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i am

a collector of dreams. -  My bucket list is overflowing with random odds and ins. trips to distant places. art, pottery, yoga, and horticulture classes.  concerts to attend. foods to taste, books to read. My list is never ending. Literally. In nearly every day of life i live, i see or hear about something that sparks my soul and ignites a desire. Life is just so rich! The world is so magnificent. People and cultures are incredibly diverse. There are places and people, mountains and buildings, rivers and roads that are pulling me. Pulling me away from my little life in this corner of the universe. Calling my name. No, not calling. Shouting it. Begging me to explore and learn and touch and see and feel.

and yet

there are little things. much smaller than far-away places that are oceans, mountains and valleys away. There are bike rides to the canyon and drives at sunset.There are so many paintings and poems to birth. So many Sunday naps to take and farmers markets to attend.

i lead

a small life. it's a simple one, really. But i have somebody to come home to every night and wake up next to every morning. and that was always number one of my bucket list.

i am

young. terribly, wonderfully young. And yes, there are moments. Day's even. That i wonder. Maybe even worry. that this is all so fast and so much and so serious. This life i live. Being a grown up is hard when you still feel like a kid most of the time. The Challenges of married, adult life aren't for the faint of heart. and maybe that's why so many people just opt out of this gig. But i wouldn't opt out. even if i had the chance to.

Because

i know this is the biggest and best adventure i'll ever have. The most rewarding challenge i'll ever take on. This is the journey in which i will experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and the deepest feels that are capable of being felt. I'm building a life with someone. My soul is His. His soul is mine. We are one. And i'll tell you what, as many times as my mind travels to distant countries and cities and beauties, it always travels back to my person. and my little life in this corner of the universe.

And i am home.