I vow to love you every single day...

I spent 15 years in a household where the love was endless and everlasting. As you grow older, you tend to watch Nicholas Sparks movies and chick flicks and you have the mindset that this true love is not reality.

Well, with the ability to overcome obstacles, respect one another, have mutual feelings and love one another, true love can most certainly be real, just how they taught me.

Their love was real.

It is the kind of love that people only dream of. It is the fairytale ending that most people give up on finding.

As a child, I would always cover my eyes when I seen them holding hands or kissing in the kitchen. Growing up, I never heard them argue in front of us or bicker about the little things.

No matter the situation they were in, they always got past whatever the issue was. Their love for each other shined in everything they did. Though there may not be constant "I love you's," they didn't need to say it because their actions said it all.

My parents showed me that the word "love" is much more than just a word. It is good-night kisses, it's that look of getting lost in someone's eyes and it is the ability to get past the arguments.

I grew up in a household that was filled with love.

Love for each other, love for others and love for yourself.

Though there may have been moments of anger, they were short-lived and the powerful love always shined through. Growing up with love surrounding me showed me just how strong of a foundation love can be in all aspects of your life, and without my parents, I wouldn't know exactly what love looks like.

My father taught me how a gentleman needs to treat a lady, and my mom showed me how to stand on my own two feet.

My father brought my mom flowers on a random Tuesday. He took her on romantic trips somewhere out of this town. He bought her everything she's ever considered and beyond more.

Never is the love in my house one-sided. No one person gives more than another, and everyone always knows that they are loved. Texts and calls always start with a pleasant hello and end with an "I love you" no matter what the conversation was about.

My parents never sat me down to explain the importance of love and how to find it, but they did not need too. I learned everything I needed to know from watching them.

I learned my love isn't something that should just be given out to anyone.

Seeing you both every day reminds me that I want what you guys have and that I should never settle for anything less. True love isn't always easy to find, but it is well worth the wait.

As my father once stated, "Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite".

Most importantly, I learned to cherish and love the ones you love because one day they could be gone.

Till death do us part....

One day, you soulmates will meet again.

Love you both endlessly!

6/15/16