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Limits

Currently travelling with my other half.

The funny thing is, I’ve often heard that travelling with your partner really brings out the true test of your relationship. The first half of our trip was amazingly smooth to the point where I actually felt it was unusual that we weren't having any arguments at all (not that I was asking for any..).

Then came a day when we must've just given up on patience (or I had jinxed it) and we had the our first argument. Needless to say, it wasn't our last. For days after that, it became a pattern of small and petty arguments, then back to normal, then petty arguments, then normal. What triggered it I don't know, but it's a challenging obstacle I wished we didn't have especially on a holiday.

I’m sure that once the holiday is over, and we are back home, I will look back on this and wished we hadn't wasted so much time over little things that didn't matter.

To behind honest, I don't even remember what our first argument was even about.

Note to self, learn to forgive and forget.

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Surprises

I felt like I owed it to him and myself for memories sake to document the events around the celebration of adding another year to my age.

2015 was a memorable one in terms of birthdays. He surprised me not once, not twice, but at least a few times over that weekend.

The amount of thought and preparation he had put into making this year special for me was quite impressive for my expectations. We started the weekend with a special cooking class together. To some, it may seem like a casual, nothing-too-exciting sort of date, but it wasn’t about what we were doing. It was about doing something different, and out of the box, and the thought that really counted. His intention to work around the fireworks didn’t go according to plan (when do plans ever run smoothly?), which was adorable to watch.

However, it was the intimate and amazing date that he had planned for me the subsequent day which truly blew me away. A week of preparation to ensure I had the best experience at a simple outdoor picnic really had me touched. It probably seemed like a simple date to him, but it was the effort and care put into making sure it was perfect, that made me understand he selflessly, and genuinely wanted me to be happy.

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Sydney - Friday 26th of June 2015 Tonight was a good night. Simple, carefree, and fun. He gives me more reasons to love him, and I'm grateful for that.

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Palm Beach Hiking & Newport - Sunday 7th of June 2015

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Saturday 16th May 2015

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I can see that from the way he stares at you, he really loves you.

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Saturday 9th May 2015

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Easter 2015

This Easter was short, simple, and sweet.

Over the course of the past four days, it didn't take much for me to realise and reinforce the importance of family, friendship, love and gratitude, and how imperative it was to not take the small things in life for granted.

Having been disappointed that it was forecasted to be gloomy and rainy for the most part of this long weekend, I didn't think it would be an eventful Easter at all. To be perfectly honest, it wasn't jam-packed with amazing and crazy activities like those being shared on social media, but it was more than enough and with great company too.

My highlight would have to be the fact that, despite the weather, we endeavoured to dine at the restaurant where we had our first date, and of course, being kids at heart, we went to blow some money at the arcade. Although most of the time our goal was to successfully obtain the highest amount of tickets to trade at the counter, and joked that our tickets amounting to 1.5k would probably only score us some yo-yos, we both knew that it was the experience that counted. It was an amazing night I have to admit.

I had often thought that I completely understood to what extent he cared for and loved me, but I didn't. The more time I had spent with him (and I almost spent the entire Easter with him), the more I could tell where I stood in his life, whether it be against his family and friends, or independently, and the more I could see how he felt just by looking at him.

I know I give him less credit than he sometimes deserves, and definitely a lot more as well occasionally. He once told me that he would not change for someone, and I forgot whether that was in reference to myself or a general statement. But I know he has changed, and I know he tries for me, for us, and I appreciate that more than he knows.