SomethingForYou

i have been dating this girl for eighteen months. she is an incredibly wonderful, loving, beautiful, exciting, genuine, adorable girl. it’s really not surprising to me that our relationship has lasted for so long considering that she is all those things. we have never fought about anything or let differences of opinions get in the way of our relationship. selfishness has never gone unforgiven and there hasn’t been a grudge held yet. honestly, i’ve never been with her for one moment wishing that i wasn’t. most likely you are not interested in hearing about this, but i suppose i am more just writing to myself. you can stop here. and sure there have been down sides: hurting and complications, plenty of mistakes, and regret. but i’m not here to write about that. i suppose a good portion of those things come with any long term or semi-longterm relationship. especially when it’s your first. this is my first. my first time having a girl who means more to me than i can really express, the first time i have had a hand of my own to hold when i am lonely or hurting, the first time there has been someone by me to make those meaningless moments somehow meaningful. it’s the first time i have experienced being in love with another person and the first time i have i have experienced being loved in that way. sometimes it surprises me how after a year and a half the novelty and excitement of it hasn’t faded. i suppose that is the power of love. twelve more paragraphs probably couldn’t hold all the reasons i am in love with this girl, but i think the reason i am writing right now is simply to say thankyou. thankyou, amanda marie yoder, for the beautiful unconditional love you have showed me for so long now. thankyou for the patience, understanding, and generosity that you seem to never lack. thankyou for the encouragement you have given me and all the smiles you have put on my face. thankyou for the selflessness, trust, kindness, respect, and forgiveness that you have showed me so so many times.
you mean so much to me.
thankyou.
i love you.