Love is blind... it knows no time, no distance and no age...
It will be just like a letter to you, in my journal, lol... copy and paste...
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Anyway darling, AGA-TOUGH-THUG... on the way to work this morning, on 95.5, I think? They were doing a tribute to the people who have someone overseas, so they call in if they have a husband/wife or daughter/son or anyone in war right now. Then, they say something that they would like the person to hear and then 95.5 would ask them some questions and stuff, then they have the caller give them the person's mailing address and they mail the audio tape of that radio conversation. I may be babbling if you heard it already?... But if not, it was on at about 7am this morning. This lady called in with her two children and they said, "My husband is in Iraq and has been since August..." she told his story and then put the young children on the phone and they said, "Santa, I know you can't bring my daddy home for Christmas, but can you watch over him? We love you and miss you very much..." Then 95.5 asked them all about what he did for a living and how hard it must be to afford/celebrate Christmas without your significant other and it was just very sad. I cried.
Then, as usual, I thought of you. I never believed that love knew age, distance or time... and I just reassured myself this morning. It doesn't matter that you and Matt didn't know each other all your life. It doesn't matter how long you guys were official. It doesn't matter how old you guys are or whether or not you had ample amount of time to get to know each other or hang out. You guys became accustomed to each other quickly and fell hard right away. That doesn't mean that you're hurting any less than someone else with a husband of 10-15 years that is in the war. You can be hurting just as much, if not more or less, than anyone else. You sit at night thinking about the times you guys did have together and all the wonderful things that he had said and that you guys shared. You look at hobbies, objects, pictures, etc and all sorts of things that remind you of him, his face, his hands, his words, his smile and so on. You become nostalgic of the love you guys knew and shared.
And looking forward to the day he comes home... I can't even explain what we all feel when we're awaiting the words, "I'm comin' home!" You wait, wish, pray and hope just as much as the married couples do. You ask yourself if Santa were real, wouldn't your one and only wish be to bring you baby home? You ask yourself if miracles could happen, wouldn't you want your miracle to be bringing Matt home for good? You dream at night about him walking off the plane and greeting you with a hug and a kiss. You know that as soon as your eyes meet, your heart will melt. You think about how your life will be different with him home... he can hang out with you and your friends. You will have someone to cuddle with and watch movies with. You guys can talk on the phone all night. You can go to parties and family functions together.
And your promises for the future are just the same as those who've been together for years. You realize that once they are home, you swear to yourself and God above that you will appreciate them and everything they do. You will love them for who they are. You won't fight, you won't call names, you won't give him the silent treatment or waste precious time. You will be together as much as possible and take time to notice the little things--those things that never really mattered to you, or so you thought.
You begin to live a little differently. Things that went unnoticed now become a reason to smile. The way he looked at you when you did something stupid--before it may have upset you or made you feel like an idiot--now, you can't wait to see that look again. It's permanently etched in your mind only to be thought of by you. You appreciate things that you never shared any gratitude for. You long for some of his bad habits whereas before, you were annoyed.
The feeling of love can be just as strong regardless of age, distance and time. You don't need to have so many years behind you two to be considered "in love." You don't need to prove your love to ANYONE. There are no universal standards to live and love by and there are no exceptions to that. Your love is just as worthy as everyone else's. Don't ever forget that. Don't ever believe that you need to explain your love to anyone in disbelief. It is a love shared between you two and there is no rhyme or reason to give a synopsis to anyone.
Everything will be over soon darling. This will make it all worth it. Just imagine...
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Anyway darling, AGA-TOUGH-THUG... on the way to work this morning, on 95.5, I think? They were doing a tribute to the people who have someone overseas, so they call in if they have a husband/wife or daughter/son or anyone in war right now. Then, they say something that they would like the person to hear and then 95.5 would ask them some questions and stuff, then they have the caller give them the person's mailing address and they mail the audio tape of that radio conversation. I may be babbling if you heard it already?... But if not, it was on at about 7am this morning. This lady called in with her two children and they said, "My husband is in Iraq and has been since August..." she told his story and then put the young children on the phone and they said, "Santa, I know you can't bring my daddy home for Christmas, but can you watch over him? We love you and miss you very much..." Then 95.5 asked them all about what he did for a living and how hard it must be to afford/celebrate Christmas without your significant other and it was just very sad. I cried.
Then, as usual, I thought of you. I never believed that love knew age, distance or time... and I just reassured myself this morning. It doesn't matter that you and Matt didn't know each other all your life. It doesn't matter how long you guys were official. It doesn't matter how old you guys are or whether or not you had ample amount of time to get to know each other or hang out. You guys became accustomed to each other quickly and fell hard right away. That doesn't mean that you're hurting any less than someone else with a husband of 10-15 years that is in the war. You can be hurting just as much, if not more or less, than anyone else. You sit at night thinking about the times you guys did have together and all the wonderful things that he had said and that you guys shared. You look at hobbies, objects, pictures, etc and all sorts of things that remind you of him, his face, his hands, his words, his smile and so on. You become nostalgic of the love you guys knew and shared.
And looking forward to the day he comes home... I can't even explain what we all feel when we're awaiting the words, "I'm comin' home!" You wait, wish, pray and hope just as much as the married couples do. You ask yourself if Santa were real, wouldn't your one and only wish be to bring you baby home? You ask yourself if miracles could happen, wouldn't you want your miracle to be bringing Matt home for good? You dream at night about him walking off the plane and greeting you with a hug and a kiss. You know that as soon as your eyes meet, your heart will melt. You think about how your life will be different with him home... he can hang out with you and your friends. You will have someone to cuddle with and watch movies with. You guys can talk on the phone all night. You can go to parties and family functions together.
And your promises for the future are just the same as those who've been together for years. You realize that once they are home, you swear to yourself and God above that you will appreciate them and everything they do. You will love them for who they are. You won't fight, you won't call names, you won't give him the silent treatment or waste precious time. You will be together as much as possible and take time to notice the little things--those things that never really mattered to you, or so you thought.
You begin to live a little differently. Things that went unnoticed now become a reason to smile. The way he looked at you when you did something stupid--before it may have upset you or made you feel like an idiot--now, you can't wait to see that look again. It's permanently etched in your mind only to be thought of by you. You appreciate things that you never shared any gratitude for. You long for some of his bad habits whereas before, you were annoyed.
The feeling of love can be just as strong regardless of age, distance and time. You don't need to have so many years behind you two to be considered "in love." You don't need to prove your love to ANYONE. There are no universal standards to live and love by and there are no exceptions to that. Your love is just as worthy as everyone else's. Don't ever forget that. Don't ever believe that you need to explain your love to anyone in disbelief. It is a love shared between you two and there is no rhyme or reason to give a synopsis to anyone.
Everything will be over soon darling. This will make it all worth it. Just imagine...