Basketball Rivalry

Since day 1 of Tanner and I's courtship, there has been a little bit of a basketball rivalry. I love the Lakers and he loves the Celtics. Tanner doesn't just love the Celtics, but he really hates the Lakers..one person in particular, Kobe Bryant. I happen to just love Kobe and think he has swag and is an amazing player! (Yeah I just wrote swag on my blog) Tanner thinks he is a big jerk and I agree, cheating on your wife is jacked and he has definitely made some dumb moves in his personal life. My love for Kobe Bryant all started years ago when (former) Vanessa Bryant would bring their cute daughters to the games and they would be wearing Laker's outfits all decked out in rhinestones and just looking so adorable. She would also shop in the childrens boutique I worked at. Anyway, I digress. I love Kobe and Tanner hates him. Just a little (humorous) story to explain:

One January evening we were snuggled up watching a Lakers vs. Clippers game and afterwards Tanner reccomended we go for a walk. (Mind you it was about 10 PM) We headed out the front door and I just thought my future hubby was being so romantic, wanting to talk about our future and where we will live in 10 years and how great our wedding day will be. He casually says "So babe, I really want to talk about this Kobe Bryant thing. This is a big deal to me". I have to admit I was a little taken back and shocked by this sentence. (I thought he was going to tell me how beautiful I was and maybe ask if I preferred pearls or diamonds?) He says "This is something we definitely need to talk about, I don't know how you could like someone so much who is such a jerk." I was a little bit speechless- were we really having a chat about Kobe Bryant and my love affair with him? Was Tan going to dump me because I love the Black Mamba?? I casually explained to him that while I loved the Lakers and Mr. Bryant, I would willingly cheer for his favorite teams too, all in the name of love. He seemed a little bit happier with this answer, but still needed more. I explained I just can't give up my love for the Lakers because I LOVE LA. I also had to explain that while maybe one day I could also be a Celtics fan, for now I just can't give up my purple and gold. We ended the conversation on a "lets agree to disagree" note. My sports loving (and sports genius!) man simply wants his fiance to be on his side when it comes to all things basketball. I totally get this, I want him to be on my side when it comes to loving Target and Nordstrom. So this where the C word comes in: COMPROMISE! A little thing I hear works great in marriage. I am willing to make a compromise and not (talk about my) love for Kobe Bryant as much and love the Celtics more, so Tan can know his fiance is on his team when it comes to sports.
Tonight, both of us will be happy as we head to the Staples Center to watch the Clippers take on the Jazz. This is because we both like the Clippers (Can't wait to see Blake Griffin) and he likes the Jazz too. So we won't be taking any romantic walks this week discussing our basketball rivalry.

I am excited for a hot date night tonight with my man and some basketball!!

Here's to loving your fiance's favorite teams just as much as your own, and watching Blake Griffin dunk tonight!(And compromising on your love for Target and Nordstrom, too. I am workin on this one)