All the Wishes — Clementine and Sage

All the stray eyelashes, all the birthday candles, all the shooting stars upon which I’ve wished this wish…and now, the horses are finally here.

I’m bursting with emotions right now - most of which are contradicting each other with every heartbeat. For example - I am full of disbelief, seeing my sweet Cirrus out the window, while also fully feeling like this was inevitable and, in a way, like he and Paloma have been here from the day we got our keys in February. Also, I cannot keep myself from running outside every five minutes, so light of heart that my feet are barely earthbound, while also feeling so bone-tired that even the energy required to poke at these keys feels like too much.

As it’s Sunday, I keep trying to think through next week - the biggest question being which days I’ll go to the barn. And then I catch myself, and realize I’m not going anywhere. Next week, I’ll be right here - scooping poop and picking apart flakes of hay and throwing on a headlamp before bed so I can do a final check on my friends before turning in.

I can’t say how I’ll be feeling tomorrow, but today I may just be the happiest human alive.