The Axiomatic Musings of a Teen who spent one entire year with the same boyfriend.

Happy Anniversary, Ash <3.

Just a few quick thoughts on the concept of anniversaries in a teen relationship.

-I think one of the first things I noticed was that it wasn't a huge event like I guess I had sort of expected. Like, when you're in your first few months of a relationship, the idea of your anniversary seems so fantastical, and romantic, and magical. And it is, the idea behind it is. But I think one of the things about being with someone for a year, is that after you're with someone for that year, all of that doesn't really matter as much. It just seems like one more great day with this best friend that you love. It's more about being a big milestone, and an excuse to spend some special time with them. I may not be explaining myself well. It's not that this isn't special; it's incredibly special. It's just I guess that we're just so used to assuming that we'll be with each other now that it's not a big surprise. Which is actually more of a good thing, we're just so accustomed to sharing our lives with each other and we're accustomed to the idea that we'll continue to do so :).

-But also, I can't say it's easy to get to. Anyone who's been following this blog knows that. But the fact that you can make it through an entire year with someone when we're this young astounds me. Because like, Ash has been my boyfriend for a year. Every single one of those three-hundred sixty-five days, we've talked. We've learned things about each other. We've dealt with problems. We've had good days, we've had bad days. But we were there for each other through every single one, and we're still together now. He knows everything about me; he knows what I'm like in January, what I'm like in spring, what I'm like in July. I know all of that about him. We know all this stuff about each other, and we've still decided that we love each other. That, I think, is what's fantastic about this. When you first start a relationship, it's really all about getting to know each other. Finding things you like, don't like. Most of the time, along the way, those things become deal-breakers. So after a year you know all the little ticks and faults of that person; you're not ignorant to anything. So I just think if you do know all those things, and you can still love that person with all of their faults just the same, then that's when you can really tell how real something is.

-It doesn't even seem like that long ago. This afternoon, Ash and I were hanging out in the yard of the Yellow House exactly the way we were a year ago. It was sunny but windy, just like then, and we sat and kissed and talked just like then. And it didn't even seem that far away ago, he even said, "I feel like it could very easily have happened just last week." But then thinking back, all the stuff we've been through, it feels like eons, like a time WITHOUT Ash seems like forever ago. It's just a strange perception of time.

-I couldn't be happier, basically. I love him more than I've ever loved anyone, and I'm so excited to start year number two with him <3.

Sorry to any of my single readers for the lovey-dovey post, I just wanted to blurt it out somewhere :). Hope everyone's enjoying October!! It's still definitely my favorite month of the year! :D.

♪: "The Only Exception" by Paramore
♫: "Pretend" by Scott Porter and the Glory Dogs
♪♫: "Catch Me" by Demi Lovato.

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