Counting Up, #8

[krikketgirl]

Chris encourages adventure!

To explain, I need to tell about myself first: I am rather timid. Laugh if you must, but it's quite true! I prefer my adventures on the mild side--like trying a new restaurant. Or going to a park. If the Westward Expansion had relied on people like me, we would all still be living east of the Mississippi and talking in Bostonian accents. I like my comfort and my routine.

Chris shakes things up. He is rarely truly spontaneous, but he is far more willing to take on adventure than I am. Travel, for instance, is fun for him. He loves planning it, preparing for it, figuring out what we'll do and when we'll do it. I hate all of those things, and trying to work out all the connections makes me want to cry. But when Chris plans it, I can just be happy and go along, experiencing things that are a little frightening to me but knowing that Chris has planned it all out. Because he's willing to adventure safely, it makes me willing to adventure with him--and I can count on him having a backup plan if things don't work out. Because of Chris, I have had several years of exciting times that I never would have had on my own.

Comments

[lorelei-n.livejournal.com]

He is a lot like Robert in that way. I don't like to venture, but he does. I plan it because it's safe, but he always gets me out of my comfort zone and we end up having a great time.

I love your comment on still living on the east side of the Mississippi.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I look back over my genealogy, and it's filled with itchy-footed ancestors who couldn't stay in one spot. I spent my grade school years moving every year. When I got married, I wanted to plant myself! In our 30 years of marriage, we've moved once, and it was just across town. As a nod to my ancestors, I do adore traveling. I just want to return home to the same place!

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

I am still grasping what a big step Seattle/Victoria was for you.

It makes me proud. :)

*hairpin*