my thoughts on {love}

love.

it's good right? it probably starts out something like this...

...happy, blissful colors and sappy phrases that make everyone else roll their eyes except for you,

cause you're in love, sweet pea.

but time wears on and we both realize those candies taste chalky after a while and those phrases are harder to say cause we notice things about each other that we didn't before. 

like dirty socks on the floor

and bad habits and character flaws.

yes, those candies are definitely chalky and it's more work to make the thing fun,

but we do, because after all, deep down we really do love each other...flaws and all.

but after even more time, feelings get hurt, love runs out...mean things are said.

we argue, hearts are broken.

sometimes the hurts are so deep, it doesn't seem worth it.

quitting seems so much easier...so much less work.

but by that time, there's all these little hearts with the two of you...and they're all looking at you.

watching you. 

and you know so certainly that you can't quit

because they are so worth the hard work.

because you know that those who sow much will reap much.

and you want a beautiful harvest.

and so you decide to work and keep working, till death do you part.

cause that's what you said you would do.

and after you work hard, you realize it was a choice all along...even back when you were exchanging

sappy chalky heart phrases like "hot lips" and "kiss me." 

you chose to then

and you still choose to now.

because it's love.

and ya, it's messy....

...and sometimes ugly, and frustrating, and heart-breaking.

but it's still love.

and love is lovely. 

happy {late} love day :)

xo,

{alicia}