You invited me to come to Dallas with you to meet your family. Honestly, I was so nervous. I was like anxious, excited, and I had no idea how it would go. We rode in the car together, got some snacks and an ice chest to munch on ice on the way, and it was so refreshing. I really enjoyed being with you for longer on this little trip. Oh my, and of course the wasp flying in the car. My heart really skipped a beat because I knew you wouldn’t panic over a spider or something harmless😭 anyways it flew out. We listened to music the whole way, and Dallas roads are wild as heck. We made it and I got to meet everyone, and it was so silly and sweet. You spent a while working with their dog to learn to act not crazy with Iris. We ordered some Indian food, and it was so yummy!! I think about it a lot. That night, we practiced a math card game too. It was a silly time. Later on, you got some off brand melatonin and ended up going to sleep pretty late after we watched a few episodes of The Walking Dead. We were cuddling on the couch and it was so comforting. When we did go to bed, you fell asleep and I ended up staying up a while. But you are so beautiful when you sleep. Even though I didn’t rest much at all, I felt completely relaxed with you. In the morning, I wanted you to rest more so I let you sleep while I played with the kids and helped out with breakfast pancakes and eggs and fruit. Later on, we visited your grandparents and they were super kind. They got you lots of snacks and we went through a recipe book, looked at pictures, and they talked about several things. After talking a while, we went back to your mom’s place. I think we also got some ice cream that night, and it was actually so good. After sleeping that night, on Sunday we left. We went to a coffee place before going to the Dallas Aquarium, and that was yummy too. We were so silly, and you thought for a split second that the coffee place wasn’t that far to go to from home. Then after I was like yeah you’re right- I was like wait, we’re like 4 hours from home what do you mean haha. Anyways, we went to the aquarium, saw lots of things together, visited the gift shop and got shirt and a beluga whale figurine, and we left for home! That car ride was very sentimental for me riding back. We were having conversations about what it means to fall in love, what love looks like long term, and overall commitment. Things that a relationship needs to grow and thrive. That night, I realized that I couldn’t have any of those things. Even if I wanted to, where I was at was never going to facilitate that love. Worst of all, I couldn’t even express that to you in the moment. But I listened to you talk about things a while, and it meant a lot to me. The conversations that night showed me even more how genuine you are in the way you love and do everything. When we did get to my house and you dropped me off, I had a hard time leaving. I wanted to stay with you more, but I knew I couldn’t. However, I was very grateful to spend that weekend with you.