Dear Aaron

Dear Aaron,
You’re different. You’re the best kind of different. You are healthy, strong, and handsome. You are passionate, charming and intelligent. I don’t think you understand how beautiful these qualities are when they’re all combined into one, wonderful, Aaron Gibson. There are people that would tell me I’m being naïve, stubborn, or even a little bit stupid, but I believe in you. And I try to believe in us.
When I was a little girl, I always dreamt of this ideal, perfect, guy. We lived in our own little Utopia, where we spent every waking moment together. But now, in reality, I found someone with a whole lot more to them. Maybe you and I don’t share a Utopia, and we almost live on different planets. But I’d rather live on a different planet and know that a man like you exists, than not know and keep dreaming of that ideal guy. Because now I found a man with the best motives and the most attractive attitude. You can make me smile by simply smiling. The thought of you makes me smile. I find myself grinning throughout the day as my mind remembers you. Aaron, you make me a happier person. You’ve got that special something that I promise no one else on this earth will ever have. You make the hard things less difficult and the good things more wonderful. That is beautiful. Everything about you is better than the guy I had pictured for myself. I am undeserving.
There are times when I find myself thinking about how we don’t live in the same state, run the same trails, or drive to the same Starbucks. But I know one thing is and always will be true. We share all the things that matter the most. When I look up in the morning, I know I see the same sun in the sky that you see. I may see it differently, but I swear it’s the same exact one. During the day, the sky above my head is the same sky over your head. And at night, when we are both winding down, I remember the moon that shines on me is also glowing over you. We share the same stars and the same solar system. And yes, so does everyone else-but they don’t get it. They don’t appreciate all of these things as much as you and I appreciate them. I know that every time I find the sun hanging between the clouds, I see a reason enough for me to smile. I know that other people will just see the sun as part of the sky and the sky as part of the earth. But I know that you, Aaron Gibson, see the sun as a magnificent feat. A gift from the same God that I love so very much. And you see the sky as a whole separate piece of artwork, which He decorates with his unending gifts; such as the moon we both see and the stars that float above our heads. And this entire masterpiece is not the earth. This entire masterpiece is simply a fragment of God’s love for us. And we recognize that love. It is the purist form.
That is the kind of love I am attracted to, and that’s exactly what I have found in your heart Aaron. I hope you see it there, because I promise you it is. I don’t think I told you, but my favorite thing about you is your eyes. Not because of how incredible they appear, but because I know they see what I see and they see what God wants everyone to see. And I never want anything to happen to your eyes.
You’ve opened my eyes, that’s for sure. There isn’t much else I have to say. I just love you Aaron Gibson. It’s plain and simple. I spend my days thinking about you. It’s not that I try to, but that I cannot help it. You have a heart of gold and an iron will. Never stop growing. I want to watch you grow forever.
I know this letter is really serious, but it’s just the way I feel about you. Underneath all of our laughs, silly conversations, and our flirting; there’s a reason we get along so well. It is more than our taste in music or passion for basketball. It’s way more than that. I’m not even close to understanding it. But I’m beginning to understand more each day as we keep talking. There is something beyond us that keeps us going, and we have to hold onto Him.

I Love You,
Valerie