You don’t have to. 

I don’t understand why you put in so much effort. You go above and beyond. You bend until you break. And I could tell you this a million times but I’m not sure if you’ll ever listen. 

You don’t have to. 

You’re not alone. Not anymore. You buy me flowers. Take me out on dates. Apologize for not texting back right away. You cook me dinner. You spoil me rotten. As adorable as that is and as wanted as that makes me feel, 

You don’t have to. 

You hold me every night and you take away the pain. You build me up and you show me off. You make me laugh until I cry. You would do anything to make me smile. And I’ll say it again. 

You don’t have to. 

I love you without all the additional things. I love your flaws and your perfections, your sensitivities and your strengths, your insides and out. I love everything about you. And you know that; 

You don’t have to. 

But you do for me anyway. Because you care so much. Because you love me just as much as I love you. And this much is true; 

I don’t have to. But I’d do anything for you. 

Bucket List. 

So much to do and definitely not enough time on this earth. Fortunately I’ve already crossed a few things off from my bucket list. I’ve been to Hawaii, swam with sea turtles and a manta ray, went snorkeling, been to Universal Studios and Disney, watched Humpback Whales breach water and swim with their young, been to Texas, stood on the bridge from the movie Selena, been to the Alamo, been to Mammoth Caves in Kentuckey, been to Makers Mark Distillery and hand dipped in wax my own whiskey bottle, been to the Grand Old Opry, been to the Mall of America, been to San Fransisco and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge, and been to Mt Hood in Oregon. I’ve done a lot of traveling for someone so young. I’ve experienced many different things and feel so blessed to have seen what I have. I swam in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf before I was 16. I owned my own home at age 23. I’ve lived a lot. I have a lot left I want to experience before my time expires. I would love to learn how to hula dance and belly dance. I want to learn how to blow glass from a professional. I’d love to travel the world and have my own lengthy list of place to see and cultures to experience. I want to walk the Great Wall of China and ride an elephant in India. I want to go on an African Safari and see all of Egypt. I want to see the Abydos Kings List, the pyramids at Giza, the temple/tomb of Nefertari. I want to watch the waters of the Nile flow. I want to see all of Australia and swim by the Great Barrier Reef. This list could go on forever. I would like to write and publish at least one novel, My Grandpas biography. I want to tattoo most of my body by famous tattoo artists including Kat Von D and Sara Fabel. I want to master MMA and boxing/kick boxing. Id like to be with my man when his music takes off and becomes international. Id like him to be by my side through all of my bucket list including our own little private version of a bucket list (wink, wink). I want to experience it all. I want to float in the Dead Sea. Id like to visit Santorini Greece. I want to get paid to model for a tattoo magazine. I want to get my cosmetology license. Id like to have numerous degrees from different universities. Id like to learn how to fly a plane. I want to go on a mission trip and practice medicine in a third world country. I’m very ambitious and this could go on forever. I just want to truly live. To experience all this world has to offer. I have a passion for life.