Rachel, this has been the best year of my life because you have been in it. I am so thankful for you and your love toward me. Thank you for being who you are and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you with all my heart.
Tag: milestone
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New Year’s Eve
We spent a very cold New Year’s Eve at Julie and Kenny’s new house. We had great food, great drinks, and great fun until I smashed my head…
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We Moved in Together
After several long weeks of work, I was hesitant at first, but it felt like the next logical step. So, we took the plunge, rearranged the spare room, and starting bringing your things into our new apartment on 1000 Still Moon Crescent at Blueberry Hill.
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6 Months
To celebrate 6 months of sharing each others lives together, we decided that instead of going out to a fancy dinner, we would just stay in and relax in pajamas while watching movies all night. I decided to take that idea further and setup about 30 candles throughout the living room, dining room, and kitchen and left light love songs playing in the background for when you arrived. I also bought checkers and yahtzee and set them up for additional entertainment. We relaxed alone all night and just enjoyed being with each other; reflecting on where we have come from and where we are now. I love you Rachy!
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5 Months
We both forgot about our 5 month milestone because we were having so much together already that day.
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Our first week apart
I went away to a retreat called Basileia for an entire week up in the Adirondack mountains to play guitar on a worship team. That means I was away from my little Italian lady for 7 days. We talked throughout each day and I called you every night until I got home. Then we spent 4 straight days together!
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Matt’s 24th Birthday
You certainly made my 24th birthday one to remember. Everything was a surprise. You came over to my apartment at about 11am on the morning of my birthday. We decided to go out to breakfast, but not before you presented my with a giant bag of presents. You hand-crafted a giant card full of photos of us and a map of places we wanted to see together, not to mention a lovely letter.
We went to the Highland Park diner for breakfast, then you surprised me with a canoe trip. I love canoeing! It was the perfect day for it too. Next, you took me to Casa Larga Vineyards for a wine tasting. We went back to my apartment and passed out on the couch, tired from paddling all morning. Then you took me out for yet another surprise, dinner. We ate at Espada Brazilian Steakhouse where guys walk around with 32 different types of meat and you use a two-sided circle to tell them if you wanted more or not. It was like a buffet of meat that came to you.
We went across the way to Salina’s for drinks before heading home to watch a movie. It was a great day that was just a small part of an amazing birthday weekend together. Thanks baby, I love you!
P.S. You got me balloons. I haven’t gotten balloons on my birthday in years :)
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First Homemade Lunch
You made me lunch for the first time today. PBJ, Gatorade, Chips, and Yogurt.
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Trip to NYC
Before I could even finish asking you if you wanted to go on a roadtrip you had already said yes. You barely knew where we were going, but you loved roadtrips and wanted to be with me. I am very blessed to have such an adventurer on my hands.
It was an awesome trip. We drove to NJ to see my family, then took the NJ Transit line into NYC the next day. I took you to some of my favorite NYC spots such as Top of the Rock and Times Square. We randomly bumped into your sister Rebekah who just happened to be in NYC on the same day. We ate at Virgils, where Rebekah was when we found her. It was BBQ from heaven. We haven’t had anything quite like it since then. Later that day we went to see my friend Kelly perform for her first album release. The next day we wen shopping and out for drinks while hanging out with my parents. We drove home Monday morning so I could bring you to work on time. It was awesome!
I fell a little more in love with you on this trip. I really enjoyed showing you all the cool things I have experienced in NYC over the years. One day was not enough though so I am planning on taking you back there sometime soon.
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Trip to Baltimore
Late Wednesday night you told me that you had the weekend off from work and wanted to get away somewhere. After a little thought, we chose Baltimore.
I was born there, and you had never been. I also had a few friends that lived there, so it made sense. We went to plenty of bars after sharing an amazing dinner and Hard Rock Cafe, got a little tipsy and walked through the Inner Harbor. The next day we went to breakfast with my two friends Emily and Vic at Miss Shirleys (Monkey Bread was amazing). Later we visited the aquarium (you LOVED the aquarium), went to breakfast with my two friends Emily and Vic at Miss Shirley’s (Monkey Bread was amazing), and we did a lot of laughing. This was our first big road trip together and I was happy to find out that we weren’t sick of each other after being in the car with my music for 7 hours.
We only went overnight but the drive was just as nice as Baltimore was and we were very blessed with great driving weather in the middle of a bad winter.
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Morning Texts
Almost every morning I wake up to a text message from you. The words “I love you and I hope you have a wonderful day” will never get old.
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In the Beginning…
I asked you to be my girlfriend tonight. You said “yes”.