My Life is a Crappy Love Song

So, I'm kind of sure most people have been reading my blog lately to hear about my Austrian adventures (even though I'm terrible about posting them), which makes sense. But that means I need to give this post a disclaimer:

1.) This isn't going to be about Austria (which I am loving, by the way). I'll get back to that soon, I promise.
2.) This post is going to be boiling over with cheesiness, so if you hate love or hearing about love...don't read. You've been warned.

So. On with love.

Being 5,500-ish miles away from Kameron has been pretty tough. I don't regret coming to Austria one bit; I'm having the time of my life. But I wish he was here with me, experiencing all of these amazing places. However, as much as I wish he was in Austria right now, this whole experience has been incredible for me and for us. I feel like I appreciate him so much more than I did before I came. It has also been incredible that I haven't had to worry about how this trip will affect my relationship. I told that to my brother Chris and he said, "That's how you know you're in a real relationship." And I am. Basically, I thought the decision to marry him had already been confirmed to the highest extent. Then I came to Europe and it's been confirmed even more. I'm supposed to marry that curly-haired, goofy, happy, handsome man I have waiting patiently for me at home.


I'm usually not one for cliches. At least I try not to be. The only times I ever really use them (them = lovey-dovey cliche phrases) is when I'm saying something to Kameron in an email, text, or something and I honestly can't think of a better way to something I'm feeling. They're easy to fall back on (and sadly, they're usually very true). So instead, I found a couple quotes that say things much more eloquently than I could ever hope to. But, guys. I'm in love. In a really big way. And I want to tell you about it. So whether you read it or not: here are my amped-up cliches.

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are." --Captain Corelli's Mandolin
      I love this quote. I still very much have times where I'm that stupid, giddy, excited girl in love. But I'm starting to feel that real love, which to me is much deeper. It's constant and it lasts. The only way I can think to explain it is complete comfort. I trust Kameron and I'm excited to work together in our marriage and have a blast in the process.

"Love is friendship set on fire." -Jeremy Taylor
     Simply put, Kam is my best friend. We laugh at the stupidest things that I'm convinced NOBODY else in the world would find funny. One of the initial thing that attracted me to him was our ability to be completely sarcastic with each other. I'm always content doing absolutely nothing with him, and he's always the first person I think to tell if something funny/lame/sad/awesome happens to me. I'm pretty convinced we're going to have the greatest life and coolest family because we have so much fun together.

"The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life." -Sir Hugh Walpole
      I didn't go looking to start dating Kameron. I had just BARELY gotten out of a relationship, and I wasn't really looking for anything. Yep...that changed, and it changed pretty quickly. I stumbled upon this love that has become a core part of my life now, but it wasn't an accident. Someone's looking out for me. Like I said earlier, I'm so excited to grow with this man.

"You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly." --Sam Keen
     One night as I was falling asleep, the thought hit me how lucky I was to find a man that loves me despite my imperfections. Sometimes I'm hard on myself. I think I'm not good enough, pretty enough, funny enough, creative enough, kind enough...the list goes on. But despite these faults I find in myself, Kameron still loves me with his whole heart, sincerely. That's the biggest confidence booster a girl needs. Kameron isn't a perfect person, but he's the perfect person for ME and, in my opinion, that is perfect. We get to strive towards perfection together.

Thanks for reading my cheesy post, folks. I let Kameron know on a daily basis how grateful I am for him, but I think it's time I let everyone else know how crazy in love I am. I'm in a perfect place in my life right now, and I've never been happier. And in a little less than three months, I finally get to marry the man that's responsible for it.

Praise the heavens.