I remember it like it was yesterday, the day we met. I guess we had technically known of each others existence for a while but I had never really paid attention to you. You and your blue eyes, and shy smile. I remember thinking that I wanted to know everything about you, I never thought we would amount to this.
I was going through a wild phase in my life. I was out with my friends all night, every night and I thought I loved the life I was living. I went from a good girl with good grades who never got in to trouble, to being constantly grounded and barely passing in a matter of months, but I didn't really care. Boys came and went whenever it was beneficial to them and I figured you'd be the same way, no one really stays around long with the lifestyle I was living.
But you were different. I remember after our first date wondering if there would be a second because you barely even spoke to me. I thought I had scared you away with my bad attitude and terrible driving. I was so surprised when you asked to see me the next day. I remember wondering if this would last or if it was just a passing fling, and then on January 28, 2015 you FINALLY asked me to be your girlfriend.
My life changed from a drunken roller coaster to a whirlwind romance in a matter of months and I started to see myself changing too. Parties didn't seem as important as they used too, and I wanted to spend all of my time with you. We weren't perfect and we were completely different but we seemed to work.
It'll be two years this January and I still tell people about how you changed my life in more ways than you could understand. You taught me how to be myself again, how to love and forgive. You also taught me the importance of family by inviting me into yours, I'm so grateful for that and for them, They welcomed me and made me feel like I was a part of something more. It made me realize just how much I missed my mom, how even though I might see her everyday we hadn't had a relationship in a while, and you helped me change that.
I'm so thankful for you and the way you have changed me. Even though today our relationship is different than it was when we started, and even though we fight like cats and dogs, I still love you. I still love to watch you wrestle, and I still love to see the way your face lights up when you show me the plays from last nights football game, even though I have no idea the difference that tackle will make to your "highlight reel". I love to see you smile, and hear your laugh, and I'll never get over those dimples. I'm thankful to have someone who isn't afraid to tell me when I'm acting crazy and emotional, but will also love me through it. You changed my life the day you came into it and I can never thank you enough.
And even though I want to spend the rest of our lives together, I understand that there is a chance that may not happen. But what I want you to understand is that no matter what happens, today or fifty years from now. I will always love you, because you will always be the boy who saved me.
