so here’s my story. you see, i’m a military brat, living overseas my whole life. so, freshman year of high school i decided to try out for the fall play: best choice of my life. there i met devin. he was quiet and quite attractive, but the first thing i noticed was his smile. it was so humble (: we hung out a lot at rehearsal, and after the play, we became really close friends; i began to realize, who am i kidding, i like this guy. unfortunately, timing was not on our side: when i summoned the courage to tell him, he got a girlfriend. as summer approached, we both went on a service project with the local Club Beyond church group. he just had a bad breakup, so i wanted to be there for him. we were leaving for home and i summoned up the courage to sit with him on the bus. there, we talked and, well we realized there was something between us. but when i got back, i found out my dad was retiring from the army and we were moving to the states. i was heart-broken; i didn’t wanna leave. i had two weeks left, and i lived them up with devin. on the night before i left, he called me and we talked for hours. and he told me, “i’m conflicted. i want to be with you, but i’m afraid it won’t work out. my logical side says i’m crazy, but my heart says i can do it. so ally, will you be mine?” to this day, we’ve been together for almost 7 months.

we’ve never spent an anniversary together, but we talk everyday. he visited for christmas, and that was the first time i ever felt at home; he makes me feel like i’m home, like i’m safe, needed, loved. he’s graduating this year and moving stateside, close to me. distance is really hard sometimes, but like he always says “we never said it would be easy, but it’d be worth it.” 

i’m so very excited to see him for the summer :)