.Fade away.

For when you are so close, you can sit in a comfortable, companioned silence each with your own thoughts, sharing tidbits along the way... drinking coffee alongside with the newspaper in one hand and Pandora on in the background, hearing the rest of the world slowly waking too...

... or finding new paths to walk onwards, stopping every so often for baby to explore... and you have to sit and thank God for using nature as just an example of his splendor...

... these are some of my favorite moments of marriage because relationships don't always have to be about the talking, but in also the listening and in the quiet reflection with your most cherished friend.  Then add the baby noises of play in the background, and all the week's stresses seem to fade away for a long while.