Do you remember?

. . .what it was like to be young and in love with not a care in the world? Are you fortunate enough to have about 500 love letters to and from your sweetie to document your love? Today I cracked out the letters I wrote to Brennan on his mission for the first time. They made me sad and happy. Sad, that we have MANY good (and bad) distractions now in our life, that make it impossible to just be with each other 24/7; happy, that I loved and love him as much as I do. I was caught up in the moment of the letters and actually felt an intense longing to be at that time again (years 2000 - 2002), where there was nothing but youth, romance, us, and "all that glitters." For a second I wondered if our relationship was better back then, if we were closer, then I realized that although our relationship has changed over the years, as we have changed and matured, it's better now and our lives are fuller. And more than anything our life is better than we could have EVER imagined or dreamed it would be! I love my sweetheart and know that when I feel "romantically distant" from him (as reading those gushy, mushy, love letters made me feel today), all it takes is a little time with the one you love most!

(firstsummerlove.jpg; myspace.com)