The car door.

Been quite busy the last few days. Very actually. Uyen was out of town at a dental conference and I found myself running around a little more than the usu (short for usual!). Not too sure why that surprises me? When someone that does half, okay more like 70%-30%, of the chores is gone, I have to do more. Weird! lol! Needless to say I missed her tons. Kind of strange not having her in bed with me.(Get your head out of the gutter, this is not going to turn into some sort of soft porn romance novel/story. You know the kind with a half dressed dude on the front caressing some lady:-)
Truthfully I can not imagine being without her. I would be lost to say the least.
Was out for dinner with a bunch from the box a week or two ago. Went to this Open Sesame restaurant in town and stuffed the guts full and then some. REALLY TASTY! You can even get away with eating nice and healthy there. Anyways, it was T Huggins, "too tall's" day of birthing and we were out to celebrate it caveman/woman style. No booze, just a lot of meat,  vege...............and of course a friendly game or two of laser tag to finish the evening off. Too fun!
After leaving the restaurant, almost crawling due to the quantity of food trying to digest in our stomaches, we were heading to the laser tag joint and I witnessed something that made me proud, and somewhat guilty, all at the same time.
My buddy Dano the mano Dr. bringin' the pain Rogers(haha) was strutting (cause that is what he does! Not in a bad way, he just has this Dan strut, swagger if you will. Or at least that is what I call it) over to his ride with his lovely lady, when I noticed him hurry over and open the door for her.
It made me smile right through.
It is something that, here is the guilty part, I do not ever do. I hold the door at mall entrances, restaurants, and just about everywhere else  for the Mrs. and total strangers, but never the car.
This attention to detail blew me away, while at the same time solidified, one more time, what a good person Rogers is. No ass kissing, this is the first date, I am trying to get into your pants move. It is just what he does. He mans up.
This is not a brag Dano up marathon, but rather was an eye opener to me, to man up. Take care of your lady and pay attention to the little details.
When you have someone you love, those little things can not be forgotten. Especially after many years, that is the good stuff. Finding pleasure in still pulling out her chair, carrying her purse/bags, putting her coat on, holding an umbrella or your jacket over her head in the rain, cooking her a nice dinner, and opening the car door for her. All those little things are part of manning up and being the man your gal deserves.
The woman in my life does an endless amount of things for me. She would do anything to put a smile on my face, and does.
Although I would give my last breath to ensure her safety and happiness, apparently somewhere along the way, I have forgotten a few of these small little details, like holding the car door for her after dinner. Boo for me.
Good news! I am not worm food yet and will be paying closer attention to those details:) Manning up as I call it. Being a better man for the lady that I will die loving.
You owe it to the person you love to pay attention, not only, to the large things in life/relationship, but ALL the little details as well. At the end of the day, the big things tend to iron themselves out, and paying attention to the details is what makes that happen.
True love is in the details. Even things like holding a car door.

Thanks DR for reminding me what it is to be a true gentleman. Guys.............take note.