The Best Days of Our Lives

 I still remember the day I met Shaun... every detail - from the shirt he was wearing, to everything he told me about himself & everything I liked & disliked about him. I remember how cold he was at first, & how throughout the day he seemed to change. Like something just switched on in his mind & he was fully functional again. Like he came alive... I know, because the same thing was happening to me. I was smiling again, & laughing at his dumb jokes & smart ass remarks. It was like he was a part of me that I didn't know was missing until that point, & from that moment I knew I was in love with him.

I never believed in the whole love at first sight bullshit until I met Shaun. After that point, it was as if I had never known love before. Like it was hitting me for the first time, & I couldn't even imagine ever being with anyone else ever again. That was the strangest thing to experience... especially wth my history. I might have had skeletons in my closet, but being with him made it seem like they never existed. The past didn't matter anymore, just as long as I could see a future with him. Honestly, things still haven't changed. I love him more every minute, but every day it's like I'm rediscovering something about myself, & about him. He never stops surprising me.

I hope that we can still keep our relationship strong & exciting. I hope that we'll continue to love each other more rather than fall out of love... I hope that we can be a family to our baby girl & make a better life for her. I don't want her to grow up without her Daddy... I don't want her to grow up like we did. I want her to have a chance at happiness, like I had with Shaun. I don't want to watch everything we've worked so hard for just go down the drain... I want every day to be the best day of our lives, just like it was when we first met.