Today we went into Yellowstone Park...for probably what will turn out to be, our last, if not nearly our last visit, before the park closes and we head back to Salt Lake. It was a cold...almost numbing cold and dreary and it was wonderful. There were hardly any people at all. Who could blame them...and the one's who were there were mostly fishing, and mostly Montana license plates....so pretty much the locals.

Sometimes....most of the time....Steve and I get going so fast that we forget to take time to enjoy our surroundings and each other. We forget, in our day to day projects, why we love this area so much...and we forget to stop for a moment, take deep breaths, and look around at the wonders that surround us. Today we took the time. We laughed at silly jokes and each other. We held hands and remembered why we're together and why we love each other.

I thought that being retired, we would have so much time for all the things we normally don't have time to do. We both need to remember that projects can always wait. The carpet doesn't necessarily need to be vacummed today....the boats can wait one more day to be put away for the winter. A tv show can be seen when it's a rerun. Tomorrow, we can cover up the mattresses for the winter and pack away the blankets and the sheets. Today, we can and should, sit in front of a cozy, crackling fire....while it rains and snows outside...we should talk about our kids, our grandkids and each other. We have been given the gift of another day, with each other, in this beautiful area that we love so much. We need to stop and remember how grateful we are for being able to have this beautiful experience.