Star-Gazing

Yesterday was different. After posting my previous blog post I went into my day with a new attitude. A new ME. I walked around with a smile on my face and said hi to strangers. I showed affection to my husband in front of others. No, Internet, I didnt full on make-out with my hubby like a love sick teenager. We held hands. Poked noses and just plain giggled with each other. Life is too short not to show the ones you love that they come first. Always.

The car ride home was even different. Our wedding was 3 hours away from our home so we had a bit of a drive to think and talk. We got to a certain part in our trip where we had no cell phone service, no lights around ANYWHERE. Internet, we were in the plain back road COUNTRY! I paused from our conversation to gaze out my window. The blanket of stars were astonishing!  I wish we could just pull over and star gaze with each other , I casually mentioned. See my last post, I said I was going to do that! Jared quickly pulled over on the side of the road and just stopped. I looked at him with an excited and confused face. We JUST DID IT. He opened the sun-roof and I stood on my warm leather seats to take a better look at the sky. Wow. I have never seen anything more beautiful in my entire life. Never have I been able to see SO many stars in the sky.

We decided, Hey we’re already stopped. Lets get out and take a picture!! So we did.

We set up our tripod, secured the camera and pointed straight up. Now, Im not a professional at taking pictures of stars but I think my very first shot was a money maker! I set the settings I thought would capture it best and clicked the shutter. 30 second shutter felt like it was quite a long time. Especially standing on the side of the road next to a cemetery. I leaned into Jared for some warmth while we stood there quietly and patiently just letting life happen. And we enjoyed it. Together.

Life is too short. Stop and take pictures of your memories!