It’s hard for me to say the things
I want to say sometimes
There’s no one here but you and me
And that broken old street light.
His strong hands guided my hips as we danced. Nothing in the world ever mattered more than in those moments when he held me close. I stared deeply into his blue eyes and wondered if he remembered when we first danced to this song.
I never knew I had a dream
Until that dream was you
When I look into your eyes
The sky’s a different blue
And as he leaned in to kiss my forehead, I closed my eyes.
It was September 4, 2001.
We sat in his car overlooking the baseball diamond that laid dormant beneath a thick overgrowth of weeds. My birthday dinner was untouched in Styrofoam containers at my feet. We didn’t feel like celebrating.
Today his Grandma passed away.
The night time crickets chirping and the occasional gust of wind rustling through the tall grass were the only sounds that accompanied us in the car. The silence was awkward yet somehow soothing.
Shawn reached over and turned on the radio and I watched bewildered as he got out of the car. He opened my door and with an outstretched hand he said,
“Will you dance with me?”
I smiled and placed my hand so small in his. He was so much bigger than I and so much stronger, yet his touch was so gentle. When I got to my feet he pulled me close. The moon and the stars lit our path and the gravel crunched under our feet as we swayed across the vacant parking lot.
Lock the doors
We’ll leave the world outside
All I’ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I
“Isn’t it funny how your Grandma told everyone at the hospital that we are married. We have only been dating for 9 months!”
“You know, the first day she met you she told me that you were the one. I love you.”
I smiled and rested my head on his broad chest, listening to the rythm of the music dancing with his beating heart.  He kissed my forehead and I closed my eyes feeling our love guiding our feet across the ground.
When I opened them I locked eyes with his.
“Your Grandma was right.”
He smiled and whispered in my ear,
“So was I.”
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes oh, when I couldn’t see
You parted my lips when I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving meWhen I couldn’t fly
Oh, you gave me wings
You parted my lips when I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving meThank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Oh for loving me
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The promt: A song with significance
* Lyrics by Bon Jovi-Thank You For Loving Me
so sweet!
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That was beautiful and what a wonderful couple you make.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@Heather, I like to think that I make us wonderful…LOL. Kidding
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That was incredibly beautiful!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@Jess@Straight Talk, Thanks Jess
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Stop making me cry! This was beautiful!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@blueviolet @ A Nut in a Nutshell, Uh oh…LOL
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Beautiful.
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That is so sweet, *sniff* got a little teary reading it! Love is so wonderful!!!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@Marvi Marti, I was all sorts of teary writing it!
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Good that you have a strong, gentle, understanding, sexy man in your life.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
@Nancy @ A Rural Journal, Ha! We’re talking about Chuck Norris right?
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A beautifully written post and story to match! Thanks for sharing… and visiting.
(**Visiting from MamaKats)
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
@Jennifer, Thank you so much!
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So beautiful and sweet. And yes, Bon Jovi is on my “laminated list”. Stopping in from mamakat’s.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
@Jenn Grant, Bon Jovi is all sorts of yummy goodness.
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Wow! To have such a solid memory to make the song significant is awesome–and you tell it so well! Beautiful pictures too! …stopping by from Mama Kat’s
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
@SnipeWife, Every time I hear that song I get all sorts of weepy. Love my man
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I really enjoyed that. It mirrors my sons story, his grandma always wanted him to be with his sisters best friend. When my Mum died Nikki came to comfort them both and they got together, she went into labour today:)))
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
@The Crafty Beggar, Wow! Must be a Grandma thing
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Aww. I love it. I thought of you today because it’s Chuck Norris’ birthday! You should use that for an excuse to have cake. But babe, he’s 71. 71!!!!! Anyway, that had nothing to do with your post but just wanted to tell you I was thinking about you.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
@Nicole, Well, ya know…I popped out of a cake for him
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This is so well written…what a beautiful memory!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
@Amanda, Thank you Amanda!
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Beautiful. You always have a way of making me teary!
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that is oh, so sweet. and made me cry a little. i love love stories. =)
stopped by from mama kat’s.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
@justine, Thanks for stopping by! I know, I teared up writing it.
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That was so sweet. Grandma knew you would be married, smart Grandma.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
@Jessica, Grandma’s always know best I think
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This is the one thing I missed about having an informal beach wedding, we didn’t have a dance. And you? Have a memory to last a lifetime…
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
@Pamela, Awww…at least you had it on a beach!
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So many things to say…first, beautiful. Love that you shared this moment. Second, your tags are hilarious. Third, we almost share the exact same wedding day & year! We got married on September 7, 2001! Too crazy. Happy 10 year this fall mama!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
@Elena @NaynaDub, Actually, I was married in 2003! I guess that I should have wrote that in there eh? Congrats to you too!! Time sure does fly!
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Grandma’s know best.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
@Kelly, It must be a grandma intuition
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So beautiful… i love the way you wrote this out and such a great story. The first time my grandmother met my husband, we’d only been dating for 2 weeks. She knew instantly we would get married…
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Beautiful
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OMGoodness!! That was so beautiful…like a love poem. I have goosebumps and warm fuzzies all over! My grandma loved my hubby before I knew I loved him. Crazy!! Thanks for stopping at my blog today from mama kat’s!! Have a great one!!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
@crystal, Grandma’s must have some crazy “the one” intuition.
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What a wonderful, beautiful post! You have a fabulous husband.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
@Snuggle Wasteland, Nah, I’d like to think that he has a fabulous wife
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What a gorgeous tribute, Kimberly.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
@The Drama Mama, Thanks m’dear. I love that man despite what anyone else has to say about him….hee hee.
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Wow.
This is beautiful.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
@Leighann, Thanks Leighann
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Absolutely beautiful. xo
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
@Jenn @ organic-mama.ca, Thanks girl
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Love how you walked through a song adding your story! Love it!
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
@Rachel, Thank you
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Well written. Loved this!
And? I was at Bon Jovi the day before you posted this. No lie.
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Kimberly Reply:
March 11th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
@Sue the Desperate Housemommy, Shut your mouth. That is so AWESOME!
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swooooon….
lovely. thank you for a peek at a private moment in your response to this prompt
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oh i am all melty from this post!
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What a fantastic story and great way to make use of the writing prompt. You’re really talented Kimberly & I so glad you & Shawn found eachother. I’ve never ‘met’ either of you but you seem to be a perfect match!
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So lovely. And lovey. And beautiful.
Thanks for linking up with me
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That is SO sweet… what a beautiful love story! You’re very brave to share that… you’ve made a whole bunch of us misty-eyed, I’m sure!
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OOOH, this is beautiful!! I loooove the BonJovi song! Awesome! Visiting from the weekend linkup @ the red dress club & now following:)
Hope you are having fabulous weekend
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*Sigh* beautiful, lovely tribute. Beautiful, lovely love.
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This made me swoon. Absolutely lovely
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You were such a beautiful bride! Love the lyrics to this song. Beautiful post!
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i’m all sappy weepy over here. you’re awesomesauce.
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