A Moment in Time (Personal Narrative)

On August 18, 2001 my family and I left for a vacation in the Bahamas at the Atlantis Resort. We crammed all of our suitcases inside the car, which of course we had one too many. Before leaving on every vacation, my family has this tradition where we all put our hands on top of each others and yell "We're going to the Atlantis!", or whatever destination we are heading to. Once everyone was ready and situated …

…still sobbing, then Jordan leaned over and whispered in my ear "I love you." I did not know what to say, it had only been a week. I thought about it for just a moment, and I finally uttered back "I love you too." It has been four years now, and Jordan and I are still together. In fact, Jordan has transferred from Massachusetts down to Ohio and we now have our own place together.