Where forever started

It started with four simple words,

“Come to dinner,” nothing more.

Funny how a little message

Could open up a whole new door.

Then came those long car drives,

Windows down, nowhere to be,

Talking ’bout our hopes and dreams,

You right there beside me.

Somewhere between those miles

And the way you made me laugh,

I stopped wondering where this was going

And started dreaming about our past.

Look at the life we’re building,

Look at the love we made,

From a simple “come to dinner”

To the memories we’ve made.

Through the laughter and the hard days,

I’d still choose you every time.

You, me, our little Nox,

A mountain home and a lifetime.

I see Alexander by your side,

Learning all you know,

How to be strong and still be gentle,

How to love and let it show.

And I see our future daughters

Running barefoot through the yard,

Yelling, “Mommy! Mommy!”

While you watch them from the porch.

You’ll teach them how to chase dreams,

I’ll remind them they’re enough,

And we’ll look across that mountain

Knowing we built it all from love.

Look at the life we’re building,

Look how far we’ve come,

From one little dinner invitation

To a family made of love.

Through every high and every low,

Every road we’ve traveled through,

If forever looks like this,

I want forever with you.

I want slow mornings, coffee,

Your hand reaching across mine,

Good health, family dinners,

Christmas lights and summertime.

And when our hair turns silver

And the years have come and gone,

I’ll still think about those drives,

Those late nights, and coming home.

Look at the life we’re building,

Look at what we’ve become.

Alexander, Nox, our children,

And a love that keeps growing on.

When our daughters yell, “Mommy!”

And you smile across the yard,

I’ll know that little “come to dinner”

Was the beginning of our hearts.

It started with four simple words…

A dinner, a drive, a laugh.

And somehow that little moment

Became the life I always dreamed we’d have.