Gratitude for My Housemates

To PJ, Squaw, Cruiser, Maggie, Siva, Jenni, Jackie, Rob, Coda, Nick, Yellie, Rudy, Maizy, Brandon, Mona, Ryan, Matt, Jenn, Elyse, Mia, Kiya, Jason, the frogs and the fish.

Together you’ve seen me through divorce & several other major heartbreaks, deaths of friends & family, two cross-country moves and a couple local ones, job changes, body changes, lifestyle changes, spiritual changes, accomplishments, disappointments, sickness, wellness, dirty dishes, every possible emotion, and the birth of my child.

Never let it be said that living with others isn’t a supremely vulnerable experience. And that, my beloved housemates, represents the very best of love. And the very best of living.

Thank you for contributing to my life, my journey, and my sense of possibility.

Tonight

He & I stood together in the chilly winter night, steadily preparing for flight. Folding our tents. Plotting our family’s next step. Soon I was amazed to find a great, glorious Us had begun to fill the air. How strange and wonderful. Not just him. Not just me. More than that had become… We!

Then he  smiled and

shrugged his shoulders,

“I’ll never let you go,

just so you know”.

My heart flew open

and my Spirit shouted out

from a deep, sweet place inside!

“Will you marry me?”

And he said yes.

And I said yes.

Yes, yes, yes.