"Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay." — Ruth 1:16

I will never forget the first day we spoke. Caught up in the feeling of disbelief & wondering if you were even real, I found myself cheesin’ when I opened that first message. “Who does this kind of thing anymore..” I thought to myself. We chatted for a few brief moments in between my phone not working & you being at work. & then my heart dropped. “Incoming FaceTime from Max Klein...” read my phone screen. I blinked my eyes probably 50,000 times to see if I was dreaming. FACETIME?! Butt dial. I knew it, I thought. “Incoming call from Max Klein” & when I answered, there you were. We talked and mentioned getting together sometime. But I was completely taken back by the fact that you’d even called me to begin with, so I did something I have never done. I invited you out for the night to my best friend’s birthday dinner. We had only “talked” for a few brief moments; about 2 days. You agreed to come out to dinner but assured me you would have to miss the after dinner festivities due to working early in the morning. That dinner was probably the most fun I have ever had on a “date.” I nestled my head on your arm like we were already a couple. We shared so much in common. Your smile was contagious. Your eyes were hypnotic. Your laugh was heart warming and adorable... and a sound I never wanted to hear, cease. And then dinner was over. I didn’t want you to go. You surprised me and told me you would come out with us to the next place. There, you kissed me for the first time and said something along the lines of, “I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now..” we took pictures together that first night like we were a couple who has been together for years. We jammed out to the Tarzan soundtrack in your car. When we got to my apartment, we held each other close, and stayed up and talked all night. You didn’t leave until the morning. When you were leaving, I looked at you and kissed you goodbye and said, “I could get used to this and I already miss you.” and the rest is history.

“...To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness.” - Robert Brault When you look for the right person, you always end up with the wrong one. But when you just sit by the corner and wait, he comes along and shares the corner with you. I'm feeling alive and with every breath that I take, I feel like I've won. You're my key to survival. You know when you have found your prince because you not only have a smile on your face, but in your heart as well. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. For you see, each day I love you more. Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow. Walking with your hands in mine and mine in yours, that's exactly where I want to be always. “ I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you, not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” - Roy Croft