Making memories of us

I wrote this on myspace(who has one of those these days?) in december and wanted to share it here:

So something that a bunch of people(my parents namely) often told me back in the day finally clicked and made absolute sense a couple weeks ago when I asked Steph to give up all common sense and spend the rest of her life with me....and she said yes. What was that thing you ask? Well, it was that somewhere in my life I would meet the person who was so perfect for me in every way and that she was out there somewhere....I of course wasn't having the best luck in relationships at the time(for a myriad of reasons, mostly probably to do with me being immature and selfish)...and didn't believe them....I'm a firm believer my parents were right on the money looking back at it...damn them for being right!(sorta).

The past 4 or 5 years have brought me things I never thought possible, including the most amazing, beautiful, funny girl I could ever hope for...and yes, I do thank god for her every single day. My dad always says he has no clue why his wife chose to settle for him, but he's glad she did....and that's sorta how I feel about Steph.....except for once, she makes me feel like we're equal and in it together...a quality which is rare not only in relationships, but in people in general as well these days it seems.

I won't bore you with all of the incredibly fun things we've done over the years(frankly I've written them before, or posted pics for that)....but as corny as it sounds, she's not just my amazing fiance, she's also my best friend....she's always been there for me thru thick and thin...even when others haven't been, and never judged me no matter how childish I was being. She took care of me when I was sick, put up with all of my little idiotic quirks about food, and most importantly like I said before treated me like an equal, and I just hope that the same can be said of me to her.

So some of you might want to know how I did it or where or whatever in ref to the proposal...so here goes: I had gotten the ring a couple months back and got it for our trip to Kentucky to see my UNC team play her UK team(my team lost :( )....and somehow kept it a secret from her(it was hard as I tell her everything lol)....and then while sitting next to her at halftime of an awful game for my team I told her how much I loved her and intended on being with her forever and then slipped the ring on her finger....I wish I could take a photo out of my head and show you all her face when she said yes, it was truly priceless.

I did it that way because if you know us....that's us.....and it makes sense....plus it was the first place we ever went on a trip together so it just seemed appropriate to me. Hopefully it's the first of MANY more trips to Kentucky to come, where on that trip years ago I think I truly realized just how much I loved her and wanted to be with her forever. She's the most amazing person I know, and if I get to spend every day waking up to her leaving for work, or putting her to bed everynight before I stumble into bed 3 hours later....I will have led an amazing life.

Anyone who knows me truly knows how I feel about her. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me...and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her...I can only hope that the rest of you find happiness like that in your own life...trust me, it does happen...even to a guy like me :)

Stephanie, I love you more than anything in this or any other world, you are my heart, my soul...my everything.