Growing Up

Tyler and I are officially getting a new place.  It will be OUR place... with OUR stuff.  I'm so excited!!

Right now, we live in a very small one-bedroom place... which is a little cramped with two of us here, and a lot cramped when Aden is here.  So we, actually Tyler, decided that we should get a bigger place.  And then he decided that WE should pick out new furniture.  And he got rid of some stuff he decided I didn't like... so we can pick out more new things together.  That man... he sure treats me well.  I know he shouldn't spend more money, but it feels so nice to be treated to some spoils once in awhile!  I have never been with a man who thought I deserved the world... and actually wanted to give it to me.  I honestly didn't think there were guys out there who did stuff like this without thinking they had to... without being with a woman who had them whipped and DEMANDED the world.

I always feel guilty, because sometimes Tyler seems like he doesn't actually want things to change... like I make him do these things... even though I know that's not true.  I never want him to think I'm the kind of girl who demands things... and will never be happy if I don't get the things I want.  I think I'm pretty low-maintenance when it comes to that kind of thing.  I react weirdly when things are bought for me... I was never spoiled as a kid... I don't know how to be spoiled.  I know how to live off the bare minimum and how to get by on what I make - this, the way Tyler treats me?  This a whole new experience to me... but it's something I think I can get used to.  Being treated this well is something every woman should get!

Anyway, getting a little off track here...

I feel so GROWN UP lately!  He suggested that we get a bigger place, and we went ahead and made the choice together.  He suggested we get new furniture, and we picked out stuff we both liked - I have never had furniture that wasn't hand-me-down stuff, so this is definitely the most exciting part to me!  This weekend, we're going to pick out (and most likely buy) Aden's furniture.

This will be the first time I've ever been able to give him his very own room, and that's DEFINITELY the part I'm BEYOND excited about!!  Aden deserves the best... and I don't like that it will be Tyler who pays for it, but just being able to provide Aden with his own space, that will be amazing.  Tyler is almost as excited as I am, I think.  I'm pretty sure that he never thought he'd be this adult, and I didn't think I would either.

And someday, when I'm making more money than I am now, I'll pay him back for it all... because he's been so amazing to me.

Sometimes, it feels pretty damn good to have something to brag about. :)