Day 30: Love Is...

Having an actual conversation about work and trying to understand each others jobs.

Day 29: Love Is...

When he brings up your non-existant future children and laugh at the things we normally do that would confuse them.

Day 28: Love Is...

trying to hold the world together for one another, when it all seems like it's falling apart.

Day 27: Love Is...

Is coming to bed even when your not tired to spend a few minutes together after not seeing one another all day.

Day 26: Love Is...

Always reminding you to have fun when your not with him and meaning it.

Day 25: Love Is...

him getting out of bed in the middle of the night, so you can talk to a friend in need.  

Day 24: Love Is...

when you still get the warm butterfly flutter in your stomach when he gives you THAT smirk.  

Day 23: Love Is...

him sharing a secret that you've always wondered about.

Day 22: Love Is...

Even though you need to eat separately, he sets the table for you to enjoy your dinner.

Day 21: Love Is...

Waking up to a morning kiss on the forehead before he goes to work, even though you get to sleep in a little while longer.

Day 20: Love Is...

acknowledging a bunch of reasons as to why two people shouldn't be together, but only caring about the reasons as to why they should be.

Day 19: Love Is...

is leaving you alone when your favorite TV show is on.

Day 18: Love Is...

taking a Sunday afternoon nap together.

Day 17: Love Is...

Going to the doctors office with each other still after 25 years of marriage, even if it is for a check-up.   (E.S+R.S)

Day 16: Love Is...

When he listens to you talk about your best friend's life and gives his opinion and suggestions because he wants her to be happy just as much as you do.

Day 15: Love Is...

when he holds your hand, without asking, while you are on a stretcher in the emergency room.

Day 14: Love Is...

when he makes you laugh so hard, your abs are sore still the next day.  

Day 13: Love Is...

laying in bed together and watching tv for hours while on vacation, and being absolutely content.

Day 12: Love Is...

posting on Facebook how much you are looking forward to having your weekly lunch break with your wife.  

(KA+BA)

Day 11: Love Is...

when your boyfriend forgives you for missing his family birthday dinner because you are a workaholic.

Day 10: Love Is...

 

                                 when he doesn't question what dinner is and just eats it.

Day 9: Love Is...

sharing a family sized tub of Wawa mac and cheese while watching tv for dinner, when you both work late.

Day 8: Love Is...

saying "I'm sorry" after being short with your loved because you were watching a TV show or playing a game, both of which requires high concentration.

Day 7: Love Is...

 

when you watch your father stare at his desktop wallpaper with sadness because it's of your mother and you know all he can think to himself is, "God, I miss her".

Miss you, Mom...

Day 6: Love Is...

after being together for four years, you're boyfriend still says "Thank you for making dinner!".

Day 5: Love Is...

when you're boyfriend stops what he is doing and raids through the cabinets and basement for you looking for a spice you need to make dinner.

Day 4: Love Is....

spending most weekends of the summer sipping on margaritas in backyard together.  

Day 3: Love Is...

Is making it a point to make time for each other...even if it takes a couple of days to get there

Day 2: Love Is...

When you're boyfriend changes his plans to go home and be with the puppy, while you be with your best friend in need.

Day 1: Love Is...

receiving a text message that states you are missed and to have a good and hopefully stress-free day from work, followed with I love you.

First Steps to Love Is...

So I am beginning this blog in dedication to Love and all those people that still believe in it.  This is also a special dedication to my best friend, whose birthday is today and has always shared the same idea of love with me.

When I say Love, I don't mean...oh my god, I love my boyfriend, he's so great love.  It's the genuine notion of recognizing the little things that signify love.  That love that puts goosebumps on your skin at the thought of locking eyes with that someone special.  That love when the littlest notion seems like the greatest gift you could ever ask for in that moment.

In today's society, I am sadden by how little people care about love.  Love is no longer treated as the greatest love of all.  Universally, it is still stated that love is the greatest gift you can have, but how many people actually still believe in that these days.  Too often these days, people are cynical about the idea of finding true love.  People no longer search for that unconditional, can't breathe, can't live, without kind of love.  They write it off instead and suggests it's a symbolism of being weak and the incapability of being Independent, when those are two absolutely unrelated items.  Love is supposed to be great.  It's supposed to be rewarding.  It's supposed to be breathtaking.  It should be without a doubt the best feeling in the world.  And I encourage everyone to look for it.

For the next 365 Days...I am taking on the challenge of writing a statement every day in recognition of the little things that symbolize or recognize what love is.  I encourage anyone who wants to join me, to spread the idea that love not something you throw around.  Love is something special and it's reflected in the littlest notion being made, recognize it.

- JTL