ing day. Finally, Abraham took
the biggest step of his life, and
he moved in with me. It took a
tremendous amount of courage
for him to do this, but he knew
without a doubt that he made
the right decision, and he knew
our relationship was what he
had dreamed of his entire life.
We were finally together and
were then able to truly nurture
our love for each other.
PO
Stephen: How do you both
deal with everyday life and
challenges?
“When unexpected
things pop up, we first
stop and discuss the situation,
then figure out how to
handle it.”
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Anita: I have a very demanding job as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. I get
up on weekdays at 3:30 am.
I leave the house at 5:00 am.
Even though Abraham doesn’t
leave for work until 7:30 am, he
gets up with me at 3:30 am as
well. We’ll enjoy our coffee together as I put on my makeup.
Then we’ll eat our breakfast
together, then get showered
and get dressed. Once I leave
for work, Abraham will tidy up
the kitchen and do the dishes
and do some laundry if needed. Soon it’s time for him to
get to work.
Once home at the end of the
day, we will first sit together
on the couch and snuggle and
talk about our day at work
and whatever else we want to
discuss. Then we go outside
and feed our horses together
and take a walk if the weather
is nice. We both love to cook
and spend time each evening
preparing meals for the next
day. We work together in the kitchen as a team, chopping, dicing, sautéing, grilling, each doing tasks to create the food! After
preparing the meals, we pack up our lunches for the next day and
have the healthy breakfast ready to go. Abraham will also get the
coffee machine all set and on the timer so that a fresh pot of steaming coffee is waiting for us immediately upon entering the kitchen
in the morning.
Sometimes