This is where it all started.

Here I was, 2 years younger and 2 billion times less worldly and aware... When the best thing that has ever happened to me, waltzed into my life.

He blew me away with his intelligence, his kindness, his warm heart. He was always there to put a smile on my face. I found myself rushing home from school every day, to see if he'd dropped in. To see if he was thinking of me, like I was of him. And to my surprise, every time, he was.

I still fail to see what the hell he saw in me. And what he sees in me, still. But somehow, without my noticing, he became my everything. The center of my world. And I couldn't imagine life without him. What life would have been like had I never fallen in love with him, is a scary thought. He has made me the person I am today. He has given me strength. He has held me up when I couldn't stand on my own. He has held my hand and guided me out of the darkest places. He has a heart of gold. And he truly is the most amazing man I have ever met.

Chino, I love you with all of my heart and soul. And I am thankful every day, for you.