To Natalie Altamirano,
It’s honestly crazy writing this because I never thought we’d ever get this close. I still remember our very first conversation. I was sitting there eating lunch in the 200, and Jocelyn asked to see my brand-new tattoo. While I was showing you, you said, “Your tattoo is cool, it’s very pretty.” For some reason, that stuck with me for a while. I remember thinking, “Damn, this cute girl just said that… hell yeah.”
Seven months later, we went out to the bar for the first time, and it ended up being some of the most fun I’d had in a while. We couldn’t stop laughing all night, and I just remember genuinely enjoying being around you. Everything felt so easy and natural.
I still think about our first date too. It was honestly so much fun, even though you were never even close to winning. After that, sitting in the DQ parking lot and talking with you was probably one of my favourite parts of the night. I loved hearing you talk about Canada’s Wonderland and all the things you were telling me about. I could’ve sat there listening to you for hours.
And even though we’ve hung out so much since then, you’d think I’d eventually get sick of you, but honestly, it’s the complete opposite. I look forward to every hangout, every conversation, and every little moment we get together. There’s just something about being around you that feels right.
I think I really knew you had me when I started blushing just from talking about you. Then, when you went to Honduras, I realized just how much I actually missed you. That’s when it really hit me: I really like this girl. She’s funny, she’s beautiful, she’s so easy to be around, and somehow she became someone I genuinely care about more than I expected.
I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somewhere between the tattoo compliment, the endless laughing, our first date, DQ parking lot conversations, and all the time we’ve spent together, you became someone really special to me.
So, after everything we’ve shared and all the memories we’ve made so far, I have one question for you…
