Observations

1. The day I donated platelets, our radiator broke down. In the middle of the night with marker spots on my arms, I twisted the iron knobs, trying to figure out what was going on. Bound in an old college sweatshirt and my gym pants, I cuddled close throughout the night.

Around 10 am the next morning, the shiver left my bones.

2.  Our bathtub never gets hot. The surrounding tiles are always cold - they are on an outside wall.

3. When snow covers the city, it gives us all a strange feeling. We once had known it like this, but that is been so long ago now. Memories never seem so fond, rather quite isolated, when they return to the present.

4. She reminds to not just write my thoughts down on paper.

5. He stands on the corner. Two years from now he'll stand in this same spot with a bad taste in his mouth.

6. Our neighbors have the loudest sex I've ever heard. She squeals. And we both think she's faking it. Thin walls are great for criticism.

7. My co-worker enters. He asks if I noticed our boss is wearing her purple dress again. Before I can answer, the phone rings. I pick it up. It's a girl from upstairs. She asks if I noticed our boss is wearing her purple dress again.

I guess ten wears in twenty days is worth noting. So are my co-workers' concerns.

8. She always hides her thumbs in her hands while standing in a crowd.

9. Remembering my voice, I continued searching for my words.

10. Someday, when the days are longer and the wind warmer, I'll make you my wife. And I'll watch your smile grow throughout the day. And I'll wonder how I'll manage to care for us both. And I'll wonder how I'll ever make another day more beautiful than this. And you'll remind me to be right here throughout the day. Right here. Right now. Because that's what you do.