Bliss

Been savouring my better half's company for the past few days.

Its nice not having the geographical distance and time difference for a change.

We're enjoying the hugs, face-to-face conversations and are making up for lost time.

Today we went indoor rock-climbing together.  

It was a belated anniversary present from him to me.  

Here's a snippet of a conversation we had while rock-climbing. I was the belayer and was keeping the rope taut as he climbed. When he wanted to come down, he looked down at me and asked whether it was safe for him to let go of the wall.

Having both hands in a firm grip on the rope, I answered in the affirmative rather cheerfully. I then wondered a split-second later why he was hesitating to abseil. 

I looked up at him questioningly and he said


"Dear, that's not how you hold the rope for the brake..."


I quickly held the rope the right way. 

We shared a good laugh about it afterwards. I'm so blessed to have such an observant, patient and loving other half.

To cut a long story short, he's safe and sound and presently asleep. Even though we still have four more days together, I'm already starting to miss him. Right now, I'm just storing up all the hugs, kisses and conversations as memories to last me through the coming months.