last night

I blinked for a few seconds and shook my head with disbelief. Italy. he'd just told me he was in Italy. I buzzed my husband up. his eyes were beaming. his pride shinning like a beacon. I could not believe it. he was here. like a dream surviving the real world. we held each other for a long, long time ignoring the how and why questions, our hearts overflowing with an impossible yearning for this moment to never end. later we engaged in rambling conversations about the boys and climbed into bed, making spoons. sinking in each other's embrace. our souls coinciding.  as I idly ran my fingers over his face I could feel the glorious blanket of sleep closing over his tired body.

he snored.

6 hours later he was gone again.

Comments

[Chris]

So poignant...

[Marilyn]

What a great surprise!!! :)

[jenny vorwaller]

dont you just LOVE being in love...le sigh....:)

[jo]

lovely! What does your husband do for a living?

[blackbird]

it's very sweet the way he works to find time to be with you.

[Heather P.]

Men. Sneaky little devils. Glad you got at least 6 hours of eachothers embrace! After tomorrow, I will not see my husband until Friday. :( ---tear

[Julie]

No wonder so many of your posts seem dreamlike. The way your must husband drift in and out must make your life seem very dreamlike, too.

[Charmaine]

I'm glad he made it home for a few hours. He must really miss you guys while he's travelling.

[christina]

Such beautiful writing Irene. Sigh. You make moments come alive in such an exquisite way.

[jess]

Irene! Such an amazing post and what a great ode to your love and marriage. Must be tough though - six hours is so short.

[Heather]

that was like a scene in a beautiful sad romantic movie, I got chills when I read it.

[mama_tulip]

Six hours, while entirely too short, is wonderful...especially since you got to spoon.

[la vie en rose]

what a wonderful surprise. and it sounds like you made to most your time together. ahh...sweet love...

[MistressMary]

Very lovely. It made me smile and feel sad at the same time. Smiling at the thought of 2 people needing each other. Sad because, well, I'm not sure. Because time is so fleeting?

[liz elayne]

sounds like it must have felt bittersweet...

[alex]

ahh its almost as a dream

[Maria]

this made my eyes water...