I am blessed that God has placed you in my life, and I hope you stay for a while. With you I know I am on the right path. I just want to let you know that no matter what happens there is a reason you were put in my life. Maybe because you can deal with my little meltdowns, my love for Harry Potter, and my desire to sleep everyday away. Whatever it is, I don’t doubt our relationship.

Just in case you forget, I want to remind you that I will always give you my all because you truly deserve nothing less. The fact that you are careless, selfless, and compassionate in everything you do brings me closer and closer to you every day. I love watching you grow more and more every single day, and I can’t be more thankful to have the opportunity to do that with you. You never fail to put a smile on my face, even on the worst days. I can be in the middle of an argument with you and you looking at me smiling simply takes all my anger away. No matter how angry I get that you have the advantage to do that, a little part of me, deep deep deep down inside, loves it.

It’s the little things that make our relationship worth fighting for. The way you look at me for a long period of time and I constantly ask you “what?” and you reply, or raise your sassy voice, with “ I can’t just look at you?!” I wouldn’t want anyone else to stare at me besides you. I honestly don’t think I could wake up to anybody else and be completely OK with kissing them before they brush their teeth, but somehow I’ll kiss you anywhere and anytime. I’ll sing, or scream, at the top of my lungs with you on our many, mini road trips until my vocal cords stop working. No matter how much, or how little (depending on the day) you annoy me, I wouldn’t want to do life with anyone besides you.

So I guess thank you, for simply being you and bringing the most joy into my life. Thank you for taking care of my precious, sweet, perfect puppy all summer and basically being dad. Thank you for never failing to make my heart smile and my eyes roll. Thank you for appreciating the little things in life and helping me realize that sometimes you just have to slow down and breathe. Even though Drake loves me enough for the both of us, just know he could never replace you. You’re my everything, all I ever wanted, and maybe one day we can do it real big.