11.13.09

Two years ago Saturday Joseph and I began "officially" dating. I say "officially" because really we had been seeing each other for nearly three months before that, I was just extremely picky, a little confused and not sure if I was ready for a serious boyfriend. You know, typical 19 year old stuff. 

For our anniversary we went out to dinner at FlatTop and went to a movie. It wasn't anything outlandish but it was nice to go out for a true date night when we haven't had the chance to in quite some time. 

I can't believe that it's been two years already. They've flown by! I really can't imagine my life without Joseph now. As cliche as it sounds, he's my other half. He's my best friend and I just love him to pieces. We've been through so much and I'm so happy that I've had him by my side the last year or so when things have been going a little rough. I could go on and on about everything that I love about him, but I'll try to narrow it down to just a few things:

1. He doesn't criticize my love of polishing off a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's. Somedays I just need a big helping of the ice cream goodness to make my day better. Joseph doesn't question this. Sometimes he'll grab a spoon too, or even his own pint.

2. He doesn't mind all of the questions I ask and comments I make during movies. I can be a real chatter box, especially when I get excited about something. This is especially true for movies. I'm guilty of leaning over during a movie and whispering my own commentary and thoughts and even asking him questions as if he has some insight into the plot that I don't. I don't know if he really doesn't mind but he does a really good job of not acting annoyed with me.

3. Gidget is as much of his baby as she is mine. I swear I've never seen anyone melt faster than when Joseph met Gidget for the first time. He loves cuddling with her and playing with her and sometimes he'll even ask to "talk" to her when we're on the phone at night. It's really adorable to see.

4. He's matured so much since I met him. It's really a wonderful thing to watch someone transform and grow right before your eyes. When I met Joe he was completely different than he is now. He's more mature and focused now and has people in his life who are the same. I'm not saying he's all buttoned up by any means (anyone who has ever met him knows this) but he's definitely made some changes in his life for the better.

5. He embraces my inner dork. I admit it, I have geeky tendencies. I don't show them off very often in front of people but behind closed doors I just let my dork loose. I have a vast sock collection. I'm obsessive about my planner/iCal/Stickies. I'd choose a Criminal Minds marathon over almost anything. I have to use specific pens. I love everything Harry Potter and openly wept in the theater at the end of the last film. I make really unflattering faces. Oh, and I love to talk in bad accents. I have a strict 11pm bedtime (which I'm actually currently breaking). And to top it off, I chose to see J. Edgar on our anniversary over all the other movies. All of this and more is ok though because he can be a dork too.

Like I said, I really could go on about the things that I love about him but I'll save that all for a different day. Right now all I will say is that I'm so happy that Joseph and I met. He really and truly is who I'm supposed to be with and that I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us!