Who Was It With? 

Austin

When Did You Realize It was Love? 

the week of

What Did It Feel Like? 

The feeling of falling in love is kind of close to the feeling you get when everything is right. There are no doubts. All you think about is him. The best way to know you're in love is if you dream about them. Don't mistake love for a crush though. I loved him before I told him. But I believe in guys making the first move. I'm old fashioned for a 16 year old.

What Happened Next? 

Well we met on a cruise. I was in a dance class and the cruise had hired us to perform. I was twelve. I met him at one of the night clubs on the cruise and he looked at me from across the room and got one of his friends to ask my friend, Charlotte, to dance with me. Of course I did and we couldn't look at each other at all. Every day we spent together. He bought me a shell necklace I still have and would write me good night letter and slip them under my room door after curfew. :) I liked that. After the cruise we continued to see each other every summer for three years after that. The best part about our relationship is that we had common interests. We both liked sports, the beach, dogs, and high school. We got along as if we had been best friends since fourth grade. But then after one summer, that we were completely in love with each other, we agreed to make things open ended til the next summer. We both dated other people. However, Austin fell in love with his girlfriend. He stopped texting, the next summer he would talk about her and text her right in front of my face and I could tell the love was completely gone. I cried for it and fought for it back but 4 years was too long to hold on to what we had. As of right now I can't see myself loving someone else... ever. But I hope one day a guy will be as hard headed as I am and break through the walls I've built to keep everyone else out.

Lessons Learned

• I don't regret loving him. Sometimes I may throw fits and say I wish I would have never met him but I have matured so much since then. Even though the road ended doesn't mean I cant walk through the desert in search of a new one. I know it sounds cheesy, what can I say I'm a girl. Haha well My only advice is to not be afraid to love because even though I fell, hard, I wouldn't take it back for the world.