Know that I love you

We're both on our own journeys this year and we're both searching for the things we have to have in order to move on forward. I am still the same girl, still on the one that smiles when it rains, still the one that has to have a blanket in 90 degree heat. I am still the girl that uses 50 sugar packets in her iced tea and the girl that dreams of Paris. I'm still your girl, I'm still the one that loves being in the middle of the city and that finally got her balcony. I'm still the one that you fell in love with, I'm just a little farther away than I used to be.

I know it's going to be hard, that we'll see that couple walking down the street hand in hand and wish it was us. I know that these next couple years or however long it will be will be tough, but hold on to me. Hold on to what we are and who we'll be. Hold on to my smile and keep me in your heart. Remember that a few years is nothing in the span of a lifetime and know that this is truly what I needed, what was meant for me to start my journey and that I am happy, missing you, but happy.

Know that I wake up every single morning and walk out on my balcony and smile, knowing that just out there across the ocean, you might be smiling too. Know that I have everything I always dreamed of and that this is my step to get to where I want to be. Know that I love you and that I always will. Know that someday I will be ready to settle down, someday I will be ready to say those words and live our life together. Know that in a couple years, we will be back together again, and know that this time apart will strengthen us and make us ready for what is coming next.

Know that I am always with you, that when I smile, I think of you. Know that even though I am miles away, I am yours still. Know that you are in my thoughts and that you are always a part of me. Know that I love you, and that will always be enough.