A Walk with my Love

"It isn’t possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal."

 - E.M. Forster, A Room with a View

I've had a little extra "pep" in my step lately. While I've maintained my daily recommended amount of realism, everything has been slightly rose-tinted. Being in love does that, I suppose. Falling in love is bliss but falling on love again after being reunited years later is ethereal. 

We went for a walk the other day. It was just an ordinary walk but I found so much joy in it. If you've never been in love, that's what everything starts to feel like. The mundane becomes extraordinary and every day is another chance to learn something new about this human you've chosen to do life alongside of. Words cease to simply exist; they become poetry. His voice becomes this song you can't live without. You find more comfort in his eyes or his smile than you could have ever found elsewhere. Every day greets you with something beautiful. The sun seems to reach down and gently touch your face in the morning. On your way to work, dead leaves picked up by the wind seem to dance on the street in a congratulatory way, like a choreographed testament to the splendor of being captivated by somebody. Night seems more intriguing than frightening and its chilly breezes invite adventure. Everything is different. Everything is brilliantly illuminated. And with this one, I can tell that nothing will ever be the same again.

xo,

e.m.

date night in a jar!

Ever have the most perfect idea for a date night, forget to write it down, then have no ideas for a date when the time comes around? It happens all too often. You and your man can't decide on what you want to do, you bicker a little, and you end up staying at home watching Netflix. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) The worst part is, once you find something that you want to do, it's rarely mutual. Here is a simple (and cost-effective!) remedy to that! The best part is that you can make it with materials that you have on hand. (Just paper and a tin!)

Write down some fun ideas on little pieces of paper, fold them, and put them in a cute tin, jar, or box. You can write the ideas down with your man or you can surprise him! CJ's still in Brooklyn working so I wrote down some ideas for when he gets home. To be honest, I think I may have had a little bit too much fun with this one. I started out simple, like "Ikea," "looking at puppies," and "picnic," moved on to less common ones such as "test drive a car" and "plan a trip to take someday," and ended up with some unique ones like "run up and down the Art Museum steps like Rocky." Also, most of the ideas end with "...and then get coffee." The best part is, besides my "jackpot" Vedge paper, (an AMAZING vegan restaurant in Philly!) none of the date ideas cost more than $20 for two people. Actually, most of them are free! There are some that I'm particularly excited to pick out, like "walk across the Brooklyn Bridge" and "find out who's playing a show in Philly and go... unless its Nickelback." I can't wait to go through these ideas and to write some more. What would you guys include in your date jar? I'd love to hear about it!

xo, e.m.