Thursday, October 22, 2009

Great Expectations



I expected someone tall, dark, and handsome.
I got dark, handsome, and able to reach stuff.

I expected someone to laugh at my jokes.
I got someone I don't need to entertain.

I expected a holy knight in shining armor.
I got a knight in holey jeans with a shiny forehead.

I expected a man with the patience of Job.
I got a man carrying on heated conversations with red lights.

I expected someone with all the answers.
I got someone who shares my questions.

I expected someone to hold my hand while I cried at sad movies.
I got someone who hogs the tissue box.

I expected someone to bring romance, concerts, and candlelight.
I got someone who can make romance out of daylight and dirty dishes.

I expected someone who could make me feel beautiful.
I got someone who loves both my chins.

I expected someone just like me.
I got someone who loves me because he is not.

I expected someone who was "perfect."
I got a human being.



(written by Cathy Criner (Bartholomew) in February 1987 to her first love, David, for the Valentine Edition of her weekly column "Criner Out Loud"in the CLAUSE. It will be 22 years of marriage this December 30th, 2009)
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  1. AnonymousOctober 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    I absolutely love this 1) because I'm a girl and thus a hopeless romantic by birth and 2) because it talks about how though you didn't get someone you expected... you ended up getting someone better than all your expectations! It's a good reminder to me of how I can have all these perfect, picturesque ideals in my head for my life, but in reality i have no idea what i need or who i need, only God does!

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  2. Sitting In My Own PewMarch 23, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Thanks Elizabeth! Good luck to you in your romantic endeavors.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I loved this so much as well!! It's so honest and it's like your own fairy tail. I also love the fact that you transfer your emotions into poems because that's EXACTLY what I do! I have a whole journal full. (I kinda think it's a therapeutic way to express yourself as well, but that's just me.) This was an amazing way to express your love to your husband! So sweet. <3

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  4. sarah schmidtJuly 31, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Love, love, love this.
    So beautiful.
    So authentic.

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