One year ago...

One year ago today, I went to lunch with the love of my life at a little burger joint near his house. I only had an hour. I picked at my chicken crispers and tried to act as normal and in control as possible. But, I was wrenching inside and was fighting back a river of tears. After lunch, I dropped him off at his apartment and out in front of his place was a tiny Uhaul filled to the top and his little red car hitched up to the back and I kissed him and said good bye thinking it may be the last time I would ever see him. How I ever pulled out of that parking lot, I will never know.

He had recently been transferred to the Orem store. It was a great opportunity that he couldn't pass up and who was I to hold him back. I told him to go and see how it felt to be without me. If it felt okay, I would stay in St George and he would stay in Orem and we would move on with our lives without each other. It would be easier that way. I would just never see him again and I would somehow have to figure out how I'd survive knowing that the best thing that had ever happened to me was over. I knew that if that was what was meant to be, I would be okay. But it didn't stop me from sobbing my heart out all the way back to work.

When I got back to the office, there was my sweet, Sara with encouraging words and a huge bear hug. "Go look on your desk" she said with a sly grin. There on the corner, bigger than life, were 24 of the most perfect light pink roses encircled in baby's breath and a massive bow. He must have spent $200 on them. The card read "real fairy tales have no ending, I will see you on June 13th." That was the deadline I had given him to choose a life with me or without me. He'd already decided before he even left and a quick phone call confirmed that in every second of his spare time, he would be arranging for me to join him up North. On June 15th, with a much larger Uhaul filled to the top, waiting to make a journey up North, I married the love of my life and began a new chapter.

As I sit here today... a year later... never in my wildest dreams could I ever have imagined that it could be this perfect. I never thought I could be this happy. I never thought that I could be this in love. I never thought that I would look so forward to my future. Real fairy tales do come true and what an amazing tale it has been. Thank you for finding me and being brave enough to love me. And I just have to say that I will love you forever. And ever.