A Memory Long Forgotten, Remembered Today

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Thanks to @Raelove and her post Just Me and the Snow for reminding me of this night. One of my favorite memories from my youth - I was eighteen and a freshman in college and I was dating a 24 year woman who was also a freshman after a hitch in the military. She was staying with a host family just off campus, an easy walk across the river from my dorm. I'd gone to meet her at the house and we were walking to town. It was snowing lightly and there was about three inches of dry powder on the ground. We were holding hands, walking through the snow under the soft glow of the street lights, as the gentle flakes fell around us. The only sound we could here was our own footsteps in the snow. No one else was out and about and it seemed like we had the whole world to ourselves. Suddenly, T let go of my hand and ran ahead of me. She pulled off her hat, kicked around in the snow, twirled about, and laughed. "I just love nights like this!" she said as walked up to her. I brushed her hair back from her face, pulled her close, and kissed her. "Me, too," I whispered. When I close my eyes I can still see her, brown hair twirling as the snow falls around her.