True Love

 God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton

 According To You - Orianthi

 Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum

 This ~ Darius Rucker

So you are all probably wondering why I posted all the videos that I did. Well if you know any of these songs, you'll realize that they are all love songs...and not just any old love songs. Love songs from the heart. You can see where I'm going with this....

Now normally I'm not the type that gets all mushy and lovey-dovey, but for some reason today I haven't been able to help it...and I'm not sorry about that! I think it's because I realized recently that I am now officially in the longest relationship that I've ever been in (1 year and 9 months-ish). Granted my other 2 relationships were long as well (maybe even too long in one case...)

I have been truly blessed by my Abba to have been sent such a kind, caring, understanding, and patient (VERY patient to deal with the likes of me!) man to call my love. And when I say that Daniel Shumway is my love, I mean it with every ounce of my being. 

I've never been a true believer of true love until Dan came into my life. I thought that I knew what love was before, but boy was I wrong! And to think that it was quite possible that we were never going to be together. For those of you who don't know the story...well I'll tell you.

Both Dan and I were at the point in our lives where we had given up on finding a significant other...we wanted to be single and NOT be with someone. It was too much hassle and always seemed to be more trouble than they were worth. I mean I was even to the point where I told G-d that I was "over the entire boyfriend thing...I'm done with it! If I date again, it will only be to the person that was very obviously chosen by You."

Enter Dan.

Literally probably only a month after I talked with my Abba about the whole "dating" thing. My ideal was literally a "Jewish Cowboy" (and this thought was before I even knew of his existence). So when Dan stepped into the picture, I can tell you that I was interested, though not ready to make that plunge.

Add friends.

The first time I met Dan, I was at the Residence Hall hanging out with my friends. I don't even remember saying anything to him. Just after Kevin and I made it official that we were done, my friends took me out bowling. Dan was there. I still had no interest at this point. Then there was the New Year's Eve party. My lovely, wonderful friends embarrassed the crap out of me... multiple times. At this point, the interest was building, but there was another man at the same time. As midnight approached, I can remember my wonderful friends telling me that I'd "have a kiss for each cheek". The three of us have never been redder in our lives.

Time.

I began to hang out at the Residence Hall every chance that I had...which turned into every day. At first, all of my friends would hang out with me (it had been so long since I had hung out with them!) but eventually they stopped hanging out with me in the lobby for hours at a time...they had other stuff to do. But not Dan. We hung out the entire time. That's when my friends became horrendously wonderful.

A nudge here. A look there. I was ready to kill them all...as was Dan I suppose. One night Amber finally dragged me into her room and asked me point blank. "Who do you like? Dan or Nate?" It was the day that I had finally admitted to myself and another person that I had fallen for Dan. But the prodding always continued. My friends even tortured us when we were together. When John said something to Dan or Tessa said something to me Dan and I would not even look at each other. We knew that we liked each other. There was no doubt at this time.

Finally, one night as the group of us were sitting in the lobby, Dan finally looked at me as we were sitting right next to one another. He said "You know, I like you." I told him, "I like you too!"

Then he bolted up the staircase to use the bathroom. None of our friends had even heard. It wouldn't be a couple of weeks later, after we made plans to go out to dinner and a movie, we finally questioned what we were. That's when we officially became a couple. 

And I couldn't have been happier. Dan's made me the happiest girl in the world. He treats me better than I deserve sometimes with all of the crap that I give him. But no matter how stupid I am or how mean I could get, he stays with me. I don't get it, but I'm grateful. 

The first video, "God Gave Me You" is so true. My Abba knew what I needed and as soon as I let him pick the man that was meant for me, my happiness increase 10 fold! The second, "According to You" I feel just fits the situation. He says that I am "beautiful, incredible\He can't get me out of his head". The next, "Just a Kiss" is just so sweet and makes me think of him. And finally, "This" is how I feel... "Thank God for all I missed\Cuz it led me here to this".

Daniel Shumway, I love you more than I can write about here. You are my everything and my world. God truly did give me you and I am forever grateful!