so much joy it hurts: Love, Matthew Dickman ↘
We fall in love at weddings and auctions, over glasses
of wine in Italian restaurants
where plastic grapes hang on the lattice, our bodies throb
in the checkout line, bookstores, the bus stop,
and we can’t keep our hands off each other
until we can–
so we turn to rubber masks and handcuffs,…
Just finished The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, the third book in my 2012 book challenge.
I must admit: A while back, I dug into multiple books at once and couldn’t concentrate on one without thinking about another. On top of that, I keep buying more books. Absolutely no progress was being made. Then I bought this book last weekend and noticed I was tearing through it very quickly, so I stuck to it until I finished. Now I have slightly less dramatic book ADD. I think.
Anyway, this story was beautifully passionate and surprisingly relateable. The relationship between Clare and Henry is very real and very intimate. I clung to their experiences and loved every minute of their time together. Give this book a chance. I know the movie wasn’t spectacular, but the book will make you cry. I promise.
Another Marketing Campaign of the Day: You either had a mom like these, or you wish you did. Either way, puddle of tears — the good kind.
[vvv]
{MOMS ARE THE BEST. and OLYMPICS YEAR, LET’S DO THIS}
I repeat: ALL THE TEARS.
[pt.1]
These vows are perhaps the most beautiful words I’ve ever heard.
“When I met you in the third grade, I didn’t love you yet. When you passed me a note in sixth grade while in band together, I didn’t love you yet. The first time I rode to your house on my bike, I didn’t love you yet. But this didn’t last very long. When we would take Christian to the pool when he was little, I loved you then. When you would ride on the handle bars of my bike for so long your abs would burn, I loved you then. Before we started dating, and were dating other people, I loved you then. But I didn’t know what love was yet. All I knew was how I cared for you, like I have never cared for anyone else. I remember, when we were young, Alexis saying “You two are totally going to get married one day.” I also remember thinking that as shocking as that felt at 14, inside I knew that wasn’t too far fetched. Well Alexis, it’s safe to say, you called it. But I don’t think it was such a hard thing to see. I remember my mom asking me “Why don’t you and Adrienne date?” With my grown up response of “Mom, we’re too good of friends to date. I don’t want to screw it up.” And Mom, I think we were both right. My love has grown for you over 15 years. Thats almost 60% of my life, I have loved you. When we are 70, I will have loved you for almost 93% percent of my life. That’s How Strong My Love Is. And it wont stop.
THIS IS MY KIND OF WEDDING. OMG.
CANNOT. GET. ENOUGH.
Settle Down - Kimbra
