and out.
we watched the sunshine warm us all.
we watched the water make our little faces silly.
i once wrote about when love becomes family.
how important that feeling is.
how you just know that it means this person will be in your life, you are connected.
and it can happen with partners.
it can happen with friends.
it can happen with the family you were given and the one you pick for yourself.
but along the way, all you have to keep in mind is the bond, the connection, the feeling of loving and being loved.
not the ups and downs.
all of those tell your beautiful story, give your life the color it needs.
but the family, the connection, 