Five Friday Favorites: 5 Best Years of My Life

Happy Valentines Day!

This morning I am driving down to Daytona to spend the weekend with Kyle. Our anniversary is Valentines Day, and today year marks FIVE years that we have been dating! Crazy!! I love him so much and it goes without saying that he is my best friend, my support system, the one who always makes me laugh, and my everything. I cannot imagine my life without him! :) Since I haven't shared our story yet, I thought today was an appropriate day to do so.

Our story starts back in 2008, when he moved to Colorado from Tennessee. We had a couple classes together, I thought he was cute & funny and that accent... he had a great southern accent, so naturally I developed a little crush (so very high school lol!). Well when 2009 rolled around I finally got sick of having this secret crush, so I asked him to the Sadie Hawkins Dance. I had prepared myself for any number of outcomes, but he said yes and I was so excited! (Of course I still freaked out and came to the class we had together just barely on time because I realized that I had no idea what to say to him now that he said yes!)

(Here we are before the Sadie Hawkins Dance!)

Our first date was golfing, as Kyle worked at a golf course. We had so much fun! It was my first date ever, so I was nervous, but he took all the worry out of me by making me laugh. At the time, my family and I were living in a hotel because of an asbestos outbreak at my house, and even though it was awkward because he had to take me "home" to the hotel, we bonded over the fact that he had lived in a hotel before too.

It became official Valentines Day of 2009, and we have been together ever since, most of it long distance. In 2010 when we graduated high school, I went off to Savannah for SCAD, he moved back to Daytona, but we made it work. And then I left SCAD and lived at home for a bit, but we made it work. And now I'm at FSU, but we make it work.

(At Prom senior year)

(Talking a walk on the beach on a weekend I came down from Savannah)

(Celebrating the start of Kyle's fire school!)

(Salty kisses last summer)

(Rocking our camo overalls for my sorority's Woodser event!)

Long distance isn't easy, but I can't picture my life with anyone else. There are plenty of ups and downs, but we are committed and know that our relationship will be made stronger because of it. I am so happy and blessed to have spent the past 5 years with this amazing man! 

I hope y'all enjoyed our story, and I hope you all have a fun Valentines Day surrounded by those you love!

--Caroline