Yesterday Ana left to return to Spain, and I returned to work, engulfed in sadness. The two weeks she was here were wonderful, magical, and thoroughly joyful. Our travels, our conversations, our spontaneous moments of affection, our quite embraces, and even the normal activities of day to day life all had an air of perfection, of beauty. The sadness of our last hours together slowly crept over me as we packed her bags. The drive to the airport was like... Read more