Before I begin this week’s post, I want to thank Jenn for creating the kick ass new photo banner that now adorns the top of our blog. I also want to apologize to our friends/readers/lurkers for last week’s post. I’ve decided to chalk up my “stream of consciousness” post as a failed experiment, and will leave all of the mental streaming to Jenn from now on (apparently her brain streams with broadband, while mine is still on dial-up).
It was a warm night in mid-July, 2008. We had been dating just over six months, and were on our second camping trip ever, which happened to be the first camping trip that was more than 5 minutes away from where we lived. Rockport is beautiful that time of year. Located on the Maine coast just north of busy, tourist-filled Rockland and just south of quaint, yet bustling Camden, we’re not far away from civilization, but far enough away to feel pretty secluded on the Maine coast.
The sky was very clear and the stars were out. The moon wasn’t up, so they were all visible. We decided to walk down the path that went from our campsite at the top of a hill in the woods to a clearing at the top of a small rocky cliff of sorts at the water’s edge. Jenn walked to the edge, up to a wooden fence post and stared up at the sky. I stood behind her, watching the sky as well, but also looking down at the back of her head and noticing how cute she looked as she turned her head and tilted it up and down, making sure she saw all the stars.
Our star gazing seemed to last forever. It was wonderful, just being there surrounded by the nighttime beauty and not saying a word. Then we decided to sit down on the old wooden bench swing that was stationed there on our little grassy cliff.
Aww…that's so cute! We live in Rhode Island and love to vacation in Maine. It's a beautiful state!
Thanks for celebrating SITS Day with me!
Stephanie
Such a sweet story. Love the banner two – words in the sand are beautiful!
Love the new banner! Ya'll are so gagg-gingly sweet and I mean that with all the love in the world 😉
@Stephanie Thanks! I haven't spent a lot of time in Rhode Island, although we once drove all the way to Providence to play arcade games at Dave and Buster's. It was a lot of fun! I also helped design the Shaw's supermarket in East Providence ( my first project!). Take care!
@Tricia Thanks! Glad you liked the banner! How do you like the current one? Really, it's Jenn doing all the work on that, but I think she's done a wonderful job of getting it just right!
@Kenya G. Johnson Thanks (from Jenn) for the banner praise! I don't believe we've ever been called "gagg-gingly sweet" to our faces before, although I have made some of my coworkers' eyes roll with tales of our romance. Thanks!