Hey there.
I’ve been dreading writing this because, honestly, I’m scared of what’s going to happen when you eventually take a moment to read an article of mine (as I’ve been telling you for the past couple of weeks now) and understand that I’m actually writing about you. Hopefully it allows you to just see a part of me that I haven’t begun to show you yet because meeting you has been the best part of my life this year.
But first, let’s go back to where it all began..
Boston, Massachusetts
I would never imagine to love such a city as Boston because of its gigantic crowds, loud drunks, MASSHOLE drivers and not-so-friendly people. Oh wait.. That’s not the REAL reason.
The real reason is because of just one particular person that has been able to keep me from drowning in the chaos of what I call my life. You. Because of you, I have honestly been able to explore Boston and what its surrounding suburbs has to offer. The scenery, the people, the events that happen on a daily basis, the venues of where some of the most famous people have visited and stood, and knowing that you take pride in where you have grown up just makes me realize how even more amazing you are. You do get more points for convincing me the Patriots are by far superior than any other team in the NFL and that marathons are pretty cool and amazingly fun to run in. That fun part still needs to be a little more convincing.
The New Year
The start of this year was very rocky. I left one of my safe havens that I called home. Yeah, it had given me some rough times, but it still is where I had felt the most grounded. Once I lost that, I thought I was going to come off the hinges and never recover from what I had lost. I underestimated what was lost could be found again; in my next journey.
I was blessed to have the support of a selected few friends that stood by my side through the good, the bad, the ugly and the aftermath of having to go away for awhile. I will never forget the love, care and support they all showed me to just keep fighting. What made this experience all more worth it was how open you were with me to try new things even without having to say it. It was just simply showing me that our time together — no matter how short is has been at times — that positive vibes and good company was all around. You opened me up to being more adventurous; more adventurous; more mentally active; more thoughtful.
Nerd
To us, this is self explanatory. We both love working with computers; we both love Grey’s Anatomy (pre-Cristina Yang leaving era); we both love Batman (I knew that you were the right one); and we both love Jillian Holtzman aka Kate McKinnon from Ghostbusters that we have even fought who was going to marry her first. We laugh at some of my insanely awesome meme photos that are sent and we both hate talking about politics, although we do know that we need to be informative and make the right vote. We also secretly love Pretty Little Liars, although the PLL life isn’t what it should be. Our bucket list is endless, which reminds me we should probably actually write that out, and our insults to each other are “Nerd” and “You need a bubble”. What makes the “icing on the cake” is seeing you laugh and smile because I know in that moment you are happy and enjoying life.
Me Before You
I know you “don’t do romance” for whatever reason, but I know that no matter whether you continue to be impossible to do nice things for that I will always want to do them. You have immersed fuel onto what was once a dim flame and helped me come out of darkness into the light and enjoy life. I wasn’t the same person as I was when we first met. Some of it due to events that occurred; some of it due to growing up; some of it due to turning a new leaf; some of it due to wanting more out of life; but all of it was due to meeting you.
