in a world that is more fluff than climactic where longevity and legacy come in second fashions are fast, and the timeless outdated i found a love everlasting withstanding the peaks and valleys handcrafted, sturdy, and resilient i realized the roadblocks getting here had been no accident every detour had brought me closer there was more to this than i'd ever anticipated life was full of more surprise, intrigue, and possible outcomes but i'd have to do more than just ride out the storm i had to take the wheel choose the direction i was going the losses i was willing to take the people i'd pick up along the way freeways would get me across quickly, highways offered more opportunity, but it is on the backroads and byways that life's lessons are learned a bit messy, hard, rough and dirty more stick than carrot most days, but i was determined...