The Sound of Waves and Love

If I could save days like the one I had today, then everyday I would be the luckiest lady.   I awoke this morning to kisses and a smile from my husband, and sunshine over the ocean.  No it was not a dream.  I smiled as I saw that the temperature in the north was 46 degrees and here I sit enjoying the warm coastal air of the southeast coast. A walk on the beach started the day, as my husband and I enjoyed the company of a sea crab as it posed for a snap shot.

We claimed a small area of the beach to relax and enjoy the serenity of the waves.  I had my MP3 playing Andrea Bocelli, as I sat and watched the waves splashing softly on the shore.  My husband was sitting right next to me.  He was listening to his favorite music and enjoying the people strolling up and down the beach.  I laughed to myself as I caught him watching the bathing beauties passing by us.  I managed to catch his attention as I pulled out a book to read and there in between the pages were love notes from him.  I had been collecting them and had forgot I had stuck them in between the pages of the Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

My husband started leaving the love notes after I had left some love letters to him in his lunch bag.  The first love notes came seven months ago and have continued everyday on post it notes.  Thank goodness for the inventor of post it notes.  The post it notes have helped my husband cope with his memory loss and have brought me much joy every morning as I look for my love notes.

Sitting there on the beach I was overwhelmed with joy, as I reread the love notes from my husband.  He smiled at me as I read them.  So much for reading the book, as my mind was now occupied with the thought of love and how at peace and relaxed I was.  It was one of those moments you want to save forever.  I realized how grateful I am for all the days with my husband.

Many blessings to a great doctor that I was reminded of today, as he had recommended the book which I stuffed the love notes in.  And because of the great doctor,  I have my husband here to give me many more love notes.  As I rest my head tonight, I will have sweet dreams of a great day with my husband.   The rest is left to the imagination, as the sound of the waves is music to our ears.

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth