experiences

i have really been thinking a lot lately about the experiences we have. how each experience that we share with another person strengthens our bond to them, for good or for bad. sometimes these experiences are very similar to each other, and so blend into each other. sometimes these experiences are very different from each other, and so are remembered in greater clarity. when i think back over my relationships, it's the experiences that i remember. the more mundane, or repetitious, as well as the extraordinary. take my relationship with wes for example. when i think back over the last 8 years together, i remember a zillion meals we ate together, all blurred into the each other. i remember our trip to hawaii in greater detail, as this was not something we had ever done before. i like this way of looking at life and relationships. i like thinking about every event that you do with someone else as adding another layer to the relationship, to the bond. it's the same with jesus, i suppose. the more we do with him, the deeper our bond, the more shared experiences we have. i am sure this is something that everyone else thought about when they were like, 8, but i have always been a little slow for my age.