Dear everyone,

Nearly a year ago, I wrote a piece talking about the love of my life and explaining how he had proposed to me the morning before New Year's Eve in 2014. Everyone LOVED it! Now, because of it, people seem to ask me more and more how we are doing, so I thought I would give an update on us.

In short: we're doing just fine.

In the last year, we have celebrated our one-year engagement anniversary, our two year relationship anniversary, and our second first-date anniversary (A lot of anniversaries, I know!). We have had our fair share of ups and down. We have pulled through every single one of them.

We have watched our closest friends get married, welcomed a beautiful, smart, and fun woman into the family, and we have slowly and surely planned our very own wedding. We have watched everyone around us have successes in everything we do.

And that isn't to say that we haven't had our own successes. For instance, John has worked many fairs and festivals in the past year promoting and advocating for the Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky. I haven't done much work advocating for anything, but I got myself a job, and I'm working toward being financially stable and I'm always by his side in everything he does.

As for the ring? Well...it broke just before Christmas break in 2015. The diamond just up and fell out. We're hoping to get a new engagement ring when we go to buy our wedding bands.

Now, I want to brag about my fiance.

Dear John,

Again, it feels like I'm in one of those movies where we write love letters to one another (though now I understand what a "dear John" is).

You have been with me every step of the way this past year. You stood strong even when I went a little crazy, and you stood stronger when I was having better days. I don't ever ask for many things from you, and you have been so good at providing me with everything I need and more.

You have been my closest friend from day one, and when we get married, I know that we will be even closer and stronger than we ever have been.

I bug you with the details of the wedding, but I know that you want whatever I want, and I appreciate the times you tell me no on things. I know I can get a little crazy with the amount of detail I put into things, but I just want the best party for the both of us. I know that you want the same thing as well.

I love you more than words can describe. You're my one, and I'm your only, and through sickness and health, for better and for worse, through toil and snare, through rich times and poor times, through maddening days and joyous nights, I hope that we can continue to be each other's one and only.

Sincerely,

Your One and Only