quinque

This week has been a rarity in that Charlie and I had the house all to ourselves, and so I built up in my mind all this pressure to make each evening the perfect time to be together. I'd envisioned jaunting around the town (??) or going on long, sunset-laden walks that were full of deeply meaningful conversation.

And instead we settled into a week comprised mostly of quiet evenings.  Simple dinners, watching a few short clips on the internet, reading for an hour or so, and then a brief conversation as we drifted off to sleep at night.

The week took me by surprise -- had we forgotten how to just be us?  Why wasn't this week living up to my expectations as one of the last chances we would have just 'Charlie and Ellie' time?

However, tonight as we celebrated our five year anniversary with brinner and a movie, I can't help but collect and treasure all the memories of the past years, and bask in the joy and quiet peace we've found - the refinement we've experienced together and the abounding love that we've cultivated, which allows even the simplest of moments and weeks together to be the most delightful.