Time
This picture was taken while celebrating the Hatcher Christmas at our house this past year. There is something about it that I kind of love. It's not the greatest photo in the world, by any means... the flash was on, the background leaves a lot to be desired, we look so-so standing there... but still. Each time I see it, I pause, tilt my head a bit, and take a moment to breath it in. Why is this? I don't know exactly what it is, but my best guess is that I think it probably does a nice job of capturing us, right now, today, in our phase of life. I can see some age on both our faces... I see wrinkles around my mouth... and eyes. I see Richie's hairline reaching back... I see a man keeping in his frustration from the never-ending pain of a crushed ankle...I see that we both look tired... Looking deeper into those faces, I can see two carefree twenty-somethings falling so much in love that it seems just right ...