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we had much in common. we both cleaned the classrooms after school to help pay tuition, at the private school we attended. we were both being raised by single parents. occasionally after school, we would walk to the bus stop. his stop was in the worst neighborhood in the city, my stop was just a tad less scary. sometimes we would share our dreams, on that bus ride. i never once doubted, that he would make it out. never.
i missed my friend when he transferred to a more prestigious school, across town. eating off of wedgewood china at lunchtime and the chess club, became the regular for him. he still chuckles at the day he made the mistake of filling his dessert plate, with the main course. hey, he was fifteen years old. lol
i still have the postcard he sent me, when he was in amsterdam visiting the anne frank house, with classmates. a few months later, i would receive a book in the post from him, while he was in london. it was a book written by a woman named, jane austen. swoon! he knew i loved books, and into the pages i would melt. it might have been love then, im not sure.
i think back to the time i rang him up from france... i am learning to cook{!} i would squeal into the phone. he cheered me on telling me don't look back only ahead. it might have been love then, im just not sure.
a few years later we would stand at an alter as young adults, filled with the breath of god... clueless about so much, planning to live off of love and to one day save the world. i can say proudly, i am sure it was love.
so fast forward twenty four years later, as we order a stunning dinner, that surely could buy shoes for our teenagers, or food for a week, but he won't hear of that- today we are grown ups, it's a celebration, no worries about bills, kids, the dog. as i finish the best key lime cupcake i have ever tasted, i begin to reach toward my husbands lemon grass cupcake, he kind of inches the plate toward me, with a wink. i am positive it is love. : )
happy anniversary my friend. you are one of the great ones.
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hello my friends, how are you today? i am a bit slow going but getting a few things done. i was away for the weekend and it seems love is in the air. the stores are covered in hearts, valentine cards are on the shelves. i love this time of year. so i thought for the next week or so, i would do my part in spreading the love, by placing my idea of love on the blog. ...stories, photos, words, no words, but love, always love. join in if you'd like. whenever you post about love, just leave me comment on that post, and i will stop over.
xoxo
