First Loves

  Today I happened to find some old CD's in my closet, and due to my boredom I decided to listen to them. None of them were labeled so therefore I had no idea what was on them, when I came across a CD that my first love and I had made and listened to all the time while we where dating. You know...the CD that the two of you make with all of "your songs" on it, that remind you of each other. Since he was in the military we made two copies so he could listen to one while he was back on base during the week. The CD had "our song"( You and Me by Lifehouse), the song we would dance to if we ever got married( Amazed By Rascal Flatts), a song that was dedicated to the military( Wake Me Up When September Ends), and just some other songs we bothed liked( Sweet Home Alabama).

      I remember the day we met like it was yesterday. I had just started summer session up at UNF in Jacksonville never expecting to wined up in a relationship let alone my first "true" relationship, which turned into my first love.

      The girls and I decided to get all dressed up and go out one night. We where at the club, and a group of military boys were there for a bachelor party. We all started talking and I remember thinking how cute he was and that he would never dance with me, so I just went on dancing with my girl friends. Soon enough Mr. Cutie came over and started dance with me! The next thing I know we're making out!!!! We finally gave our lips a break and went to a spot where it was more quiet. The next thing I said was "Does Mr. Cutie have a name?" (Ohhhh! I remember that sooo well! I even can remember what we were both wearing!) He smiled and answered, he gave me his name and then proceeded to ask me the same question, "does Miss Cutie have a name?" I laughed and responded "yea...it's Katie". The rest of the night we spent making out and then when the club closed we stayed up all night at the beach just talking about anything and everything. That's when I knew that this was going to go some where. We spent the rest of the summer together with him driving down from base on the weekends. His friends came along too, and would always teased him about him being the only guy to find a girl that summer. Summer session ended and I had to go home for about a month. We talked and texted everyday, even if he was at work he would call me.

    I finally returned to Jax for the fall term, we were so excited to see each other, and he helped me move into my apartment (this was the first time I had ever lived on my own). That weekend him and his buddies came down and we had a party that.... let's just say got a little crazy. I ended up getting sick and he stayed up all night taking care of me.      

     During the week I would do my school thing and he would do his military thing and every weekend or every time he had time off he would drive and down and would stay with me. (I remember when he would call me to tell me he was here, I would run outside and jump...yes...jump in his arms I was so excited to see him!)

     Around Thanksgiving we both got dressed up, new dress, hair, and nails to go to the Marine Corp Ball. I was so excited because I had never been to such a "official" "grownup" event like that. He looked so hansom in his Dress Blues too.

     Christmas time rolled around and he came home with me and then following week of my break I went home with him. It was the first time I had ever been to a boyfriend's "home" and he leaved in Illinois which was like a twelve hour drive from here, and it was faaaa-reeeezing! I remember for Christmas a got him a watch and he got me this beautiful heart necklace and a "promise" ring. I was so in love! (To this day I sill have both pieces of jewelry).

     The rest of the school year went one and we became closer and more comfortable with each other. It was really a perfect first relationship, but we where both really young, I was 19 and he was 20, so after about a year we eventually broke up. I never wanted to feel pain like that again, I was heartbroken. Over time we started talking again, today, we have both come along way since then(2006). He is now out of the military and in school(so proud!!!) and I've made it through a double transplant and in school as well. We have both been in relationships since then, and we have both been in love again. Will we ever date again? Most likely(99%) not, but that's ok. It was a true first love in every way a first love should be. Your both on top of the moon and you think that this is how it's going to be forever, nothing is going to change. I think about him all the time, and have a soft spot for him and the military because I have seen both sides to it and lived it personally. These are the type of moments I wouldn't change for the world, and you never forget your first love.

So let's celebrate!

Occasion: Young first loves.