work. I was angry and emotional and just really not up for anything stressful. To my relief, my partner had cleaned up the entire kitchen area, thrown out the garbage and just tidied up in general. It was a great thing to come home to.

Then I talked to him about what had upset me and I got very emotional so as he was cooking dinner he put his arms around me and was very comforting. It was really nice and felt so good to have someone care. I could not imagine coming home to an empty house after a day like yesterday.

On our way out for a quick walk up the street to post some mail, a sales person approached us about a free sitting for a portrait the following day. They are a local business and he said they charge around half of what the big name photography companies charge and if we would be interested in sitting for some photos and seeing if we like the results enough to purchase. I said I'd like a good photo of us together and my partner actually agreed. I expected him to say hell no. So tonight we have to get pretty and hope for some nice results.

Weekend Drive

Went for a nice drive in my new car on Saturday. I let him drive simply because I still don't like driving in unfamiliar places and he loves driving my car. Probably means he has officially driven it more than me now.

The weather was not great and the place we went didn't exactly have the best beach but we did have a nice drama free day and enjoy each others company. It had been a while since we took a day to spend some time doing something new together.

Tuesday

Still not quite off the rollercoaster as yet however things have been going a little smoother at the moment. He just drives me so crazy sometimes. Says the stupidest things or just does the most frustrating things. However, that is part of being a male I suppose.

Tonight we are going to his parents place for dinner and to finally get the dates for our overseas holiday at the end of the year. His parents have been taking forever to finally set dates and now they have but it isn't giving us so much time to plan. Hopefully his holidays are approved. I have no issues as I plan to take leave without pay or if they say no, then I'll just have to resign. No issue really. I'll be almsot a fully qualified psychologist by that time and therefore getting a new job if need be will be simple.

I hope the rest of the year is smooth sailing for the relationship though. Going overseas is very costly. I hardly want to have a shitty relationship in the lead up!