Here's to LOVE!

I've been thinking a lot about Donny lately... how we met, how we've grown, how we've stayed best friends for over 9 years... In fact, I was just reading my journal from college when I came across an entry dated FEB 14, 2001:
Valentine's- Don spoiled me rotten. While I was in class he decorated my room with create paper and balloons. Scattered around the room was a ton of candy. On my pillow was a teddy bear and roses! He took me out to dinner at Boomer's and then bowling. At dinner he surprised me with a very nice gold bracelet with hearts all around it. Back at his place we ate pink cake with pink frosting--very festive! Oh, I have to tell you about what happened a couple weeks ago! Don and I were eating our usual Cafe Rio when I asked what he wanted to do after dinner. He said, "Hmm, I dunno... go ring shopping?" Before I could even use half my brain I said, "Psht, NO!" He caught me so off guard that I thought he was joking!!! I didn't know he was serious! And I was too embarrassed to say anything else so I changed the subject. But the next week at Cafe Rio I decided I was going to suggest ring shopping. It took all my courage and a penny fountain wish to ask him...
Don is amazing. I love him more and more every day! I am still wondering why he loves me. I give him so much crap--but if anyone can deal with it, I hope he can. Because he is the one I love and the only one I want.
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I remember that V-Day 8 years ago. I asked him how much he was planning to spend on me (so I could shop accordingly), and I thought he said $8. Came to realize later, he said $80!! So that year I got a $60 gold bracelet, and Don got a pillowcase... yes, I gave him a PILLOWCASE for Valentine's! I am so amazed that Don has stuck with me...