so me &Anthony met when we were 13. we were best friends &I had the BIGGEST crush on him. one day, he asked me to be his girlfriend. I couldn’t have been a happier teenager. after a couple kisses and hallway hand holding, he said it was weird to date his best friend, so he broke up with me. things went back to normal &he continued to be my best friend. 

after middle school, we went to different high schools. we kept in touch &talked regularly. after freshman year, I decided to go to the same school he did so I could be with my best friend. after about 6 months of high school, in the middle of sophomore year, he just stopped talking to me! I was confused, so I kept saying hi to him in the hallways. by senior year I had given up and was perfectly content pretending we never knew each other. I didn’t understand why he was such a jerk! about a year after graduation, I got a Facebook message from him. I was surprised, yet happy. he was a Marine now, &he was stationed in Japan. we spoke almost everyday through messages. it was like we picked up were we left off &he instantly became my best friend again. we both had relationship problems, &we would confide in each other. after about a year &a half of countless Facebook messages, he came on leave from Japan. we hung out a couple times &I was surprised how natural it felt even after years of not seeing each other. one night, I took him out to drink with some of my friends &my boyfriend; who I had a failing on/off relationship with. we basically ignored everyone that night. it was just me &him talking, all night. the next time we hung out was his last night. I wasn’t in the mood to go out, but he begged me. I went to the bowling alley he was at with the girl he was talking to at the time. that’s the night I knew I had to be with him. he smiled at me &I melted. but I really thought he had no interest in me. I drove with him to the girl’s house &waited in the car for about an hour &a half while he said goodbye to her. I was so jealous! all I wanted was for him to be happy. that night we said our goodbyes, &I was pretty sad. about two days later, he called me from Japan &I could not stop blushing! I broke up with my boyfriend, for other reasons, &he had moved on from the girl he was talking to. our messages got a lot more frequent &a lot more flirty. one night, he got really drunk &admitted to liking me. I told him I liked him too, but that things were so crazy with both our lives at the moment. he was moving to California &deploying soon. while I had just gotten out of a 4 year roller-coaster relationship. it felt good to put our feelings out there, but we didn’t really know where it would go.

a week later, he left Japan &had two weeks of leave before he went to California; the best two weeks of my life. I was so nervous to hang out with him! I didn’t know how it would be now that we both knew how we felt. we watched a movie &had dinner with some friends. apparently the night before, I had sent him drunk texts about how cute I thought he was :x he was laying on my lap in the back seat of his step dad’s truck, trying to read them to me while I blushed. the next night, we got drunk in a car by the beach with his cousin &my friend. once we were good &drunk, we walked around the beach. while walking, he held me back from my friend, grabbed me, dipped me, and kissed me. talk about an amazing 1st (well, 2nd first) kiss! after that night, we were inseparable. we spent everyday together &I couldn’t believe how quickly I fell in love with him.

after those two weeks, he moved to California. we thought we’d only see each other two or three times before he deployed, but him being the most amazing man ever, came almost every other weekend to see me! these weekends were all so perfect. our love grew so strong and so fast. he is better than the man of my dreams. he surpasses everything I ever thought I’d be with. we had so many great times! so many nights spent in bed, talking till the wee hours of the morning. 

when he come on leave for two weeks before his deployment, he asked me to marry him. it was the most amazing moment of my life. we had a great two weeks. we went to Orlando, spent good time with friends &family, &spent a great time together. the realization that the big goodbye was coming soon hit me hard. I cried all day the last two days he was here. he went back to California, &I followed 4 days later. California with him was great! we had an amazing time, &it was the best way to say “see you soon baby”. 

we visited LA, Beverly Hills, San Diego, Julian, &of course, Twentynine Palms. I couldn’t kiss him enough or take enough pictures! I didn’t know how I was going to watch him go. when the day finally came, I was a mess. I couldn’t believe it was really here. we had talked about that day for months, but I never thought it’d really come. watching him get his bags ready &watching him pack everything on the bus was heart breaking. the moment came too quick &I couldn’t believe I had to say goodbye. I wish I would have given him one more kiss, or held him one second longer.

in 6 &half months, my cutie will be back in my arms for good. I can’t wait! I can’t wait to start our lives together. I can’t wait to move to Twentynine Palms, to plan a wedding, to go on our road trip when he’s out of the Marine Corps, to move into our house. though this life isn’t easy, loving him is effortless. 

I love you baby, come home soon <3