It’s been awhile since he’s fallen asleep on the phone with me. They’re total accidents but so oddly comforting. I’ve been spoiled beyond belief, being able to wake up to his handsome face every morning. So just knowing he’s on the other side of the phone right now eases me into the night.

I guess I should explain…

I have a horrible tendency of waking from night terrors. I remember every dream I have, and they’re usually not very pretty. But he never fails to bring my mind back into the amazing reality of everything that is him. He effortlessly finds me in the dark, and in my dreams, I can feel the moments when he comes in and battles my monsters. I suppose it seems silly and childish, borderline weird maybe. But every time he lulls me back to sleep, I feel like I’m being saved by my favorite hero and it never gets old.

“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.”

So, I’m pretty sure my immune system has -99 armor, and no one else I know could possibly rival that. On Monday, I had a high fever of about 102, and my abdominal pain has been increasingly painful.

Now, I could complain and whine because the pain is pretty excruciating. But I’m ignoring that just to document the most adorable things I’ve experienced throughout this doom and gloom.

Today, Paul took me on a short adventure to get my mind off of things.

1st stop: Ralphs for chocolate soymilk and straws. He bought me a giant carton of milk and straws to drink from because we were taking it on the road. The best part was having 9 straws continuously fall into the carton.

2nd stop: Curry House. I mentioned curry sometime during the day, and even though he wasn’t hungry, he grabbed a late lunch to-go just for me. Whoever said men don’t listen never met Paul.

3rd, 4th, 5th stops: Settlers of Catan hunt. Walmart had the cheapest price according to Google, but no Walmart stocked the game (go figure). We hit Target and Paul immediately grabbed it off the shelf. My favorite part was asking why he was so determined to buy it and his answer was, “Settlers is what brought us together!”

We’ve been playing World of Warcraft all night, and Settlers will have to wait until tomorrow. But Paul has been a trooper and trying to do what he can for me. He even has rock music playing in the background just for me. And we know much Paul loves his N* jams.

We both still can’t believe it’s been an entire year that we officially started dating. Hopefully, this blog experiment will eventually become a wonderful reminder of the best thing that has ever happened to me.

I still get butterflies.