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March 14, 2020

Dear Kip,

You were teasing me the other night (There haven’t been that many yet so it would probably be easy to figure out which night, except that I don’t want to scroll back through even a couple days of texts between us because seriously, are we 16?) asking when you were going to make an appearance on my blog. 

And so I began thinking, “What can I possibly write to him, for him, about him to get the full sense of what I want to say?”  The language part of the human brain is not connected to the emotion part of the brain, and so when I try to put what I am feeling right now in to words, I am just not sure that I will succeed. 

What should I write to you, Kip? What should I say in my first love letter to you? 

Should I say that I feel more comfortable and able to be myself around you than any other partner I have ever had?  Should I say that I trust you more than I have ever trusted anyone?  Or should I tell you that I’m already dreaming of getting married and moving in together.  Probably not, that would be rushing things, right?  So, I’m not going to say those things.

I probably should not write about how much we have texted in the last 3.5 weeks; it’s safe to say that is was a lot, maybe too much, but looking back, I wouldn’t change it. 

Instead, I will tell you some, of the many, reasons that I am attracted to you.  How about a list?  You are a caretaker and prefer to give rather than take; when you say you are going to do something, you do it right away; you are willing to have tough conversations and are always honest, you call me out on my pettiness and help me be a better person; your beard, your smile, your eyes…; you are a great cook; and most importantly, when I asked you to come and meet me so I could see your face and hear your voice, you did. 

Love you always,

Brandy Lynne