4 Months

"Now it's been 3 years since we've been in love

And you keep doing things to show you're proud of

30 beauties in the room only me you see

The confidence you give lives in me

I vow to never break your heart or never let you down

For better or worse I'll always be around

And with you here to share my life, so complete

It's because of you I know how it feels to be..."

-Destiny's Child, "Love"

So it hasn't been three years, but it has been four months. In all honesty, I never thought that I would experience love again. I have been through three years of ups and downs with someone who I felt love for; someone who I still love in a different way than this. This love, however, is real. It is the love that I wake up to every morning and go to sleep with every evening. It is the love that makes me smile on the inside even when the outer world is against me. It is the love that keeps me at a high even when I can be on such lows.

I have known this love for almost two years now--September will mark the second year. It is so uncanny how someone you can be complete friends with at first can end up being that special someone that you know will have you in the long run. As I sit here writing this, I remember how we met two years ago as if we met just today. I can still remember how we used to talk hours upon hours on the phone, just as we can talk hours upon hours to this day. It is this kind of love that makes me appreciate living for the next day.

Just four months ago, we decided to go with the flow; to "explore the possibilities." Who would have thought that four months later the possibilities would flourish?