Come Away With Me...

Have you ever experienced a moment where the world stops? Where all is quiet, and all that is and will be is that single moment?

Well, I've experienced moments like this periodically throughout my life, and most of the time they occur on stage. I'm so focused and in the moment, in the scene, that the audience disappears. It's just me, and my cast mates portraying the work in its truest form.

I recently experienced a different kind of moment...at a friends wedding. This moment was so serene and magical...simply perfect and lovely.

Let me take you there.

The day is Saturday, October 10, 2015. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, not a cloud in it, and I'm in Longmont, Colorado. I felt a little rushed in the beginning to make it there in time, but when I arrived it was breath taking. Andrew was there, and I was so excited to celebrate the wedding of two amazing people with him. I got out of the car, and looked at the beautiful Lone Hawk Ranch, where the wedding was being held; sprawling fields, Aspen trees reflecting the Fall colors, and a beautiful ranch tucked away, hidden among the trees.

I see Andrew, and smile as he grasps my hand. We walk, taking in the day. As we sat and enjoyed the vows, sitting with a couple other friends, my mind is clear. I was so happy! Granted, weddings usually are, but for the first time I was experiencing this day with someone I care deeply about. My friends Emily and Michael decided to exchange their own vows, which always makes me tear up, and as they did so...I remember thinking, “How beautiful it is to be loved like that.” Listening to how Michael expressed his words for Emily and Emily for Michael, sharing their promises was beautiful. They truly have a deep bond, and I'm so happy that they are spending their lives together.

If you can find someone who makes you happy, then that's all that matters.

As the day moved on, I felt more and more happy. Andrew was there for every moment of it, and to top it off? He danced with me! That was so sweet. The moment that I want to tell you about was the moment that we were dancing to, “Come Away with Me” by Norah Jones.

The lyrics are below:

"Come Away With Me"

By Norah Jones

Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies

I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come

Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me

View the song on YouTube at – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEuOO0lQPc

As we danced...it was such a beautiful moment. Andrew and I don't get to see each other often, because we live in different states, but when we do...I hang on to every moment that I can, treasuring them and holding them tightly in my heart. For one, I think we have a special connection, but also, we have a stronger appreciation for the other. Not only do we support each other, but we know how special these moments are.

We danced there on the floor, looking into each others' eyes, and moving slowly to the music. I am always moved by music, and this song just tug at my heart strings. Either I was sad that we'd have to say goodbye the next day or I was moved by the beautiful ceremony...regardless...I never felt so happy, than in that moment. I let the song consume me, and suddenly everyone disappeared. It was just us on floor, and as the tears started to fill my eyes, I turned my face so that we were more in an embrace...listening to the lyrics, making a memory. Even writing this...the tears don't seem to want to stay away...

It was in that moment that I realized the love I feel was confirmed...more than before. I love him.

As the song ended Andrew whispers, “Don't be sad my Sweetling, I'm here.”

“I know,” I say, “I am just so happy. I love experiencing this day with you, with our friends.”

Andrew pulls me in for a hug as the next song starts, my breathing becomes deep, as I try to calm myself down...my mind wanders to silent prayers, thanking God for my life and for letting me share it with an amazing soul.

It was that serene and magical moment, that I hope I don't ever forget. A moment of pure love and happiness.

The rest of the night was perfect. I didn't want it to end...but as I type this, I long and look forward to the next moments. Where will our lives take us? What will happen? The questions that you can't really ever answer. Those are the questions that God knows the answers too.

One day...I will walk with Andrew “on a cloudy day, in the fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high.” We will “kiss on a mountaintop” and I will “wake up with the rain falling on a tin roof, while I'm safe there in his arms.” One day we'll go away “in the night” and “I'll never stop loving him.” I confess my feelings, pure and real, true and honest as they are...this is what love feels like.

Come away with me... <3