Thank you!!

For a year now i've learned a lot. but theres one person in particular who has taught me the most i think. I met him at the end of august last year and the one thing i really liked about this guy was that he actually talked to me. He didn't call me shorty and ask me dumb question. He's more mature than that. He was such a gentleman and ladies you know that thats rare now-a-days. We would talk for what seemed like hours. And i rememeber when he first called me...lol...that was for hours!!! We talked about anything and everything. Soon it felt like i had known him longer then what reality was saying. It was as if he had been in my life for forever. He became one of my best friends. And i know you're thinking girls and guys can't be best friends. Yea we can!!! But Soon time went on and i met him for the first time face to face. Y'all i was so scared!!! I don't think i've ever been that nervous...lol!!! for the first time i didn't know what to say to him. Heres the guy i have been talkin to for the past four months and i can't say a word now!!! haha!!! But soon the nerves died down and we went for a walk. It was awesome to actually be with him and to hear and see him talk. Seeing the reaction and being able to see his smile. It was great!!! Then we went out on an actual date!!! It was so much fun!!! We went and saw what is now my favorite movie, I AM LEGEND!! It was so sweet becuz he comforted me through the not so scary parts that were actually scary to me but one thing from the movie that i will remember most is how excited he got from seeing the preview for the new Batman movie!!! I think it was the cutest thing ever!!!! I've never seen a guy act like that before...lol!!! After the movie we went to IHOP!!! It was fun to just sit and talk and really get to know the guy on the other side of the computer...lol!!! He asked if i was ready to go home and i said no. So we went downtown and this is where the date takes the icing. I made him park i'd say five blocks from the new bridge. It was freezing that night..lol!!! Guess what??? There were no cars anywhere...lol!!! Meaning we could have parked right beside the bridge. But we walked the five blocks anyways. Basically other then it being the coolest night ever and having to walk in it. It was a great date. We talked, we laughed, and we were actually there with each other. It wasn't a cyberdate...lol...it was a real one. I got to be with this guy who i respect and love and admire so much. He does what few will stand up and do. He lives everyday for our country. For you to have the rights and freedoms you have men and women like him fight. Anyone who has the strenght and will to say I'll go, I'll serve, I'll sacrifice, I'll risk, I'll strive, I'll die...thats my hero. Thats a person i want in my life becuz you know they'll never quit, fail, or leave you. They don't know how. Its not in them. So I just want to say thank you!!!! Thank you for not quiting, failing or leaving us to our own fate!!! Thank you for standing against all odds and saying no to those who would see us ruined. Thank you for loving us even when we don't deserve it. Thank you for being who you are. I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you soliders!!! Can't wait for you all to be home!!!!!!