First off, let me start by telling you how much I love you, how much I cherish the time we have had, and how appreciative I am to have you in my life. You have shown me so many new things that otherwise I would have never been exposed to, and pushed me to be a better person, both mentally and in the context of my life as a whole.

When we first met, I didn't expect things to turn out the way that they did. You and I worked in the same job, and to be honest, I thought you were far beyond my league and that I had no chance of ever being with a girl as smart, as beautiful, or as caring as you are. In the beginning, our relationship was a beautiful flower, blooming into something so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes, and still does. However, as time went on, you told me something that made me look at our relationship completely differently, and forced me to make a decision I had never expected to make:"I'm going to join the Navy."

At first I didn't know what to think. I thought "It can't be that hard, I've had family in the military so I'm pretty familiar with the fact that you'll be away for long periods of time, and probably be forced to move to different places across the country."

What I didn't consider at the time was how my emotions and yours would both be affected by these things. "Can I handle being away from someone I love this much for that long? Will the distance tear us apart? Will she leave because it's too much for her to bear? Is this a sign that we should've never been together in the first place?"

The time came for me to make a decision. I had to determine if I was willing to stay, to endure the hard times that I knew were ahead of us, and was I willing to trust you to do the same. Did I believe in us enough to make it work, and figure it out together. This is what I had to consider, and what led me to my final decision:

I loved you more than I had ever loved anyone in my entire life, even though we had only been together for a short while. You've told me things that no one has ever told me, and it made me feel like I mean the world and beyond to you, things like "I hate every girl you met before me, because of the ways they have hurt you" or "When I look at you, I see everything I've ever wanted, you're my person" and these things made my heart well up with happiness and love. I knew that for both of us, this relationship was more special than anything either of us had experienced before, and that we were both willing to do anything to make it work. We see a future in each other's eyes, and that is what made me believe that despite how difficult it would be, not seeing or hearing from you for months at a time most of all, that we could and would make it work. It would be hard, but like I've always told you, anything worth having doesn't come easy, and just because it won't come easily doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

Now that you've been sworn in, and leave for Basic Training on April 23, I am cherishing every single moment I am given with you, the good as well as the not so good, because I know a time is coming where I won't have anything at all. I will miss you more than words could ever explain, and my heart will call to you while you're in Great Lakes, IL so loudly I know yours will hear it and call back to me. And the day you return, tears will roll down my face, both proud of how far you've come and everything you've accomplished, and happy to finally have you back in my arms. And even though I know it won't be long before you leave again, I know you will always come back to me, and I'll always be here waiting for your return.

I love you baby, always and forever, to infinity and beyonderest.

Your Saucy Nugget.