Day 3: Love is Not Selfish

Last night's reading was about selfishness. Everyone is selfish. Ok, maybe not Mother Theresa...but everyone can't be Mother Theresa. But at some point in your day, you do something that is selfish in one way or another. The dare was to again not be negative and to buy your spouse something during the day to show your spouse you were thinking of them.

Brian had to go to the grocery store for me today before he came home for lunch, so I assumed that he would bring me a wedge of cheese. I told him a long time ago not to worry about flowers...they die. Bring me cheese! But he didn't.

He came home for lunch with a card in one hand and his other hand behind his back. The card was so sweet! Then he pulls the hand around and there is a rose! And a hand crank flour sifter! And it's true...girls do love to get flowers. Even though I had always told him not to, I still LOVE getting this rose. And it's sitting right beside me so I can see it until it's not red anymore.

I must say, just in the three days we've been doing this, I can tell a change in my attitude about things. I cook all the meals and do some work around the house. Brian likes having work to do, so he usually does the dishes and the laundry. But today I found myself wanting to the laundry just to do something nice for him. Weird, right?

Oh, what did I get Brian? Well, when I read this dare, my heart dropped. I don't have a car. Nor do I keep ANY money on me. Brian has the only debit card and keep all the cash because he's the one that's out and about during the day. I had no idea what to do. I could have asked my mom to go pick me up something, but Brian is REALLY hard to buy for. He has a few likes, but he would have expected them. So, we play World of Warcraft. It's how we met, so I guess it will always be a part of our life. So, I thought to myself...could I do something for him in the game? So, I made him a cloak for one of his max level characters.

Ahhhhh...nerd love at its best!