Love

So, this is the first year where deciding where to spend Christmas was hard for me.  Corry and I were going to go together to my Mamma's house, which I was excited for because I can't wait for him to be a part of my family.  I want everyone to love him as much as I do.  Unfortunately, his work only gave him two days off for Christmas, and he can't take off any of the surrounding days.  So needless to say, I was totally bummed out.  My best Christmas memories have always been made at Mamma's.  However, I didn't want to leave Corry alone on Christmas.  Especially after everything we've been through lately, it just seemed mean.  I was hemming and hawing over this for weeks, but Corry just kept telling me that it was okay if I went to MN.  He told me that he would obviously be sad that we wouldn't be spending our first Christmas together, but that he knew how important it was for me to be with my family.  I am so relieved that I don't have to worry about hurting his feelings or anything and so thankful that he's so understanding of this.  It's things like this that make me love him so much.  I've thought I was in love before, but REALLY being in love now makes me laugh at those "relationships."  None of my exes ever took care of me while I was sick, or comforted me while I was hurting.  Corry has done that many times already.  None of my ex boyfriends ever told me that I was the most beautiful girl in the world, they always said that I couldn't expect to be that for someone.  Corry tells me that I am the most beautiful girl in the world every day, more than once.  He pampers me, he cooks me dinner, he laughs when he comes home and the house is a mess, and he praises me for the things I DID do that day.  He talks to me for hours every night when he comes home from work, and he always snuggles me to sleep. 
I have a bad habit of doing too much "venting."  Obviously there are things about Corry that drive me NUTS.  However, he really is the love of my life.  I want so much to become Mrs. Emmalee Locke.  I want to have kids with him because I know he'd be a great and doting Dad.  I can tell by the way he teaches Luke to make split pea soup, and how he takes him fishing.  I can tell by the way he's always kind to Abbe and listens to her when she talks about her friends and stuff, (things that I have a hard time listening to.)  I love him so, so much.  I'm excited for next year when we can all spend Christmas together.