New year, New changes???

The new year celebrations were something I have never quite experienced but throughly enjoyable. I went across to my lad's venue to count down the seconds, had a few smooches and then went back across the road to the other venue where he works to party the night away. The other doorlads were very respectful and let him come inside to count down instead of actually on the door. They rolled their eyes and blew kissing noises our way and generally took the piss. But then it would be strange for them not to do such a thing. I met up with my lad after hours and needless to explain we saw the new year in with a bang I will never forget....!

New Year brings new changes, in both our lives. In mine it is a new challenge, in his its a new routine. It is at this time that all the business around Christmas time starts to become a blur and a distant memory. Instead of feeling crappy because your lad is working the door's nearly every night and irritable because of it, you can relax because he is back to his weekend schedules and happier for it. Its the little things you notice at first. The long hours in the cold dealing with complete drunkards are bound to have an effect. Your lad snaps sooner than normal and takes things out of context. He stops texting and then goes nuts when you dont reply to a text he sent an hour ago. But then once he has slept..... all is well in the world of a doorman!! ah bless xxx

Yes it is just a job, but I think people underestimate that this certain job can wear you down in ways that other's just dont. For instance my lad has worked most of the doors in our town for a good 8/9 years now and is well known, well loved, well respected and also well hated. So during the day he is "undercover" as we put it. We go out together in a different town, eat in different places and generally do things away from the people who know his face. None of that bothers me, I am all up for things done out of town. Its new scenery and new adventures. Its not that he is scared, he has explained it to me and I totally agree. He is always watching his back for those he has kicked out previously or had runs in with. When he finishes his shift on a night, he gets into his blacked out 4X4 and picks his woman up, we go get food then sleep... (well sleep comes later ;-)....!) But during the day he is concerned for my protection and those others he is with and is always looking over his shoulder. In another town he relaxes and is himself, the very person that I love being with. So what does 2009 hold for us? 

Who knows, as he puts it...

"Same doors, same shit, different day. "

When he says that, I just hold him closer.

DG X