today i finally got to see dylan. we met at give a dog a bone, shopped for gitsy, brought her back to his place to entertain his family. we made plans for me to go home, eat dinner, and head back for a movie night on his couch.
the whole movie thing didn't impress my parents, so they invited him back to the house to help us decorate our christmas trees after dinner. only, he fell asleep.
knowing that he worked 5am to 1pm on black friday on zero sleep, it didnt surprise me, but he was real pissed off with himself when he woke up two hours too late. so we didn't get to see each other again tonight, unfortunately.
but the amazing thing?
when i got in his car to head back to his house, not only did he give me a beautiful portrait he did of me, but a special coupon to pacsun and, having been hidden under his jacket, a stuffed dog.
the dog, i almost laughed at. i didn't understand. i exclaimed a thank you, and remarked how cute he was, but there was obviously something i wasn't getting.
then dylan completely swept me off of my feet. (how cliche, but it's truly the only words i can find to describe the feeling.) he explained that the dog was for just in case ellie never came back from the hospital. i nearly started bawling right there. how is it possible that i have someone who loves me this much? who knew that when i said i'd be okay after dropping her off, i was lying, trying to soften my sniffles so that my parents wouldnt hear me cry?
the toy is obviously out of some claw machine or a dollar store, but the fact that someone cares about me this much is completely disarming, and the gesture was almost more than i could handle.
i'm crying and crying right now, trying to think of when anyone has done anything so sweet for me. i love him so much. i have no idea why he chose me, but im undyingly grateful that he did. so that's what im thankful for. im thankful that someone truly knows me, and loves me, and wants to be with me.
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