Wednesday, November 10, 2010

An Affair to Remember


When I first saw him, I looked away quickly. I'd felt an attraction that scared me. But I kept seeing him around and decided it wouldn't hurt to be friends. I'd keep our relationship at arm's length, I thought, and make it clear I wasn't interested in anything more. Did I say his name was Mac? I think it was short for something, or even made up. (It didn't really matter, since I'd made up a name, too.)

It was a tricky business, and I was naive about how it all worked. Before long, however, I caught on, and he opened up a whole new world to me. Feeling guilty about all the time we spent together, I rationalized: my nest had emptied, we'd moved to a place where I didn't know a soul, and Dee was busier than ever. After a life that had revolved around my family, it was time for me to move in a new direction.

One day I felt particularly brazen. There comes a time in every relationship when a person needs to take a risk and open up, expose their innermost feelings, and I thought the time was right. Mac agreed. "You first," he said.

So I did. That was four years ago today and he's been sitting here on my desk listening for exactly 1,000 posts. Good old Mac. He totally gets me, and that's why I love him. Thanks, buddy. And Happy Blogaversary!


TravelinOma and Mac.

9 comments:

Linsey said...

1000 posts - noteworthy indeed. Happy Blogoversary!

kenju said...

And here I thought you were confessing to an indiscretion!!

Happy Blogiversary!

the wrath of khandrea said...

you saucy e-vixen.

Grandma Shelley said...

I'm a Mac gal too! Congratulations on the 1000 posts!

Diane said...

Congratulations! I'm glad I found your blog (a friend recommended it - said "it seemed like a good fit" for me. She was right)

~Kristina said...

Congrats Oma! I can't wait to read 1000 more. Any change you might consider posting up some of your all time favorites around here?...mine might just be the one about the house.

Miranda said...

Ha! This is too cute. And 1000 posts? My goodness! Happy Blog Anniversary.

Misty said...

Happy Anniversary!

Abby said...

Congrats! 1000 POSTS!!!! What a funny post. Happy Blogiversary.