Time and time again we have heard the many common phrases associated with falling in love at a young age. From “You’re too young to know what love is,” to “You need to live your life,” we’ve heard it all, but never once did they stop us.
The very first day I met you, five years ago, I was only 14 years old, but somehow I knew you were going to be something special. Though I didn’t know just how special you would become. It didn’t take very long for me to fall head over heels for you, with your perfect smile, curly hair and southern boy charm I was sucked into a whirlwind of feelings that never seemed to lessen or disappear, as much as I may have wanted them to.
Being a girl from a divorced family can really take a toll on the idea of love, and having parents who were once high school sweethearts made the time I met you even more sensitive to the doubts I had become so accustomed to. Luckily for me that didn’t stop you from pulling me out into that field and asking me to dance one more time. The soft whispers of you singing along with the music, the stars out shining and that one little touch — it was almost as if I was living my own little fairy tale. Sparks were flying and before I knew it I said yes to a second chance with the boy that would creep into my mind every day.
It didn’t take very long for you to say those three little words, and though I doubted them because we were not only so young, but so new in our relationship, I said them back to you. Since that moment I have never regretted uttering those words to you because at 15 years old, I meant them.
Since that day back in February of 2012, I have fallen more and more in love with you every day. You are literally the first thing I think of in the morning, and the last thing before I fall asleep. You are so truly special to me, and I know that we have a great future together. You are the most dedicated and determined person that I have met. Much like me, you have goals and dreams, and I’m so very proud that you are going after them, and that you are not letting anything stand in your way, even me.
This isn’t just some love letter that I am writing you, it is a letter that I hope you will keep for the rough days, the days where you may not want to see me, the days where you do not believe in yourself. This is a letter to remind you of the good times, but mostly because I want you to always remember that there is someone who believes in you and all the things you choose to do.
So here's to the future, a future of defying the odds.
