To the possum of my pi...

I can't believe where the time went...
I mean,
I was there and all,
but it just went poof.

I never could have imagined this last year, there's too much I couldn't have anticipated.
All these things I didn't plan.
I didn't plan any of it really...
Falling in love,
it just sorta happened.

And yet.
I can't imagine it happening any other way.
Everything just evolved on its own.
Sometimes I don't feel so much like a participant, as I feel like I have been called to witness the development of something beautiful.
Like I'm watching a movie,
about me.

I've been so happy this last year...I've never been happier.
I've never woken up in the morning with such hope.
I've never said "I love you" with such conviction.
And having someone to say it back...

On what is supposed to be one of the most unlucky days of the year, I feel like the luckiest girl alive.

Juan,
I could never dream of asking anything of you, because you've already given me everything I could ever want.
I love you with all my heart, and then some.
Loving you was enough for me,
being loved by you is another thing completely.
You make me laugh and you dry my tears.
You hold me close when the world doesn't.
You help me hope when I'm too scared to do it alone.

You are my dear, dear possum, and I love you.

Happy Anniversary