Learning On This Road

Saturday marked a year of me and Daniel being together. We have had so much fun this year I can't wait to see what the years to come are going to be like. We have traveled near and far, and wound up in some pretty funny situations. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary to celebrate, I hate stuff like that and thankfully Daniel doesn't think he is Fabio so it works out great! We were what we like best: just us and nothing more.

I have learned a lot in this relationship and I feel like I'm becoming who I've always hoped to be. I'm learning the true meaning of happiness that I thought I had already known. Don't get me wrong, I am sure I will find more true meanings of life and happiness along my journey in life such as getting married, buying my first house and making it a home, having a baby, watching my family grow and get older, and maybe even landing a dream job I have always wanted. But for now, I am on a great road and I see it continuing. I have had lots of new things in my life this year: wearing orange, going to soccer and hockey games, going on vacation with his family, horse races, rock concerts, trying an array of new foods, how to let go of the things that bring me down and not to worry with other people's issues and insults, and most of all, how to be me. I love that Daniel wears cowboy boots! I have had cowboy boots for years and I would never wear them as much as I wanted to for people making comments or maybe looking at me strangely. It is a style thing that molds us as being together. This is a small example but it is a big reason why I love him; he makes me comfortable to be me. I even brought back the curls because he knew he would love them. 

There is nothing better than making memories with someone you hope to spend the rest of your life with. We have had so many good memories in this first year We went to the beach for his birthday and with his family, laying on the couch on Friday nights with a bottle of wine and a bowl of popcorn, driving me to the hospital to see my dad, a German bar, going to Nashville for a couple of weddings, dancing at a country bar, the making of the real "you, me, and Dupree", playing gold fish, his car getting broken into, and the moment he told me he loved me. 

I believe Daniel is my lobster. If you don't know about how lobsters love then I urge you to read up on it and watch Friends where Phoebe tells Ross about lobsters. You see, lobsters fall in love and are together for life. They link their claws and don't let go, but if they are separated they can find each other in different waters. I am blessed and thankful to have found my lobster and hope we never get lost in different waters.