Erin and Mike were going through a difficult period in their lives, both haven recently lost their fathers and going through stressful events in their relationship.  They had recently moved in together but neither had a job that could be considered good enough to easily support the two of them.  Each working 6 day weeks, they had reached a Sunday where they decided to let it all go.  Just for one day, they said, they would settle down and imagine they were the only two people in the world.  They traveled to the frozen riverbank outside downtown and found a bench.  Erin talked about her aspirations and Mike talked about his interests.  There was nothing else important, just for that day, because they were together.  For hours, they sat there living the perfect life.  As the next day rolled around, they went their separate ways to work, but took a little bit of the other with them.  It was easier to work when they had a better idea of how beautiful life really can be.
