22 days, 3 islands, countless memories. Our 3 Weeks of Us - May 11 to June 1, 2025
I just want to take a moment to tell you how deeply, truly, and quietly thankful I am for you.
Thank you for the way you take care of me not just in the obvious ways, but in the soft ones. The way you notice when I need a little comfort. The way you hold me a little longer when we’ve had a long day. The way you’re there not just physically, but emotionally, fully, and patiently.
Waking up next to you feels like peace. Every morning I open my eyes and you're there I’m reminded of how lucky I am. To start each day beside someone who makes me feel loved, safe, and seen.
You make the ordinary feel gentle. You make me laugh when I least expect it. And you remind me, just by being who you are, that love can be soft and strong at the same time.
I’m grateful for you every day. For your kindness, your warmth, your effort, your heart. You don’t have to do all that you do, but you do it anyway. And I notice.
Thank you for being my safe place, my partner, my favorite human.
I love you more than words can hold.
There’s always a part of me waiting for you.
It’s not just about the time we’ve spent apart, it’s about how deeply I feel your absence. I miss the way you look at me when I’m rambling, the way your hand finds mine without thinking, the way your presence makes everything softer.
I miss our laughter, the way we tease each other like kids, the way you say something just to make me roll my eyes and laugh at the same time. I miss the way your face lights up when you're about to do something mischievous, like sneak in a tickle when I least expect it.
October can’t come fast enough. Imagining the moment I finally get to wrap my arms around you again. To hear your laugh right next to me, not just through a screen. To wake up beside you, not miles away.
There’s so much I want to do with you, but more than that, I just want to be with you. Even if we’re just walking, or doing nothing at all, being near you feels like everything.
Until then, I’m holding on to our memories, our calls, our messages and the certainty that no matter how far, we’re still us.
I can’t wait for October.
I can’t wait for you.
P.S. Thank you so much for taking such good care of me when I was sick. You’re my favorite person to lean on.
Thank you, Leon!
