We spent hours rehearsing yesterday. My feet, my legs, and my back are so achy. This isn’t as easy as it was eight years ago.

After a very long rehearsal, Josh offered to buy me dinner so we headed into town to get something to eat. We went to a pretty casual restaurant so what happened was a little weird. We were sitting there, and a mom was there with her three kids and they were kind of noisy but not misbehaving or anything. The man at the table next to her started yelling at her and was telling her to shut her kids up. Josh told him to knock it off and leave her alone. The waitress came over and told the woman that if she couldn’t keep her kids under control they would have to leave. Josh and I were shocked. This poor woman was just trying to eat and the kids weren’t that bad - and it wasn’t like we were in a 5 star restaurant. Josh told her that the man at the next table was way more loud and obnoxious than the kids, and if the restaurant made them leave, we would be leaving too. A few other customers chimed in that they would also leave. The obnoxious guy ended up getting up and going. I was so proud of Josh for standing up for that woman.

Our food arrived and we were eating and I looked across the table at him and realized how proud I was to be sitting with this amazing person, and it hit me pretty hard - he’s my one. He’s got my heart, he’s always had it.

He walked me inside when we got back to my apartment. “I’ve been thinking about our conversation from last night,” he said when we got inside, “and I think I know how to fix the problem of us not remembering our last kiss.” I was a bit puzzled so I said, “okay…” He took my hand and pulled me toward him. He looked in my eyes and then he kissed me. I know it didn’t last long, but it felt like time stood still for a minute because somehow I managed to take in everything about that moment - the warmth of his embrace, the smell of his skin, the softness of his lips… After he pulled away he pressed his forehead against mine and said, “Now we know when our last kiss was.”

It’s all I can think about today.