This morning I got up early( well….8AM).

I was heading to Gothenburg to pick up some books for our business. Making breakfast, I notice there was no coffee. A little disturbed, I manage to dig up some old instant capuccino coffee.

Well on my way, I stopped at the gas station to buy a coke and something to chew on. And then the thought struck me; Mi -me wife- had no coffee.

“What the hell” I thought. “It’s only a 5 minute delay”. I bought a pack of coffe at the gas station - at triple the the price compare to the grocery store - but wtf - It wasn’t open this early anyway.

I headed back home, dropped the coffee in our mailbox (no…not the email inbox, nerd), next to the morning paper, and went on with my trip to Gothenburg.

About two hours later, my SMS inbox yells.

“Thanks for being such a wonderful husband. Thank you for buying me coffee! I love you. Kisses, your wife”

That little wonderful message is worth ANY trouble. For that little 5 minute effort I made my wife love me - all day!  :o)

Not a big task. Not a monstrous effort in any way. But the reward is so great.

It only takes a moment of care. You only need to think of your love for one second, and go a little out of your way to make her happy. It didn’t take much. But the reward shure made those minutes worth while.

See you again.

//Pelle

All those little things…

Little things. In an ordinary day in an ordinary life nothing much happens worth dwelling on…

You think so? Well, think of all those little moments. In a fragment of a second something can occur that makes your day. Or ruins it. I think we need to stop for a second, try to halt our rush-hour lives now and then and pay attention to what goes on. There are so many things that can make us happy, laugh out loud, or just smile with amusement for a few seconds. Examples of what I mean could be:

• Watching the birds in spring moving in into the nesting box you just built
• Waking up to notice it’s a clear blue sky outside.
• Looking out the window and see the rain pouring down. (Hell, what do I know? There are ppl that loves that too)
• Finding a 100 dollar bill in that jacket you haven’t used in ages

I could make this list a thousand pages… However - it aint really those “little things” I meant initially. What I find important is what is going on between me and my wife. Here, too, you can find a lot of small moments that actually strengthens your relationship.

One example, I was sitting the other day, my head deeply buried in the computer screen, editing my swedish homepage. When I looked up, I “caught” my wife sitting there watching me. I blinked, and she gave me a little smile, her eyes still focused on mine. Then she blinked back and continued reading.

Another thing between us is that we hardly ever walk by each other, without someone reaches out to touch the other. Nothing sexual (well….mostly not, anyway) only a brief touch while we keep on passin each other. Sometimes one of us grabs hold, and we share a brief but warm hug.

More of this to come. //Pelle