I Love You

Those 3 little words have lifted my spirits.  I feel like a teenager again - without the teen girl angst, thank God LOL.

It has been a long time since those words were spoken to me by anyone who wasn't at least 19 years younger than me.

I wrote the words above in September 2010--- that was when D first told me that he loved me.  I was surprised.  I felt "luv" for him (the giggly kind), but I didn't know if I felt "Love" for him (the kind that takes my breath away).

As I write this, it is November of 2011, I can definitely say that I LOVE D.  Yes the LOVE that

takes my breath away

makes my blood boil

causes me to laugh at corny jokes

makes me feel comforted when I am uncomfortable

makes me feel sexy - even at a tight size 18

opens my eyes to see goodness where others see failure (as Donnie McClurkin would say "a saint is just a sinner who got up")

makes me worry about how my wants and needs effect his

makes me want him to achieve his greatest potential

makes me proud of the person that he is and the person I am when I'm with him

makes me care for him and all who he holds dear

the love that makes me want to spend my life with him...

So when he told me he wanted to marry me a few weeks ago - out of the blue - as I was sitting in my office working & looking like absolute crap,,, I started picking out rings in my head :-). 

This man --- this man that I met on Match.com.  This man --- that I categorized as a Mr. Right Now.  This man --- that warms my heart and soul, that makes me laugh and cry... This man... this is the man I will marry one day. 

Act 3 is starting soon (although I won't let it start without an engagement ring - call me 'girly').

The curtain is closing on Act 2.  All the niceties (other than the ring) of being engaged are here... and I am enjoying them.  It is so wonderful to be appreciated and to appreciate the live that I've been blessed with - trials and tribulations and all.

I'm excited to experience Act 3 - my final act!