Tuesday marked One Year. One Year of laughter. One Year of tears. One Year of fighting. One Year of loving. One Year of learning. One Year of discovering. One Year full of so many undescribable things. Today marked One Year of my life, lived like I've never lived it before, nor will again. So many things have happend in just this One Year. I've moved into a house that has become our home. I met 3 amazing little girls who have changed who I am as a parent, and as a friend. I've watched my own son grow and learn and laugh and become part of a family. I've done things, and sacraficed things that were importaint to ME, because something else was more importaint to others. I have learned to compramise. I've learned what compramise truely means. I've pushed when I should have pulled, and pulled when I should have pushed. I have made mistakes, learned from them, and then made them again. I've cried tears of hurt, of pain, of anger. I've cried tears of happiness, of relief, of exhaustion. I've laughed when I was happy, and I've laughed when I was sad. I've made new friends, and found a few old ones. I've walked away, only to come back a moment later, not because I'm weak, but because I'm strong. I've met old goals, and made new ones. I've made memories to last for years to come.

I have done all of this in One Year. In One Year, I have done so many things, and learned so much. But most importaintly of all, in this One Year, I have met and fallen in love with a man. A man who makes me laugh, and cry. A man who will fight with me, and for me. A man who will hold my hand, while still giving me a push. A man that makes me so angry, yet still so amazingly happy. A man that I can't imagine not being in my life, for even one moment. A man who makes me feel safe in his arms, whos kiss makes my whole body shake. A man I love.

In One Year with this man, I have made amazing strides in finding who I am, what I want, and what I'm made of. I'm not there just yet, but I know that in the years to come, while I live and learn, I will do so with a smile, because I know he will be by my side. And of all the years we will have together, I believe the most importaint of these will be this One Year.

Thank you Todd, for being there for me, for helping me, for loving me. Thank you for this One Year, and for the many more I hope to come.