"taking 45 minutes to kiss goodnight."

today makes it two years.

 that's how long a mission is.
and that scares me.

it's weird to think back to that day.
and to see that in ways
that was the beginning of this all.
of so much of what we've gone through.
and learning that what we've learned
our whole lives really is true.

we've grown a lot though since then.
both together and apart.

the spirit has taught us lots.
and we've moved on to new chapters of our lives.

but we've had to deal with a lot.
and it's only made us stronger.
and that's what gives me hope.
when all of this is so hard.
and it seems like that was so long ago.

happy two years michael.
i hope you make it a good one.
because i sure am.
even though we're hours apart.

love, j.