February 14, 2012

in a red room....


when i first met him, i was only 16. 
we were kids. we were so young. 
we didn't know a thing.
yet he wrapped himself around my heart. my dreams. my thoughts. my every wish.
~
we fell in love


and
our love blossomed. and grew.


today
he is the light in everything i do. 
in everything i see. in everything i touch. in everything i imagine.
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his light helps me to grow in directions that i never knew existed. 
to believe in things i think are impossible. 
to understand what doesn't make sense. 
to accept myself. 


he's the only person who ever really sees me for who i truly am
{faults and all} 
and 
never asks me to be anything but that.


we have woven ourselves around each other. 
tightly. 
leaving room to breathe. to listen. to hear. to learn.


while
making room to grow.


not all of our days are filled with color. and that's okay. 
we like the plain. the simple.
the bland. the monotone.
it works for us.


but 
all of our days are filled with movement. 
from laughter. from kids. from decisions that rock us a bit. 
from new ideas. from new dreams. from new places.
but mostly
from a thirty year old {what we've created is beautiful, even when we stumble} love affair 
that needs to be celebrated today.
~
to my love
happy valentines day
you are my world. my everything.
thank you
*
"honestly, i really don't ever want anyone else to realize just how amazing you are"
~
"if you wake up in a red room without a door or any windows, don't panic, you're just in my heart"
(quotes found online)



40 comments:

  1. What a beautiful ode to "LOVE", so peaceful.

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  2. Wishing you and your love a sweet day. :-)

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  3. wow. this is beautiful. you are a blessed woman, and he is a lucky man. xoxo

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  4. perfect.
    "he's the only person who ever really sees me for who i truly am
    {faults and all} and never asks me to be anything but that."
    that is the best kind of love.
    Happy Valentine's Day!
    xoxo

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  5. Beth your words are poetry, your photography emphasizes the beauty in the world. When souls meet the love is there and needs only to be acknowledged and nurtured. Your love fills my world with hope...you are both so blessed. ♥

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  6. Beautiful. Your words, your pictures, your relationship. Beautiful.

    ...and loving the quotes!

    Happy Valentine's Day!

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  7. Love, the way you both feel and experience it, is the perfect room for being the person each of you are meant to be.

    Your words came back Beth, I believe they were there all along.

    A great read :-)

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  8. How special to have a love like this beth. How special that you recognize this love and treasure it in your heart. I know you are loved in return. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  9. Yummy yummy love you have. So glad for both of you.
    Happy Valentine's Day Beth & John !

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  10. So loved filled and genuine... straight from your heart to his! So glad we get the peek inside your love story... makes me also grateful for my own :)

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  11. Dear God,
    May I have this someday too? Thank you.

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  12. How beautiful, Beth. Very touching.

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  13. Happy Valentines day to you both, here's to the next 30 years. :0)

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  14. This is just so beautiful . Real and dreamy and beautiful.

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  15. Wow, that is so beautiful.

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  16. A special love story - whether red or monotone! Happy Valentine day to you and your life's Love.

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  17. Wow. Happy sweet Valentine's Day to you and your sweet husband, beth! Michael and I have been together since we were 17, high school sweethearts too! Hugs, kath

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  18. How blessed you both are. Happy Valentine's Day.

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  19. Enjoy this most special day for lovers. <3
    xx
    z

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  20. I see you found your words again. :) Seems as if they missed you. Such a lovely post.
    Happy Valentine's day!

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  21. what a romantic you are... :o)

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  22. Such beautiful thoughts...happy Valentine's Day!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  23. What a beautiful Valentine to your love - your photos and words danced through this!

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  24. Now that's so sweet. And the photos.. just beautiful.

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  25. losing my breath over here
    in the BEAUTY of this!
    SO so sooooooooo beautiful.
    thanks for this heart-stretching
    share,
    Jen

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  26. Simply beautiful words and photos.

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  27. Beth, this was so beautiful! Brilliantly written.

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  28. This is the most beautiful post I have ever read. Period.

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  29. So touching and such love that you shared. You made my heart jump a beat as I know I too have an amazing man in my life.

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  30. I think you have found your words again..... that was simply beautiful and poetic; I wasn't sure that kind of love really existed..... hope you had a wonderful day :)

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  31. Oh Beth - how truly beautiful!

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  32. I love your love. You know?

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  33. Your words and images make this the most beautiful message of love. Thanks for sharing it with us and making my life richer, for having read it.
    I x

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth