Before I Knew You
28 Jun 2012
Before I knew you, I ambled all over Paris in my red sneakers, wishing you were there.
Before I knew you, I marveled at every masterpiece, missing you.
Before I knew you, I spent every late afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens, reading, and wishing you were there to hold my hand.
Before I knew you, I savored every café crème, pen and journal in hand, writing about how I wondered if I would ever find you.
And yet I knew without a doubt that this time was a treasure.
And I knew that when I met you, I would realize that, somehow, you had been there all along.
And when I finally met you, and I shared that part of me with you, you made that part of me, part of you.
Jun 28, 2012 @ 06:37:48
Another lovely post! That is so true that we all travel with invisible companions, some we have met and some we have not. And when we do meet the people, our histories combine.
Jun 28, 2012 @ 19:37:17
Beautifully written. 🙂 Love you!
Jun 28, 2012 @ 07:12:27
So incredibly moving. WOW!
Jun 28, 2012 @ 19:37:26
Thank you so much!
Jun 28, 2012 @ 09:40:10
Those are such beautiful photos and wonderful words! The Luxembourg Gardens must’ve been an amazing place to spend the day.
Jun 28, 2012 @ 19:37:43
It definitely was! Thank you so much!
Jun 28, 2012 @ 11:05:06
I do not only LOVE this post – I am officially IN LOVE with it!
You are a wonderful writer 🙂
Jun 28, 2012 @ 19:38:07
Thank you so much! You are so sweet! That means an awful lot coming from you:)
Jun 28, 2012 @ 16:52:57
I don’t know how I can add more to what has already been said in the wonderful comments posted so far but… When can I buy it in hardback at my local bookstore? Because with this writing of yours, that’s where you are headed.
Jun 28, 2012 @ 19:38:34
Dad, I love you so much. Thank you for being so incredibly encouraging!
Jul 01, 2012 @ 13:10:30
Lovely pictures. And a lovely image of you in red sneakers, strolling through Paris, drinking coffee and marveling. 🙂
Jul 01, 2012 @ 22:01:45
Thank you! It was a blast. There’s something special about traveling alone, and I’m glad I did it, but I’m very happy to have a traveling companion now. 😉
Jul 03, 2012 @ 14:51:54
This tugs at my heartstrings! I would like this in hardback please. 🙂
Jul 03, 2012 @ 21:29:50
Thank you so much! I hope it will be some day!