Marriage is About Compromise

As many of you know, I've tried time and time again to get Eric into the whole triathlon thing. I gave up over a year ago. It was a lost cause. That is, until a month ago. We were hanging out at Schweitzer and Natalie mentioned that she wanted to learn how to ski. Eric has wanted me to learn for quite some time, but I just had no desire. Natalie, being the genius that she is, made a deal with Eric. She suggested that if I take a ski lesson with her, Eric should come to one of our indoor bike rides. I laughed thinking Eric would never go for it. Surprisingly enough, he agreed, so I did too!

Don't get me wrong, I still had absolutely no desire to learn how to ski. I did, however, think this was a great test of my compromising ability. I mean, why shouldn't I try something I don't want to do if Eric is willing to do the same thing for me, right?

Long story short, we did it. I took a ski lesson with Trish and Natalie and Eric sweetly hung around to take pictures and give me a few pointers.



In return, Eric came to a ride with the crew. A HUGE thank you to Greg, who set Eric up with a bike, trainer, and bike shoes! This would never have happened without him!


So now the big question: Will we continue to do these new sports? Well, skiing was more fun than I thought it would be, however, parts of it were terrifying. But, the best part of it was how happy it made Eric. I guess I didn't realize how much he wanted me to do this. I would imagine it made him just as happy to see me as skis as it made me to see him on the bike. Which, by the way, he has already done with us two more times!

Thanks to Nat for striking this deal! It was really fun for Eric and I to share some of our passions with each other. :)