Dear Diary

For the past three weeks, I've joked about my new life outside of city limits. I've casually ragged on my boyfriend for slowly adjusting to our new life as roommates. I've groaned about Septa, only on time when I'm running late. But the fact of the matter is, I couldn't be happier to come home to someone like Joe every night. He is warm and understanding; he loves me even when he realizes that he'll never be right. So, today's rambles are dedicated to him ( despite the fact that he barely knows what a blog is let alone knowing that I'm blogging...)

Dear Joe,

First and foremost, thank you. Thank you for being there even when I think that I don't want you there. Thank you for opening doors and making dinner. Thank you for watching endless episodes of Say Yes to the Dress without so much as an audible sigh. Thank you for listening to my baby crazy rants and not hopping on that billion dollar bike of yours and heading the other way. Thank you for letting my three year old niece call you 'Tuti' in public. Thank you for knowing that all of the laundry beyond towels and sheets is out of your league. Thank you for serving as my personal chauffeur even when you have no interest in the destination. Thank you for knowing I'm a control freak and just letting that happen. Yes, I know it's easier for you this way too. I'm not always the easiest to deal with and somehow you fumble through on a daily basis, now from sun up to sun down. 

I jest quite a bit about marriage...and frankly most of it isn't jesting really. When I say to get on the horn and invest in a diamond, I mean that. Like, yesterday. Gravity is going to take over soon and I'm not getting any younger. But, until that time, I'm content with the life that I'm fortunate enough to lead by your side every day. 

Thank you for perfection. It may not look like someone else's perfection, but in my eyes, it couldn't get much sweeter. 

I love you, Roomie. 

Life is good. It's easy to forget sometimes, but should never be ignored. I'm a lucky girl, and not just in this relationship.