I simply had to share this with all my visitors. My friend Ross Long has such a complex way with words. He, often times, uncensored and powerful (both good and bad) can really speak volumes. He posted this (see below) on Facebook a few days ago with regards to his love, Jenna, and I felt it was incredibly beautiful and needed to be shared with others.

We
Our love is NOT depicted by
Four stiff drinks on our first date.
Not by 831 I love you’s
Not by 4,184 texts
Not by 11 episodes of Suits
Not by a Darius Rucker concert where beer may have accidentally been strewn about on innocent bystanders
Not by 8 fair rides and 4 losses of breath, coincidentally
Not by meeting her family for the first time whilst hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house
Not by a Rendle
Not by a Reagan
Not by a road trip up north to Jerome
Not by for the forgiveness of a one Jenna Lee Dillon leaving a Mr. Ross Long’s front door wide open and unattended
Not by an unfathomably awesome getaway to Nashville
Not by a similar keenness to life in general
Not by a similar appreciation for passion
Not by a similar intrigue in learning and progression collectively
No. Our love is not depicted by these things.
Rather, our love is depicted by the fruition of a collaborative “We,” wherein “We” ensues a family epitomizing the understanding of love we have not yet achieved.
-RL, 2/1/2012