First and foremost, I want to thank you for the little things. I want to thank you for remembering how I like my coffee, for making me breakfast on occasion, for doing the dishes, for letting me sleep all day, for always having gum on you because you know I can't go out without some, among all the other little things. As I always tell you, the little things really add up and mean so much more than you know, so thank you for remembering them. More than just remembering them, for doing them with a smile on your face even though I know you hate washing the dishes just as much as I do. Thank you for making those the things that I look at you and think how lucky I am to have someone who does those things for me.

I want to thank you for not only putting up with my family, but for loving them as much as I do and for becoming a part of them. Family is the most important thing to me and you knew that from day one. You not only jumped right in with all the guys in playing sports and drinking but jumped right in with making fun of me with them. Thank you for lending a helping hand and for never being a slug and not helping out, it honestly makes me fall in love with you all over again when I see you help my mom without her asking, or help my dad because it's your way of bonding with him. Thank you for being a true gentleman so my parents can see that you're too good for their daughter. Thank you for bonding with my brothers because they mean everything to me, no matter how much they pick on me. Thank you for just being you because you fit in so well with my brothers, parents, cousins, aunts and uncles... It feels like you were never not there. It melts my heart to know that you take family seriously and that it's important to you, too.

Thank you for always being there for me. Really though, from me waking up from a nightmare in the middle of the night to being a blubbering baby on the couch when I think I'm getting sick, to any serious life-changing event, you've really taken everything thrown your way with such grace and confidence. It makes me feel so secure in us because you're so level-headed and calm, even when I'm a tornado. It doesn't matter whether I'm completely freaking out over a burnt recipe or crying because I didn't get a job I wanted, you're the steady hand I can always count on. You keep me in line and you keep me sane and you somehow always manage to make me look back at it, whether it's five minutes post-disaster or months later and realize that it always works itself out.

Thank you for never letting me forget how loved I am. There have been days that I feel like my whole world is absolutely falling apart. We've been through so much together and life is about to throw a hundred more things our way. But you never let me forget how blessed I am to have all that I have, and how loved I am by you and the people who matter most. Thank you for not letting life's obstacles tear us apart and more importantly, for letting the stress of those obstacles tear me apart. We all know I have a way of letting worry and stress weigh on me but you always remind me that it'll all work out and I have so much to be thankful for. Most importantly, you never let me fall asleep feeling like I'm not loved and that's most important.

Thank you for putting up with my shenanigans. You let me be me - the good and the bad - and I love you so much for that. You let me change our house into one giant fort because I was having a bad day and needed to do something playful. You let me have an indoor water fight with you in the dead of winter just to pretend it's summer. You let me watch Say Yes To The Dress and don't laugh at me when I start crying at the end. You let me get drunk off three glasses of wine and laugh when I binge eat cheese because wine and cheese are the perfect pair. You let me have a complete meltdown and are there to help lift me back up at the end of a rough day. You don't mind when I cause a scene when we go grocery shopping even though you constantly tell me we're never going out in public again together (come on, riding the cart up and down the aisle IS fun and you're just being a grump). Thank you for not changing me and for loving me how I am, even on my most difficult days.

Thank you for not letting me forget who I am. This one is so big because there was a time in our relationship where I had let a lot of things I love slip away. I was so lost but you always encouraged me to do the things I'm passionate about. You got me back into dancing which was a huge part of my life, you encouraged me to start baking and cooking again because you knew I loved it. You've always encouraged me to continue to be me and do the things that make me who I am without any ounce of jealousy or fear that we'd drift apart. You really helped me fall back in love with the things that make me, me and I can't thank you enough for that.

Lastly, thank you for becoming my best friend. There's no one else I want to run and tell both good and bad things to. There are no one else's arms that I want to be in at the end of the night and there is no one else I'd rather sit around and binge watch Netflix with. You're my confidant, my partner in crime, my favorite drinking buddy and the best dance partner. I know I can count on you and I know that when it all comes down to it, you're my person. So thank you for being my best friend, my boyfriend and most of all, thank you for being the best human I've ever met.

Thank you for being you.