5 Years

5 years ago today the most wonderful man asked me to be his girlfriend.  We had been casually dating for about a month before he finally asked.  Endless text messages and phone calls with casual dates every which where.  I have loved this man every second of these five years.  Even when he made it impossible for me to love him.  Even when I wanted nothing more than to hate his guts (which I kinda did for a while) I still knew deep down I  loved him.

A whole lot has changed in five years, but my love for Cody has only grown.  We have been through a lot in five years. I love this man of mine. He is the man of my dreams. My biggest supporter. I read a quote once that said "a real woman can do it herself, but a real man won't let her". That is the perfect explanation of Cody and I.  I'm quite the independent person, but he helps me to realize that I don't have to do everything on my own. He is the yin to my yang, the peanut butter to jelly. My calm a midst the storm. My level head. My sanity when I feel life is out of control. My protector. I know without a doubt in my mind Cody would do anything for me. I've known that since the first time we started talking.

 There's another quote I hold dear to my heart  "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together". I believe this quote with every ounce of me. Cody has pushed me to go further than I ever pictured myself going.  Daring me to go and do things I'd never imagined doing.  (After all I ended up in Texas and couldn't be happier.) It may not be where I thought I would be five years ago, but it's where I know I should be. 

If I was offered to start over again from five years ago there may be a few things I would change, but meeting Cody would not be one of them.  He was the man who set everything straight in my life back then and now. He makes me want to be more. He makes me happy, very, very happy.  Don't believe me?

Take a look at just a few of our memories through the years.

Cheers to 5 wonderful years and many, many more to come!!!