Ten

This year is special. There is not a specific date, or time, it happened slow and steady. 10 years ago Thomas and I were crushing pretty hard on each other. We had already stayed up all night chatting, laughing, walking to 7/11 for snacks and playing monopoly. We incessantly chatted on msn, as well as emailed back and fourth about 4-10 times a day. We always knew what one another was up to and made sure to see each other as often as possible, mostly through church and youth events. I found out from his little sister he had found a picture of me in the newspaper from my schools Christmas food drive, cut it out and kept it hidden in his room. That is when I was sure he reciprocated how I felt. A little creepy, but we were so innocent, it was sweet. I was 14, and he was 15.

I still have all the emails. I still remember it like it was yesterday. And yet I don't even know who those kids are anymore. It would be months before our first date out to a movie alone, and another year until we became “official” after my 16^th birthday and a little longer until we kissed. This is our love story.