we've had a lot of good days together.
i think that's what makes life so sweet...not having the perfect day, all the time. but the sum total of all of those in-between, just regular days adding up to so much more than the grand events, the elaborate gestures, the milestones.

in a few years we will say, perhaps, do you remember that day we drove up to garrison, because we didn't have time to go any further, and the river was frozen, and anna ate the whole jar of walnuts?

or maybe we'll say, do you remember when you took anna sledding at sundown and she came back so proud of herself? wasn't that on valentine's day?

or,
maybe,
we'll say,

that was a hard february. that was the year your father died.

but in any event,
we will remember some days,
and forget some.
we'll have some good days, and bad days, and great days.
not a one will be perfect, though.

and in the end,
the days will add up to so much more,
and we will remember them all,
because they will all
be right there,
a part of who we are.

happy valentine's day. thanks for reading.
tt