Any place with you

Recently my folks have offered us a little acre of very rocky, hilly land near lake Sinclair in Georgia. It has started me thinking about building a future with my wonderful wife. We have been building our lives together for ten years, but at this stage, we are spending a lot of time working to get ahead, maintain our health and build a home that we can open to our family's in the future.

The lake lot makes me think more about what we would do if the sky was the limit for us. Satu is a cave dweller, and I like to have all the lights on all the time, so I have been thinking of building a home into the side of that rocky, dense hillside.

In my mind, Satu's would be a cave, blasted under the biggest rock in the hillside. She would have nice little square shrubs leading up to a hidden, thick wooden door. Maybe a stone fireplace in the center of the cave  and a hidden little spot in back where the rounded brick wall would open up to the sky. I imagine a natural waterfall trickling constantly down a cut out in that brick wall surrounded by plants. You could look up from your underground garden to see the clear night sky over the lake.

I imagine a rustic, gourmet kitchen in her little cave where cheeses and fresh fruit will feel right at home. The walls of the cave will be insulated hay bale and carved into round, elegant curves. I imagine an open, flattened rock staircase leading up to my airy rooms.

My rooms would have giant windows and be open to the view of the trees and the sky. For me, I imagine dark wood floors, and breezes flowing across. There are more windows than walls. I don't have a kitchen, I have the garden instead. The topside has an open courtyard in the middle where we grow our own herbs and have a walkway surrounded by flowers. on cool nights, we can sleep there, surrounded by nature and stars, yet still protected by the walls of our home.

Between the cave and the glass house is a hideaway room that is just ours. Not fancy, but a cozy bedroom where we can get away. Right now, my favorite time of day is bedtime. I love just sitting next to my wife as she reads. I like having coffee together in our bed and having the quiet time together. Sometimes she will reach over the dog and pat me on the leg or the hand. I feel very settled there with her.

Though I have been enjoying this daydream lately, the main reason I like it is because I like to think of a future where I could make Satu feel happy and fulfilled. I'd love a little hideaway that we felt totally relaxed in. I imagine her in her studio figuring out the next project and smelling the Georgia red clay after a storm. I will be happy anywhere we end up as long as she is with me.