Today is LegalQuad's and mine 1 year anniversary. We met at the State Fair because that is where he was going to school and I knew that I would be able to convince my family to go out there (side note: I don't drive, which is why I needed my family to come with). We were at a Luke Bryan concert the night before that caused us to get home extremely late and we had to be up early in the morning. We drove 2 1/2 hours to meet who would become the love of my life. He was dressed in a white wheelchair love t-shirt with khaki shorts on. I was so excited and nervous to meet him. I barely slept the night before, both of excited nervousness and regular nervousness. No one in my family knew before we met that he is quadriplegic. Needless to say, that did not go over well with myself and my family. However, after a year and multiple trips to go visit LQ, things have gotten better. When he took the Bar Exam, he was in my city to take it, so he came over a couple times during his 4 days here.
This year has been crazy and incredible all in one. I have been happier with him than I ever have been before. He is understanding to my over-emotional self. He sometimes even gets weepy with me. We have both given our all to each other. He was my first and I was his traditional first. I was the one he experimented ED medications with. He has let me explore as much as I want. We honestly have full trust in each other. I have cried out of excitement, fear, and sadness of having to leave him. I have learned not only the the amazing parts that come with having a boyfriend who is a high level quadriplegic, but the challenges that come to having a boyfriend who is a high level quadriplegic . I stayed up the night his aide never showed and he had to call emergency personal for help getting into bed and emptying his leg bag because of the shocks and pain he was experiencing. I have learned what shocks are, and that we need to figure out what is causing them before they lead to AD. I have laughed until my belly hurts at his goofiness. I have worn daily since Christmas the turtle ring that he got me.
I would only trade about 1-2 days of this relationship. He knows what I am talking about when I say that. It was a rough weekend where nothing seemed to go right. I was really upset when I left because nothing went as planned that weekend. However, that's how relationships work. Nothing is perfect. And honestly, that's how we learn more about each other is when these rough weekends happen. Things are never perfect in any relationship. And we learn how to overcome things when they are not perfect.
Both LQ and I have grown so much with each other over the last year, and I cannot wait to see where we go from here! I love you babe, and can't wait for the rest of our lives.
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