Week #10 - Stay a little bit longer.....

"The distance is too long && the visits are too short"

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This is my love. I took this picture early this morning while we were having breakfast and reading the newspaper (I subscribe to the OC Register like the old soul/nerd I am) before he had to drop me off to my show and then take the long 7 hour drive back to base. As a little backstory, if you remember from my first lighting presentation, I mentioned that he is in the Navy & even before he joined we have been in a long distance relationship from the very start. I realized I haven't seen him longer than a full 2 days since last spring break. Every moment is fleeting... With this in mind, I'll bring you back to why I chose this picture. At first I was upset that the flash didn't turn on which resulted in his picture being more of a silhouette and the morning light can only been seen on some parts of him. The significance of this can be drawn back to my quote I mentioned at the beginning of this blog entry. The visits are short. He comes & goes, vice versa. The silhouette of him signifies just how fleeting these moments are because he is in a sense gone too fast for the sunlight to catch him. He's never around long enough to be lit completely. The small parts of him that are lit are the very small indications that "Robert was here". It's a hard life, but a relationship quote in which mirrors my feelings perfectly is:

"Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It’s for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It’s for those who know a good thing when they see it, even if they don’t see it nearly enough…"-Unknown

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It was nice reading all of your blogs (thanks for sharing) and the quarter has been fun. Good luck on finals & have a great Spring Break everybody! Enjoy :)

♥ Darlene