A Christmas to Remember

I know that "real" Christmas hasn't happened yet, but we decided, as this is our first Christmas together we wanted Christmas together just the two of us, before we have Christmas with my family next Sunday. So.... yesterday, we woke up, brewed up the coffee, poured it appropriately into Christmas cups (courtesy of Starbucks) and settled down in front of the tree with our stockings.

 In case you're wondering, yes, that is indeed, a my pet, penguin, courtesy of Mimi.  Best pre-Christmas present ever!!

It was sweet... we did Christmas just like we do in my family (her family is not so much for Christmas... so we pulled on my traditions!) We opened a present at a time-- fantastic gifts on both sides, I must say.  And then I pulled a card from the wine box (not that I'm an alcoholic, it was just the best place to hide something!), with a poem I wrote her.

“In Time”

I used to count time backwards—

Moments measured in

Moments lost,

Past,

Over, only to be remembered.

Time was an enemy—

Stealing what I’d had,

Hiding what I’d wanted,

Reminding me

Of what was gone.

But you—you move time.

With you time is only coming,

Days are only arriving,

Nights are everlasting,

And everything is yet to be.

The best is on its way,

And the moments past,

Are but teasing hints of

The moments yet to arrive,

The moments yet to be lived.

The clock doesn’t taunt me,

It makes promises.

If this was today,

What of tomorrow?

I used to count time backwards—

Now I’m running to keep pace,

To meet a life time of tomorrows,

A life time of your face.

And then... in a complete and embarrassing stutter, I asked her if she would-- one day-- agree to marry me and pulled a small box from Tiffany's out of the wine box as well :). In true female fashion, there was lots of crying, but she said yes. I've never really understood "promise rings" and I'm still not sure I want to call it that, but pre-engagement rings doesn't sound quite right... anywho...

Tiffany & co, silver, "I love you" in script

Merry Christmas!