L.O.V.E

There is something about February that brings about the beautiful meaningness of love.. is it because of Valentines Day? Probably. 

But who doesn't love a little love??? 

I am a romantic. Complete with poems, songs and love all that other mushy stuff. 

But then there is that other side of me, pesimistic and a little sad... the one that tells myself constantly that "there is no romantic fairy tale, its all a lie" until I look at the people I get to photograph, and while it might not be a fairy tale, there is romance and love.

For instance Sarah & Dustin - they are adorable! They were all about me using them for the mushy, gushy stuff that my heart lives for! I realize that I am lucky to have the job I do, the people I work with and the fact that being in a setting as dreary as the PacNW can be, I get to be the one who sees love on a semi-regular basis. 

Even though the man in the picture above isn't very romantic, and while we're in a tough spot in our relationship, I feel pretty blessed to know that my best friend is the person I come home to. Even if he makes me want to smack him upside the head... 

Happy Valentines Day! 

Reminder

Just a little something that reminds me of a certain someone.. at times 

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) 

I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) 

I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) 

I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and its you whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you. 

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) 

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart. 

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart) 

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even when you piss me off, make me want to hit you over the head with a frying pan -50s style- I seem to recall the reasons why I love you.

Here's to a life full of realistic goals and expectations.. anger, and hopefully more laughter than either of us can handle.