Here’s your slice of cheese! 

Remember our last date during the Christmas break? I told you I wanted to do this for you – to throw you a party. Well, it wasn’t exactly anything big but I knew that the presence of and love and well wishes from your family and closest friends was what mattered the most. 

My heart is full of love for you, babe. I am always thinking of you. I care even when I just seem to be hot-tempered or moody or indifferent. 

Life used to be so simple for us. The choice to love you was easy. First, you were already my best friend and I loved you in a very special way the moment the best friendship was established. Second, our relationship was convenient. We got together at a time when problems were very minor and responsibilities, few. 

Sometimes, I wish I had met you sooner. Just so that we could have spent more time together. However, the timing was good and probably right. I know that God was right there with us when we both made the decision to break free from the kinds of lives that we had been living and commit to something we were so afraid to lose. It was a combination of thrill and fear and we were just too excited to think too hard before jumping in. 

Though things grew so tough since what I feel like our best summer ever ended, I felt that the separation was necessary for us to grow on our own. You have to understand that you were always my teammate, my partner, and even when we did not have the same classes or assignments, you were always my constant companion. I really have to say that the early days, to me, were mostly the best and happiest days. The falling out was so difficult. And some remnants of the painful arguments and misunderstandings still seem to affect our relationship today.

On a lighter note, I noticed that we’re believing in us again. That our love has grown stronger, more real. I think I’m getting to know you more. Reality is, we could never stay stuck in the easy, carefree phase anyway. We can work toward that phase again but we needed to know what it was like to have to fight for each other. I’m proud to see us slowly developing the qualities of a couple that can truly last. 

I don’t know where life will take us but I hope that we find ways to remain happy together. You are first and foremost my best friend, babe. You know that, from the start, I never wanted to lose you, even if it meant just remaining your best friend. That’s just how much I love you and value the position you have in my life. I hope you know that I won’t give up fighting by your side or, at times, for you. I love you more and more with each passing moment. I look forward to celebrating and enjoying the great days up ahead and, at the same time, I’m ready to conquer the challenges and struggles to come, too. Huggie you, my chubby bunny. Hope you had a great time with me. 

Love always, 

Fran