He loves me, I know he loves me. He looks at me with those golden brown eyes and I feel like he can see into my soul. When we sit together the silence is dreamy and peaceful, not oppressive like it can be when you sit with others. I feel comforted by him. Calm.
Sometime’s he’ll lie down and lay his head on my lap. I’ll stroke his head and as he falls asleep I feel my stress ebbing away. On our daily walks I really feel like I can clear my head. Like walking with him is all the therapy I need. It seems to me that because we’ve been together for so long (going on 10 years now) that it’s time we took our relationship to the next level. I’m nervous about asking him since I know he can be a little cryptic sometimes. Having been together for so long this question is a simple one. I just have to be brave.
So after our run today, both of us breathing hard, I gather my nerve. While he’s laying on the couch I kneel before him, put my head to his and say “Burt, I think we should get married.” He pulls his head away and with that grin of his looks me right in the eyes before laying one on my cheek. I know what that means. We’re off to Vegas!
The only place that will welcome our decision freely and quickly. We drive 4 hours in the night. Burt whines when we fly. Before checking into a hotel I pull into the Love Chapel the moment we enter the city limits. It’s been 10 long years, no need to wait any further.
At the chapel Burt jumps out of the car. I’m glad to see he’s as excited as I am. When we get inside and I fill out the forms the woman, the registrar, at the desk looks at my information then at Burt and says “Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?” I look over at Burt who is meandering around the lobby in that cute way of his and smile saying “Oh I’m absolutely positive I want to do this.”
Inside the pastor calls our name as the next lucky couple. People in the aisle waiting to have their moment of bliss stare at us wide-eyed. Like me, they can’t believe this is happening either. When we get to the alter the pastor looks me up and down, looks over at Burt and laughs. I’m so glad this is joyous! When the time comes to kiss the bride everyone laughs and claps. This is the happiest day of my life.
I bend over and kiss Burt’s head, his fur caressing my lips. I put my hands around his face, looking into his eyes and say “I love you!” Burt looks up at me and wags his tail wildly.
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- Mad Max
- I always find this portion a interesting thing to be in a profile because how does one explain who they are with in a little box? Ok, no philosophy in the little box. As best I can say I am a New Yorker with a definite opinion on things, one which I'm willing to change if someone presents a compelling argument or viable information. Many would say I'm a feminist and I find that they say it almost derogatorily but what's so bad about thinking women should equal rights, if not more rights? I mean, we've had it rough for a while, it's time for the tables to turn in our favor. I love meeting new people and learning about them, where they're from, how they feel about their place in the world and so on. I manage to get into intense philosophical conversations with random people, even those I meet a bar. Ok, too much for the little "about me" box I think. I'll leave the rest of my ranting to the blog.
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