more today than yesterday

I can still remember our first three dates.

The first time J took me out, it was under a starry sky on the bleachers of our university's football field where he had set up a blanket, 2 capri suns, teddy grams and a candle.  We talked for several hours before realizing we'd been locked in and had to jump the fence to get out.

Our second date was the one that won me over.

A totally creative and personalized scavenger hunt all over Fargo/Moorhead, ending at Barnes and Noble, where I had to pick out books that described me and explain them to him over coffee.

But the third date is the one we relive on a regular basis with our girls.

J busted out his singing voice on that date and left me laughing so hard I cried.

The song...I Love You More Today Than Yesterday by Spiral Staircase

We caught ourselves singing it to the girls again the other day and I thought it only appropriate to post some sweet pics of our girls with the lyrics of this stellar tune.

I don't remember what day it was
I didn't notice what time it was
All I know is that I fell in love with you
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you

Every day's a new day in love with you
With each day comes a new way of loving you
Every time I kiss your lips my mind starts to wander
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But, darling, not as much as tomorrow

Tomorrow's date means springtime's just a day away
Cupid, we don't need ya now, be on your way
I thank the lord for love like ours that grows ever stronger
And I always will be true
I know you feel the same way too

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But only half as much as tomorrow

My favorite line is the last one...

but only half as much as tomorrow.

With that kind of math, it makes me insanely happy to think about how much love there will be 2 years, 10 years...50 years from now.

How does the love keep growing?

Even on the rough, rough days I find that our hearts just keep getting bigger.  We find ways to love deeper and wider.

J loves and lives the quote, "Today, little things with great love."

And when you live like that, you're bound to experience more joy, more love, more good today than you had yesterday.

It's a fact.