HOW MANY

On our way up to the cabin this year…thinking about our partnership we wondered in all our years together…how many times have we made this trip. When you decide to build a life together…you’re usually busy building it… and like the construction of a quilt… you don’t often have time to think about what you’re building until it has been built. But once it is… You have a chance to sit back and think about what brought you to this day… and all the many pieces you have stitched together along the way. You start to wonder how many years have we been together How many times have we sat down to talk… How many times have we laughed or cried How many miles have we walked. How many babies have we held, how many words and moments have we rhymed, How many sunsets have we watched, how mountains have we climbed. How many times have we been happy…how many times have we been scared How many meals have we eaten together, how many holidays have we shared. How many times have we talked about our dreams, our wishes hopes and fears How many touches, whispers, hugs and kisses…how many smiles and tears Of course these questions cannot be answered… One…because they are only meant to bring a smile as we think about our life…from the moment we first met And two…for an even simpler reason… we’re not done counting yet.`