My forever favorite snuggle-buddy,

            Recently, I realized that I am more than capable of taking care of myself.  I won’t always need you to provide for me and take care of me, but please do.  I am confident, in charge, and independent, but I want you to make me feel like a little girl.  I want your confidence and strength so I don’t always have to be tough.  I want you to wrap me in your arms and just hold me.  Hold me like you’ll never let go.  Until you are here to stay, please forgive my tough-girl, independent, I-can-do-this-all-by-myself attitude because that’s just how I’ve learned to survive on my own.  Hopefully, you can look past my emotional security fences and see the real me underneath it all.

            Please don’t be intimidated by my confidence and my independent spirit.  I’m not trying to make it a competition between us, we’re supposed to be a team.  I want you to be a part of my life and I want to be able to work through life with you, even though I may, at times, try to go at it alone.  Don’t be afraid to give me a reality check if I forget that we are a dynamic duo and partners in crime, I’ve grown too used to doing it on my own.  And don’t be afraid to lean on me, I am here for you, I want you to want my help.  We are a team and I can’t wait to build my life with you.  It certainly won’t be easy, but nothing ever worth it is easy.  Together, we can make it all work.

Guarding my heart for you,

Katrina