Eddie McExclusives
I know I said I wouldn't go there. You know, the love stuff and all that dry retching baloney. But before ya'll jump all over me like LAPD on Rodney King, I just want to point out that sometimes you just need to throw a red herring out there, just to make life that little bit more interesting. The fact is, I can be a sentimental sonofabiatch at times.Anyways.
It goes without saying that last night's interview with Terri Irwin brought on a severe case of waterworks for me. I had to employ a meticulous dabbing technique with the tissues in order to prevent the inevitable onset of puffiness around the eyes. Naturally, it did not work. To my dismay, I'm no Mona Lisa this morning.
Nevertheless.
How bloody beautiful is Terri Irwin.
She has such an incredible soul and I really felt for her and the little guppies. The whole time I was thinking about how I would cope if, God forbid, something happened to Spidey, or anyone else that I truly loved and cared about. Could I survive? Terri said she didn't have a choice. She had to, and she would, but it would take one day at a time. She would continue to keep Steve's dreams alive and she was grateful for the last decade she had with him. She still felt his presence around her and felt most peaceful in the evenings, where he spent cooking for the family. There was absolute conviction in her love and passion for Steve and their story rekindled my faith in soulmates. I have yet to firsthand witness a love and bond still so strong and resilient after 14 years of marriage but what's even more amazing is that this seemed to only multiply when Bindi and "Bob Bob" came along. Am I just being cynical? Isn't this what love and committment is really all about? Fraid not. I've seen too many couples and marriages fall apart because the connection was no longer there. A communication breakdown. An affair. Words like 'separation', 'divorce', 'custody' too often spoken.
So as drippy as this might sound, the Irwins make me want to cherish and appreciate what I have with Spidey. They make me want to tell my parents and my sister "I love you" more often. And I will - I'll do it starting today.
posted by Lokes @ 10:45 AM
2 Comments:
Lokes.
Lokes Lokes Lokes.
You cannot refer to them as guppies if a) you are not Stephanie Klein and b) THEY ARE GROWN CHILDREN OUT OF THE WOMB!!!!
That aside, I agree it was a beautiful interview and all the more so if it makes us stop and smell the proverbial roses a little more.
I am waiting for my I love you. The 'morning Lau I'm bored' phone call of five minutes ago doesn't count!
I only referred to them as guppies so that:
a) I could infuriate you and get a response; and
b) because to this day SK still hasn't replied to my email and my only revenge is to steal her words.
That aside, you know I love you already. I hope Bradley reads this. Maybe he'll think we're lovers after all!!
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