When we first met we were just two Sophomore high schoolers not having a care in the world. If someone would have asked me four years ago if I would be with you, I'd probably say "hell no."

Then July 30^th, 2016 rolled around and I ran into you when I was at my worst, my breaking point. I was going out every night, not caring about myself and broken down to pieces from a previous relationship. At that point, I didn't think I was going to make it. I thought everything was over for me and then you turned my whole life around.

What even is love?

Love to me is what I have with you. You have taught me how to love by showing me how to put someone else's happiness before my own. It's about building their life for the better and learning to work collaboratively with one another to achieve the greatest things life has to offer.

I thought I knew what love was before I met you, but I was completely wrong. You've shown me to not only how to love you, but to love myself too. You’ve brought out a side in me that I never thought I would find again. I've realized that sometimes you have to reach your darkest part of your life to find the light you need to remind you why you're here. This light reminds you that everything will be okay and that you can get through it. And that's you.

Because of you, I have found a reason to live again and not focus on the things that I cannot control. You have loved me at both my highest and my lowest points. I know it is not the easiest to deal with me all the time and for that, you deserve an award. You make me feel like no one else in the world matters. You remind me every day how much I'm loved. You always push me to be my very best person and to pursue all of my dreams. You make me want to give my all in everything I do, so I can make you proud.

So, you deserve a huge thank you.

Thank you for not only being my best friend but for being my role model to help me shape my life into someone I've always wanted to be. You will always be my greatest blessing and my reminder of why I'm meant to be here. And for that, I'll love you forever.