The Jersey Trip pt 1

The trip to the wedding was a great time. We left early and a relaxing ride, listening to music and chatting. I gave D the complete rundown on everybody that we were bound to meet up with during the weekend.

We got to K's and dropped off the car - it had more problems than I thought, but its good to have a relative in the business. We went back to my Ma's had some White Castle burgers and just relaxed a bit. It was D's first meeting of J.

Then onto M's house. That was great as well. A casual conversation around the breakfast bar. Ma stayed for a bit.

We headed north and I decided to give D the tour. A full blown experience of where I grew up. We drove by my aunt's house and she was outside. We pulled in for a quick visit. It was a nice casual conversation. I do think everybody enjoys our company.

A groove exposes itself

It's amazing how the utterance of a phrase has the power to turn things. Never underestimate the power of your words. We've been grooving in a way that is beyond my understanding - hence the lack of posts. I think last night there were so many moments when we just realized that the simple things are the important things. Watching I do her dives to a silly canter - or just treading water in the pool within eyesight of each other.

The gentle lean that says - come in and relax, the nights not over or I taking out the photos. Planning another meal - you get the fish, I'll get the slaw mix.

Something is brewing here.

Loving

When the heart skips a beat and you start to think of the possibility
When you wish you could take back the cries and the pain
Trying to find the words - make it better yet

Sitting in the dark - knowing that your not alone - and that somewhere
Out there
Is a side that makes you feel
What could be
Hoping for patience - make it through the day

One More

The gig on Friday started with Del Shannon's "Runaway" - I could not have been more happy. A dialog between the singer and drummer - balls to the wall funky guitar - a plea from the bass player to get us out of this riff - all the while the singer leaning back - looking down to the right - it was a moment -- what a moment.....

Hello

After a bit of ups and downs - I finally said that I love you. It took a bit of time away, for me to realize that what was before me was real and that I had maintained a distance for one of many different reasons.

I hate to say that I stayed home and cried - but I did or that I went on a few dates that were disasters - but they were - and then arrived at this great realization. I don't want the lives of loved ones around me to make it seem like they are the reason. I think back to the millions of lines of poetry that talk about love and its power. And early love is a wonderful thing - better than any human experience and the sense of peace runs deep.

So now with the proclamation delivered - and at the same time - a level of trust wounded by the distance that caused the declaration - we wait in 'joyful hope' - see where it takes us - and find a moment that does not have some kind of plan - but just is.