Today is our 4 year anniversary! The day started off great with brunch at a cute place that had a coffee flight.. it was fun to get to try all their different coffees. Afterwards we took a walk through Old Town Scottsdale to their Public Library/Museum of Modern Art grounds where we took a picture in front of their “Love” sculpture. Although it was only about a mile walk (round-trip) it was super hot, so it probably would have been better if we had driven there. I think that’s what may have started the tipping point in the wrong direction.
From there, we went to the Camping World in Mesa because we needed to dump our black tank. And although Jimbo always does it willingly (which I very much appreciate cuz it’s a dirty/stinky job), I know he hates doing it. So, I think that put him a little further down the road to “bad mood-ville.” However, he didn’t let on so I was oblivious.
While we were in Camping World I let him work on the things he wanted to get figured out for the RV. Meanwhile I looked for a place to have dinner because my mom had sent us some money as an anniversary gift so we could go someplace nice. But, when it came time to go Jimbo was still in “work mode” and didn’t really want to go someplace nice. He wanted to just grab something quick to eat and get back to work. Which hurt my feelings, of course, because after all it was our anniversary!
So dinner was kind of rough, but the food was absolutely delicious and the restaurant was gorgeous (it was set in an authentic Adobe home). I wish we had been in a better mood because we would have enjoyed it so much more. But, that’s life… it isn’t always perfect, but it’s still a gift. And love isn’t what the movies make it out to be, but I’m learning that if you don’t give up, they’ll be better days ahead. Although I hate those hard days, God never wastes our pain because we always learn something about ourselves and our relationship that makes us better. Thank you, Jesus, for that!
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7