Recently, Alex told everyone who reads his livejournal how much he loves me. I could not even come close to making a statement as beautiful as he did, and I am not even going to try. But I do wish to show him how much I love him, too.
These are some of my favorite pictures of him, of me, of us. He has changed my life for the better in so many ways that I cannot even begin to think where I would be, who I would be, without him. Everyone he meets, he changes, all for the better. I love you baby.
This picture is from the beginning. I remember looking at this picture and thinking that Alex was the sexiest guy I knew. I had this picture separated from the rest because I looked at it so often. I love you baby.
This was my favorite picture of us for the longest time. We have so many great pictures that bring me such happy feelings that I would never be able to choose one favorite now. But this one always keeps a special place in me. I love the way we are both smiling. This is the first picture that showed me how in love with him I was. I love you baby.
I knew early on that I loved Alex, and I would always put myself in situations that would get me closer to him, that would show people that I loved him, and I hoped he would attempt to show people he loved me. I remember thinking that I wanted to kiss him on the cheek and get a picture of it. I thought and thought about it, even though I knew he would think it was stupid. And finally in Canada, I did it. And he didn't think it was stupid at all! This picture shows one of the moments that made me know that what I had with Alex was special. I love you baby.
Christmas is OUR holiday. This picture is from our first "unofficial" Christmas. This Christmas will be our first real Christmas. I can't wait. I love you baby.
One of the most important changes Alex made in my life was that he made me realize that I was beautiful. This is the first picture that I ever looked at myself and really knew that I was a beautiful person, inside and out. Thanks for showing me that. I love you baby.
I love this picture because we look so happy together, so loving. I would always look at this particular picture, and I knew that all of the craziness we went through, all of the really hard nights, they were all worth it. I knew they were all worth it then, and I definitely know now. I love you baby.
And then we graduated. I love how happy Alex looks in this picture. He was walking toward his success, and he looks so confident! I am so proud of everything he is. He is one of the smartest people I know, and I am so sure that he will change the world. I can't wait to see him walk again! I love you baby.
As I look back on this picture, the thing that strikes me most is how mature we look but how young we look at the same time. We changed so much throughout high school, but the happy smiles on our faces show that we changed together. I love you baby.
This is at my birthday party over Spring Break last year. I watched the movie Life as a House tonight, and one of the quotes from the movie perfectly represents what this picture means to me: "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better...until it is." I love you baby.
Your words made me know. I love you baby.
Alex had promised he would come to Boston to see me, and he really did it! I really never thought it would happen. But then again, Alex was changing, and no one knew quite how much he was changing except for him. We had the best time. I love you baby.
The night this picture was taken, I took Alex to the Theatre district to see the Blue Man Group. A bum approached us on the street, and he gave us words that shook my world. MAGIC! Alex knew it, I knew it, but this bum knew it, too, and it was real. I love you baby.
And then we got together. This smile can't even begin to express how happy I was to know that the guy I loved really loved me back. I am happier than I have ever been. I love you baby.
We had our first sunset together. I love you baby.
We had so many firsts this summer...oh so many firsts. I love you baby.
He makes me laugh all the time. He is the one person who can make me happy when I am at my lowest. He brings me happiness, warmth, and love all the time, whether I need it or do not. He supports me through everything, and I hope to do the same for him forever. I love you baby.
I am in love with you, Alexander Antonio Hernandez. I will love you forever, and I am so excited to live my life with you. I love you completely baby.