Celebrating A Thousand and One Years

I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more…

—Christina Perri, A Thousand Years

This time last year, I was waking up next to the person I decided to spend the rest of my life with. My Person. This person who makes me so incredibly happy. This person who shines brighter every single day simply because we chose one another once again.

We started the first day of the rest of our lives back in the same town where it all began (this time). We had breakfast at Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café, I had the Challah French Toast with the Shakin’ Jesse—the perfect cross between chocolate, coffee, and a stout beer…as a milkshake. Dale had a scramble, we ate with my older sister and her friend, we sat in the front room, on their bright orange bench, at two of their weird-yet-awesome acrylic tables—I’m pretty sure one was comic themed.

After our leisurely morning and brunch, we drove to South Lake Tahoe. I recall frustration at trying to find coffee, and not understanding the stinkin’ off/on-ramps. But then there was coffee, followed soon by mountains, and then snow and my giddy face. We got to the hotel, and I made the receptionist’s day with Adventure Lamby. And then we spent the whole next week surrounding by water and mountains and snow, and most of all…..quiet. That week was the first time AS A COUPLE that we had more than two days away from our kids. The week was also bookended by two, very long, car-rides, and all we wanted to do when we got home was cuddle on the couch some more.

This year since has only shown me that happiness does exist. That dreams can be manifested. I remember the night I cast the love spell that has so clearly come true, alongside two of my soul-sisters, standing over a fire with our papers written with a glass pen dipped in dragon’s and dove’s blood ink. I know it was in 2016 sometime, and pieces didn’t start falling into place until 2018. Not only did I manifest this great love, but I also manifested the move to Portland, I have the big family I always dreamed of (even if we’re split between two homes), and I have a very special relationship with my bonus kids built on love and nurturing.

My life is so blessed, and all I ever wish for, is for all of my loved ones to experience this same blessing. To be seen on such an intimate level, the way I feel seen by my person, is indescribable. And you, yes You, Dear Reader, deserve this same kind of love in your life.