12/30/2024: Cabin Day 2
Today my love turns 30. I’ve been trying to hype him up and convince him that it’s only the beginning, but he says he often struggles on his birthday no matter the year. I suppose, for some of us, turning another year older is cause for some blues and reflection. But as long as I was able to brighten his day in some way, I consider the day a success.
What better place to celebrate than in our favorite little slice of solitude in nature? It also helps when you’re in good company like we are. We always enjoy the slowness of time and being tucked away from the rest of the world, if only just for a little while.
Time starts to go faster and feel more and more strange the older we get. Caleb and I have been together for so long now that it’s near impossible to remember all the things we did or said over the years, but sometimes unexpected and pleasant memories emerge and it’s nice to recall them. Our first night here, we just talked about old days and it was really nice to remember things that we forgot.
That’s one thing that, even though we see each other every day, doesn’t happen all the time. Oftentimes Caleb has to read my blog to hear my latest thoughts and feelings that I never got to share due to everyday business and obligations. And it’s not that we don’t share everything with each other; some things just don’t always come up naturally when we race from one thing to the next and realize how long it’s been since we reconnected. That’s why I’m so glad to be where we are right now, where there’s not much to do but actually sit down together and see how we’ve been lately and to laugh and carry on into the late night hours.
We definitely aim to make more time in our schedules for time like this, and I look forward to what the new year brings upon our return to our lives. It’s been an amazing ride, and I’ve loved watching my love grow and come into his own right alongside me. I like to believe that I’ve been doing the same thing right next to him, but I also know we still have a lot to learn and a lot to do to get where we want to be. But I wouldn’t trade where we are for the world, and I have a feeling that our 30’s will reveal some unexpected but welcome surprises. Either way, I know that we’re in this together. We always have been, as long as I can remember. And the years only seem to be getting better as we both go along.