I Have Had a Perfect Moment

My perfect moment was when I saw the guy that I like. It was in May of  this year. I loved finally being able to meet him. I even spent the day that he came in to Salt Lake City. Its was a fun day. I...

I had lugged my backpack down this trail for miles to get to a "locals only - non trouristy beach" in Hawaii that the locals had recommended to me.  I had my laptop, a sandwich, bottled water, a flashlight, and...

I was at an audition for a musical, and I was waiting in the hallway for my turn. I was standing by the stage manager's table, and I noticed this really good-looking guy signing in. I noticed him because he was probably close to the...

I knwo I have vague memories of some moments that I thought were perfect at the time. But the one that comes to my mind is when my first granddaughter was born and I watched her be born. I thought I would explode with the feelings that...

It was a cool summer night.
The most romantic of places
Looking out from the balcony
Appreciating the beauty of nature
 
 
She was outlined by the glow of twilight
As beautiful as the wonder before me
Calm in...

We were lying in bed, in each others arms, in a thatch rondawel out in the African bush, fire cracking and casting a magical light, bounding off the stone walls, talking about our plans for the future, things that happened in the past...

My best friend is not the person to wear her heart on her sleeve but every once in a while she surprise me by saying something unexpected. A few years ago we were in her hometown where a big party was going on in the historic city...

We had just sold our house and moved into a less expensive one, and we though with the money left over we would buy a boat, one that we will go on holidays together with.I can't swim and was scared to go on a boat with a man with only 3...

Just last night, we were snuggled in with a heart warming tale of "The Cat In The Hat Comes Back".  It was around 11:00 and my 6yr old lil girl was tired, after an evening of swimming.  We finished the book and she laid her head...

We (My Parents and me ) going to the Hall where the ceremony is to be held, Walking to the side of a beautiful green grass filled lawn, with the historic architecture of the 60 year old building as our backdrop, In a college that is...

I hopped in the car with my daughter to go down to the creemee stand for some ice cream. On the way we ran across a doe standing in the dirt road with twin fauns. They had just lost their spots. They moved into the darkness and we...

No life is perfect all the time. The trick is recognizing those little moments of perfection when they do happen. And, relishing them. Somehow, one genuinely great moment can make up for so much. You think something is lost forever...

I was driving on a gloomy overcast day and my mood was bleak to say the least. I was traveling along the serpentine roads that leads up, down, and around where the stern mountains clash with the relentless ocean to create...

I was looking in the mirror, getting ready sunday morning. My hair was in knots, my makeup still on and terribly messed up from the night before, i was in only a bra and spiderman panama pants. My arm was bruised from a fall I took, a...

I have had many perfect moments. But just last night, I had an absolutely perfect one. Two people who care about each other embraced in a tender and long hug. It was a perfect moment for me and this boy, holding each other...

I was sitting, sharing a makeshift seat of a rectangle floatation device normally used for rescue, with my friend who was at that time a lifeguard.  We were chatting away looking out to the sea, as we did most days back then, and...