"There are six billion people in the world - six billion souls - and sometimes all you need is one."

Aloha everyone!

So we all know that I am obsessed with makeup and beauty products, that I am a mother of a beautiful baby boy and that I have made a lot of stupid decisions in my life time. We know that I am an absolute geek when it comes to schooling and education and we know that I would do anything to help someone succeed. We know that I am clumsy, I have tons of insecurities and I get attached to people way too quickly. But, did you all know that my entire life can fit on to this "memo board"?

My boyfriend has been going through some tough times lately, so I decided to surprise him with this collage of our history in the hopes of cheering him up. It includes things I have collected ever since we were in grade seven, things to do with our son (although he is not the biological father, he IS my son's daddy), song lyrics that reminds me of him, notes and little things he has given to me, and pictures that only he would understand the underlying meaning of. I have loved him since we were 12 or 13 years old and although our history has been up and down, up and down, up and down . . . Then up some more and down some more . . . I am thankful every single day of my life that we have gotten through everything together. We have not been together since we were that young, but we were best friends. Although I always wanted to be with him, he wasn't exactly the nicest person, but now he is everything I wanted him to be back then.

Our son is honestly so lucky to have a man like him in his life. He never complains when little man is screaming and grumpy. He never lets frustration get to him when in and out of bed 4 billion times a night when he has to get up early to work the next morning. He takes the time to learn little details about our son - like his certain cries - so he can feel comfortable taking care of him when I'm not there. He doesn't complain when little man pukes all over his clean clothes; nor does he freak out when our son slobbers all over his face. He takes the time to open car doors for me, to write me notes every chance he gets, to make me feel beautiful every single day, and he always makes sure I know he loves me. I'm excited to see him start a career and succeed in every way possible. My son deserves to have an outstanding male in his life and I am so glad it is my boyfriend.

I love you. Always have.