Day to Day: Episode 1

On occasion, a day is interesting, a week can be notable and a month can be quite memorable. I've noticed that Sorcha and I tend to have a certain mindset when we come to our laptops. We have a topic in mind and we write on it. Now I don't mind this system of a sort of column, but on occasion I'd like to talk about my day, and how it relates to our topic here of romance. So today's article is less of a topical column and more of a simple journal from your author.

Today was a quite hectic day. It started early when my love called me on her way to a long day at work. It isn't uncommon for us to exchange texts in the morning, her while off to school, and me in gaps of sleep. But I knew she had a long day ahead of her. I actually got out of bed some time later and spent my morning rambling my thoughts off to an offline Sorcha. I know GTalk would deliver my messages when she got a chance to sign on, and I didn't need instant response, I just needed to clear my head, and even offline, my love performed that role so well. I felt less mentally cluttered and refreshed right away. And when she signed on she even sparked inquiries about my thoughts, helping me refine them. It's one of the aspects I fell in love with, the way she can ask just the right questions.

I ended up headed to a mall to help my roommate Christmas shop, and while I texted while there, I was reminded of her in a variety of ways, some sillier than most. The most obvious in the item I bought as her Christmas gift. While at a jewelry shop I was going to see if I qualified for credit to get a ring, necklace and earring set. Sadly I had forgotten my wallet at home, and so I couldn't even apply. I was going to get Aquamarine, her birthstone, but when I saw May, the Emeralds reminded me of her more. She loves green, and more importantly, it reminded me of Ireland, which always makes me think of her. While passing by the food court, I saw a Asian woman sitting and talking on her cell phone, and she was very small and her feet couldn't touch the ground and it was cute how she was just kicking them. And for those who don't know, my Sorcha is very small, and sometimes needs a pillow to sit at her parents kitchen table. It just reminded me of her. We walked by a shop with a gelatto display, and they had it all big and decorated, and Amaretto flavor was all there, and I know how much she loves it. Then we headed to The Disney Store and I saw a cute Alice in Wonderland Journal that had pink pages, and it made me think of her. One of the kiosks was selling those hugable animal pillows, and the one the guy handed me to 'test' was one I really wanted to buy: an adorable honeybee with pudgy wings.

Now, it isn't new to have Sorcha on my mind all day, it's common. But aside from simply thinking of her, it felt nice to be reminded of the things I associate to her. Alice in Wonderland Journals, Amaretto Gellato, Dangling Feet, Ireland, Emeralds, and of course Honeybee Pillows. I wish I had the money for the things I could have sent her. I would gladly send her everything that reminded me of her if I could. And while I'm not saying love is buying things and spending money, love is seeing the one you love in those things, and wanting them, just because they make you smile, even if it isn't as much as that special person does. That is love, wanting to surround yourself in memories and thoughts of them. So until next time, buy your desktop some pretty icons, and have a great week.

P.S. I loved your article my dear. And I love being there for you. Nothing makes me smile more than seeing you smile. I would move mountains and steal stars if it pleased you. You’ll always be the most important thing in my life, second to none. I look forward to your article on Friday. I had fun thinking of you as I wrote this. <3

S.W.A.K.: Sealed With A Kiss

Hello my dear Readers, while I had an interesting topic in mind for my post this week, I decided to sun you, as well as Sorcha, with a SUPRISE ARTICLE. Now, an interesting point of news is that my Laptop, a sub-par Sony VAIO named Ginbana, was recently dealt an injury in the screen department. Now this left me little time to work on my article this week, but that isn’t the reason for this filler. Upon hearing of my blight, my dearest Sorcha informed me of a spare laptop she had, also plagued with screen damage, but much, much less than mine. Along with a few other choice items she had meant to send me, she decided to send it all to me in one quaint package. Now I expected this package to take some time, but I was lucky enough to receive it this weekend. Now aside from the laptop, with a more than workable screen to be honest (so why am I blaming my laptop loss?), there a few other parcels, but let us start at the beginning. KidRobot, a simple Gateway Laptop with an awesome keyboard, was my second biggest treat. Covered in decorative stickers, something I’ve never been able to bring myself to do with Ginbana. Adorable glitter monkeys and the knowledge that the world was being made better one organic pajama at a time. Now my laptop will be fixed soon, but I have chosen to make it my goal to restore KidRobot to a better condition, because she is an adorable laptop, and who knows, may serve me much better in the future than Ginbana can since Ginbana is suffering from a bad battery.

Also included in my package was a shirt bearing a rare triple entendre and a more than epic set of tea. But despite these two very nice gifts, I think the third best gift was a small soft fox who goes by the name of Volly. Volly will now be my companion until I can get to my Sorcha, and it means very much to me. When I saw her in the box I did a sort of acrobatic maneuver off the handle and into her heart, and she into mine (You get points for knowing where this is from). So then we have number two and three, what was the number one item in my package? Why the letter. Hastily written on a torn out sheet from a spiral bound notebook, and as the title says, sealed with a kiss. Now even Sorcha claims that this letter was hastily written and not her best, but it still meant so much to me. I’ve never gotten many letters, hand delivered or otherwise, and I appreciate them all. So have a letter from Sorcha was part of the reason I was excited when the package arrived (with the laptop coming in a very close second). Letters are forgotten in this world of ‘now’. And now that I have seen hers, my dilemma on what to put into a letter has been solved.

So what was the point of this article? That my girlfriend is awesome and I love it when she writes to me. You thought there was another point? I’m just gloating. So until next week, give your spell check some flowers, and have a great week.

P.S. Expect a letter in return my Honeybee, I’m not sure if my idea will work, but we will see. Your letter made me smile, and I’ve been rereading it all morning. You are the best thing to have ever happened in my life, and I would never give you up. Not for all the tea in china, not for all the books of the world, not for all the stars in the night sky. <3