My LOVE LETTER to YOU...

Good day, how have you been? I am wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year ahead. Today is all about appreciating the love of my life (P.S. This love is not Ijebu Garri). It is a couple of days to my darling’s birthday and I decided to appreciate him for all he has done (he has done so much for me), and for all he will still do for me (for he loves taking care of me, even though most times, I don’t deserve it).

Let me start by saying, I, Aribisala Ayobami O. loves you very much, even though I am not a person who shows much emotions, you are one person I cannot hide my feelings from. Even when I try to hide my feelings, you have a way of knowing what is wrong and finding a solution to it. You know me so well that I am sometimes scared at the level of information you know about me; but I know you will never use the information against me. You know when I need a hug, you know the right song to play when I am down or angry or pissed or happy, you know all my cravings and you satisfy them, you know what I need without me saying a word, you know the body posture for my every mood, you understand my double meaning and highly sarcastic form of communication, you know my family, my personal persons (who are mostly boys by the way, but you don’t mind), my friends, my fiends, my mentor, amongst other things I don’t want anyone to know about me. You know all these things and you are cool with it. You have never ever tried to change me or make me feel uncomfortable about who I am. You made me understand that I am perfect the way I am and that all I need is to keep developing myself and keep learning.

 It is so easy to be with you because I don’t have to try to be anybody but myself. You are always there for me when I need you. You are there when I don’t need you (I always need you, so, you are always there) and most importantly, you are always there when I don’t even know I need you. I know most times I don’t say it, but thank you for always being there for me. You have made living so easy for me because I know I am never alone. Even when I decide to be more stubborn than a goat and do what I shouldn’t do, you are always there with me to save me from the consequences of my silly actions; and most importantly, to lovingly scold me. I know I am not the easiest person to deal with, but you know how to handle me perfectly. To people who don’t know me, I look gentle and quiet, but you know I am neither gentle, nor quiet. Thank you for lovingly accepting me as a chatterbox and for patiently listening to everything I have to say (even if the conversation is more like a complaint about how human beings are in most cases very annoying, self-centered and destructive). Thanks for being there silently (I don’t like people around when I cry), when I need a shoulder to cry on. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU.

Although, I know some people will get you better birthday presents than whatever I have to offer, but I trust you to cherish my gift to you. I write this love letter, being my first ever love letter to you to let you know that I love you, to thank you for all you have done and to plead with you never to stop loving me. Thank you for being my real G, my personal person, my friend, my boo, my boo boo (there is a difference between being my boo and my boo boo), my confidant, my boyfriend, my sugar pie, my backbone, my best friend, my gossip partner, my customer care that listens to my complaint, my bodyguard, my protector, my light and for shaping me into this super, duper, beautiful, intelligent, wonderful person I am today.

I know I say I love you all the time, but this time it is different and you know it. Thank you my God for being there for me, for being everything I ever wanted, for leaving a guide for me, and even though I am sinner, you still love me this much. I am not ashamed to say I love you. Please, keep on loving me and never leave me. I love you so very much. Also, thank you for the inspiration to write this, I have always wanted to do this. Once again, I love my GOD.