5 years!

Today is the five year anniversary of our first date! We went to Ester Short Park, spread a blanket under the trees and talked for about 4 hours. Then we realized it was after midnight and we were hungry. So, we went to Shari's and ate some food. Shari's is a 24 hour restaurant-similar to IHOP. Trey still giggles when she thinks about what I ordered. It was some sort of breakfast meal-but it was all meat! When my food came there was half a pig on the platter! She told me later that she was thinking-"Wow-this girl really likes meat!" (What can I say? I was nervous having my first date with a girl!)
I remember dropping off at her car. (We had met a mutual location) She looked at me, gave this big sigh and then got out of the car. I drove home a little confused...seriously thinking that she didn't like me and the next day we would have the "we're better off friends" conversation.

Obviously that didn't happen! Trey says that she sighed so heavily because she wanted to kiss me and she was afraid to. Thank goodness she got over that fear! :)

Yesterday, Trey was unexpectedly shopping near my work so we were able to go have lunch together. (Be amazed that I left the building during the day! That never happens.) We ended up at Shari's. On the way back to work, she was playing a CD that I made her a couple of years ago and this song came on that brought tears to my eyes. It used to make me cry for different reasons. But now it makes me cry happy tears-We have had an amazing 5 years-and the best is yet to come.

So, here are the words to the song:

Something Perfect
There’s an ache that’s missing today
There’s an emptiness that’s been filled
There’s a cloud that’s lifting and drifting away
There’s a ragin’ storm that’s been stilled
There’s a joy that’s real
There’s a wound that’s finally healed
There’s a future replacing the past
There’s breath of new life in the cast

And there’s something perfect happening here
And this moment will bury the mountains of fears
And through countless tomorrows
It won’t disappear
This something that’s perfect
Happening here

No one knows, so no one can say
That tomorrow all will be well
Will the brightest promise that shines on today
Shine tomorrow? No one can tell
But one thing is sure
And will be forever more
When such unselfish love has been given
The world just made more room for heaven

And there’s something perfect happening here
And this moment will bury the mountains of fear
And through countless tomorrows it won’t disappear
This something that’s perfectHappening here