twenty-seven

We met.
We danced.
We kissed.

We moved in together.

We married.

Our first child, our only daughter, was born.

We balanced parenting, work, and sleep deprivation.

We were young.
We were happy.
We looked ahead, towards all the possibilities in life.

Our second child, our eldest boy, was born.

We bought a house.
Our home.

Parenting became second nature.
Stability ruled.
Committment strengthened.

Honesty.
Loyalty.
Love.
Each intertwined into our life.
Our relationship.

Our third child, our last child, our youngest son, was born.

We were blessed.
Happy.

Today.

We live together.

We live separately.

We are comforted with the value of trust.
We understand perserverance.
We have no intentions of ever giving up.

We have been married for 27 years.

We dance.
We kiss.