Sunday dinners, a three-day weekend, whipped cream and berries, the first morning of spring, music in the park, corn on the cob, a moon on the rise, making breakfast together, hiking, sitting Indian-style at sunrise , wrestling in our pajamas, building a lake cabin with our own hands, taking sales lessons, waking up on Saturday with no agenda, heading off to nowhere in particular, an architectural dig, making plans together, sharing secrets, growing elephant garlic and tomatoes, loving the place we call home, sleeping on our porch, tackling problems together, raising a couple chickens, offering a shoulder to cry on, giving flowers for no reason, walking at low tide, getting the family together, eating watermelon and watching fireworks, making every moment count.

Eugenia Price once wrote that “The great doing of little things makes the great life.” This is especially true if you’re with the right person.

If you can close your eyes and see yourselves savoring the little things together, then the future is bright.

In the future, I see us…