Writing tonight's post is like admitting that I'm an idiot. I spent the entirety of my teenage years trying to constantly darken my skin, and lighten my hair. To say the least, I know a little about getting a tan, and avoiding getting burned. At least, I thought I did.
A few days ago Nick offered to give me some time off to lay in the sun and read my book. By myself. Well that sounded exactly like heaven to me, so I took him up on it. I got greased up, lay a towel out, and proceeded to relax. I wasn't out for too long, and felt like I came in in time to avoid a burn. I should have stopped there.
About an hour later, Nick ran to the store, and my mom stopped by to play with the kids. Christian was napping, and Tes was searching for shells with my mom. I saw the perfect opportunity for some more me time in the sun. Every mother has probably done this at some point, I have been covering and re-covering my kids in sunscreen all day, but it never occurred to me to reapply my own sunscreen. You can probably guess what happened next.
For the last two days I haven't been able to lean back against anything without wincing. My back, mainly the part normally covered by my suit, is the most amazing shade of pink, and it is extremely sensitive. What in the world could be beautiful about an excruciating sunburn? Well, nothing really, except for the way my husband has responded to it.
He has been nursing me for the last few days. Applying lotion, and cold washcloths. Tonight, as he placed an icy cold washcloth on my back, and I almost shrieked with surprise and pain, I felt an undeniable sense of comfort. He removed the cloth once I had warmed it up, and rubbed me down, very gently with aloe lotion. Even though every touch was awful, I knew it meant he really cared. Especially because he never teased me for being a complete idiot, and getting myself burned in the first place. I'm hoping his nursing duties won't be needed much longer, but for now he is like my knight in aloe armor, and to me, that's pretty beautiful.
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