Way After Forever
One year ago, I stood beside the most remarkable man I’ve ever known and promised forever. And somehow, it still doesn’t feel real that I get to call him mine.
Taylor makes me better.
Taylor loves me without condition, leads with humility, and holds space for every version of me—especially the one I’m becoming. He’s steady where I’m fiery, grounding where I’m untethered, and full of laughter when I need light most. He reminds me every day that I am deserving of a love that feels like peace and safety. He pushes me toward growth with a softness that never shames me. He holds me accountable because he believes in who I’m meant to be.
This year has been nothing short of transformational.
Not because we had to struggle through it—but because we’ve chosen to grow intentionally through it.
Every conversation, every decision, every quiet moment—we’ve shown up for each other with honesty, care, and purpose.
You hold me accountable while never holding me back.
You challenge me to rise to my fullest potential.
You remind me what I’m capable of.
And somehow, in the middle of healing and hope and the chaos of life, I became the most mentally and physically fit I’ve ever been—because of you.
We are partners in everything.
From our workouts to our work in recovery and rehabilitation. From dog parent life, to spiritual life. From early morning omelets to late-night snack runs—we do life as a team.
And you’re not just good to me.
You’re good to everyone.
You help people constantly. You lift others up. You’re humble, talented, hard-working, and fiercely loyal. You skateboard like a teenager, crush it at CrossFit, write with heart, and somehow still manage to be the softest soul in every room. You lead with integrity, and you love with intention.
Watching you step into your calling—advocating for and walking alongside those in recovery, helping change lives through RF2 and the work we do with NAS—it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever witnessed. You were made for this.
And I was made to walk alongside you.
People say soulmates are rare. I believe you find yours when you finally become the version of you who’s ready to receive them. I’d been through enough to know what I didn’t want. But I never could have dreamed someone like you existed.
It’s wild how life placed us together. I had just walked away from a career I thought I’d never leave and stepped into something new, searching for meaning. He’d never even been to this town before, but he ended up exactly where I was—at the exact right moment. The timing, the alignment, the pull—it all felt like something sacred had intervened. From the beginning, it felt like home.
The world tried to keep us apart. But grace and grit and God had other plans. Undoubtedly divine timing.
I don’t know how a year has gone by already—it feels like we just got married. And at the same time, I feel like I’ve loved you for eternity.
I’m not just falling more in love with you every day,
I’m rising in love with you.
Becoming better because of it.
Becoming ourselves because of it.
In every lifetime, in this one, and way after forever—you’re it for me.
The one God made to be my better half.
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Happy Anniversary, my love. 💛
Here’s to all that we are—and all we’re still becoming.
