#Happy

The most surprising part of Andrew's trip was the time leading up to it. I was astonished that the days flew by like nothing. Like how the summer feels when you are small. The days fly by and it looks like summer is out of your reach. The days leading up to his visit flew by faster than any other length of time this summer. I am thankful for that.

Given that, the days he spent here didn't fly by quite as fast as I had expected in the moment. Looking back, it seems like he was barely here. And it makes me miss him.

I miss our quiet moments. I miss riding in the car, blasting music, singing our lungs out. I miss being held in his arms. I miss feeling like nothing could ever hurt me as long as he's around. I miss walking. Through parks, cities, streets, anywhere. I miss how we can walk with our arms around each other perfectly. I think my favorite moments were spent in coffee shops. Which is fitting. I miss deciding on the type of latte to order and what  flavors we were going to share. I miss sitting on the bench on Main Street in downtown Sylvania (Sylvan-i-a) just talking about everything while sipping on lattes from the Chandler Cafe. I miss sitting on the couch at Vintage Coffee discussing the things we want for our own coffee shop.

There are so many moments during his visit that I want to hold on to. I have tried writing them down, but one moment leads to another which leads to another. Then the thoughts become jumbled together. My journal is filled with carrot-notes (^) because I keep jumping from thought to thought.

I could not have imagined a more perfect three days with someone. I would not change a single millisecond. The only thing I would ask for would be more time. Every second we spend together, I feel our relationship strengthening. Each time we talk, we make another connection.

That's another thing. We are the same person. We are almost identical from our favorite foods, to where we want to travel, to what's happened in our pasts. I could not ask for more. I find it completely fascinating and absolutely perfect. I would not want someone the opposite from me. Personally, opposites don't attract. Not to say that's not true for other people. Others like the dynamic between two completely different people, lifestyles, upbringings.

We've had similar college experiences, we like the same types of food, we're both adventurous, we have the same top three pies. We agree on most everything. Which is perfect because we aren't confrontational people to begin with. So it works. I'm happy. He's happy. And we are in love.

That's another thing. He said "I love you" to me within the first couple hours of being with me. Not because I had accidentally said it before, but because it felt right. (Carrot-note: I had accidentally let it slip on a Skype date a couple weeks before he visited. I don't regret saying it; it was how I felt and still feel. But hearing it in person was a totally different experience). We were sitting at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee, Ohio in a bird watching house. And he said it. And it was perfect. And we had a connection that was unbearably obvious. It was just another perfect moment.