The best parts of being the other half
watching him sleep
having him reach for me, half awake and warm
there are things that are funny that are only funny to us
that wordless communication that is all in the eyes
belching is sport
he knows every scar, every battle, every wound
the way his pillow smells
he gives the best gifts
“I love you”
we know what the other likes. In pretty much everything
he has seen me floss my teeth in a towel
we read harry potter simultaneously
our laughs together are genuine and frequent
he genuinely loves everyone in my family that I love
I genuinely love everyone in his family that he loves
he knows my worst….and sticks around for my best
his voice is music
July 9th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I’m still blown away by your evocative writing.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
And your words are a symphony so often, Flutter. Really, it is always an experience to come by your blog. I can’t wait to meet you next week.
I know you’ll be surrounded, so I’ll try to wear hot red and fishnets so that you’ll recognize me.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I’ve forgotten what I was going to say with that brush scraping the screen.
Cheers
July 10th, 2008 at 3:20 am
that was lovely. And, I giggled a little bit imagining you sniffing his pillow.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:11 am
i totally get the pillow thing. my man’s thing is music too.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:28 am
Oh, the comfort of real, grown-up love.
I’ve said before – lucky you, lucky him.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:42 am
that was so damn sweet
July 10th, 2008 at 5:25 am
you lucky two
July 10th, 2008 at 6:09 am
He knows my worst and sticks around for my best. That’s big and wonderful.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Beautiful
I love observing your love from the outside… I can only imagine what it feels like to be on the inside!
July 10th, 2008 at 6:39 am
this is what makes life sweet.
love the title.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:42 am
“he knows my worst….and sticks around for my best”
Yeah. That is pretty good, eh ?
July 10th, 2008 at 6:47 am
i was soooo hoping this was going to take a turn for a fart joke on this line…
“he gives the best gifts”
July 10th, 2008 at 7:10 am
A match made in some otherwordly place, that’s for sure! Lovely tribute to him, and to love.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:06 am
“The way his pillow smells” Dude. Awesome.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Being the other half comes full circle. I like it.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Beauttiful. You are a lucky woman.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Perfect.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:38 am
“he has seen me floss my teeth in a towel”
what? what do you mean? Like the threads dangling from the end of the towel?
I used to floss my teeth sometimes with the straggly ends of my jeans that I’d cut off.
You know, the part that would drag on the ground and through who knows how many millions of germs and mud and stuff?
yeah. ew. I was 15, dude.
(this post was wicked sweet, btw. lol)
July 10th, 2008 at 9:43 am
You’ve got yourself the real deal there!
July 10th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Excellent universal truths about being half of a whole – I especially like the pillow smell one – biochemistry in action, babe!
It’s a defining moment in a couple’s life, when there aren’t any mysteries left, and yet that chemistry is still there.
Love is good, love is bad, love is hard work; but love is all we really need.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:27 am
i past on an award to you today and now i am being dutiful and telling you about it….
July 10th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Oh so lovely (right down to the belching). You know, I’m not going to BlogHer and I’m okay with it except, WOW, I so would have wanted to meet YOU.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
“belching is sport?” Now that’s a good relationship! lol.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Your love reminds me of mine…except for the loving all the family part.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I love that feeling of being well-matched, YES.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
here’s to the two of you!!
i smile for you both.
July 10th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
When it’s right, it’s a total gift.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
You are blessed to have him, and blessed are we to be given a view into your lives.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Oh, how I know this.
We are all so lucky!
July 10th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
*sigh*
Your list just made me think of a list of my own.
Then I went out to the garage and called truce to a silly fight that’s been seething for three days.
Thank you for the reminder.
July 10th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
COOL, Flutter! I love it when you talk like this! I’m so happy that HE is THERE, FOR YOU, and YOU, FOR HIM! Absolutely cool, young lady!
July 10th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
You had me at “we read Harry Potter simultaneously.”
He’s a keeper, no doubt about it.
More importantly? He’s the one for you.
Love knowing you are so happy and in love.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
thats nice. even tho I am a cynicalbetch…that is nice.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I loved this, especially since my own someone just spent 15 minutes trying to dig a splinter out of my foot.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
You lucky kids.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
What an amazing thing it must be for him to be the recipient of such passionate devotion. Just try to remember that he most love you so, because he finds you worthy of his love.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Or you know, something like that. If I could type.
July 11th, 2008 at 8:21 am
So so sweet!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Been gone a long time woman and I wanted to drop by and say hello before I work my way back through your posts – and this is beautiful and awesome.
July 25th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
beautiful.