Countdown

When you're going to be away from someone you love for an extended period of time you're reminded of all the reasons you love them. You try to take all of those reasons into your heart and your memory so that you have them to hang onto for the time you're apart.

I held his big hands and squeezed them tight.
I snuggled into his strong arms, knowing I was safe.
I rubbed my cheek against his stubble.
I breathed in his scent.
I ruffled his hair.
I made him smile the smile that melts my heart.
I made him laugh so that his eyes crinkled at the corners.
I noticed the whiteness of his teeth, the grey patch in his beard, the colour of his eyes...

...and I placed them in my heart for safe-keeping.

19 days. The countdown begins.

xoxox