Starting a new year, everybody has new years resolutions that they say they're going to do, but most likely won't end up doing. Mine for this year was to focus on me. I was doing pretty well until you walked into the picture.

I remember how this all started. I was in a weird place, a place that I wasn't exactly happy in. A mindset that needed to be changed, I didn't know it yet. You were that change.

You had my attention from day one, that insignificant moment when you took your first seat at the bar- tall, dark, and handsome. You were wearing a simple t-shirt, jeans, and a hat with an American flag on it- nothing earthshattering, but enough to make me look back at you more than once. You weren't something I needed at the time, but something I wanted.

As people at my work started talking, word around town was that you were our new chef; being transferred from one of our other sister restaurants. As you began to work, we started flirting, subconsciously, and consciously. You made me nervous, so the first few times you asked me out, I said no.

Going back to me focusing on myself. Well, that didn't last long. Your persistence continued, and I eventually gave in, at this point, you were making it hard for me to say no; I was running out of excuses. So, we went to lunch, I ordered a burger but only took a few bites, I sat there with my heart racing as we exchanged small talk about our dogs, and your job. We finished lunch, gave each other a quick hug, and went on our separate ways.

The small talk turned into actual conversations, which turned into us hanging out more often, which turned into us dating. You were the summer romance every girl has dreamt of having.

As I prepared to go back to school, my feelings for you kept increasing to where I was falling in love with you. It took me a while to get where I am today, so why ruin it again with yet another boy? You were the one I didn't see coming, and then, before long, you were the one I couldn't imagine leaving.

You're my biggest support system, you always encourage me to achieve my goals- even when I'm at my lowest point, but most importantly, you're the person I want to talk to after a long day. I'm so glad that 2018 brought you into my life, and I'm so happy I finally gave in to you asking me out. You're the frosting to my cake because you make everything a whole lot sweeter, I love you.