Guest Post: The Little Things

hi & hello!! Kelly here from Just a Girl in the City! i've known Tracy for 4 years now. we met in college, were in the same sorority {whoo!} and connected instantly when we first met. it's safe to say that Tracy is one of my bestest friends out there. so you can imagine my excitement when she asked me to guest blog for her while she's off on her honeymoon, with her amazing new husband, seeing everything fabulous in europe.

Tracy is a girl who is the ultimate romantic. but not just any romantic, an old soul, hopeless romantic. she gives love her all and never second guesses it. she doesn't let other opinions skew her vision or shake her. and look at her now...married to the sweetest, genuine, loyal, funny, & caring guy. go Tracy!

i'm an advocate for this kind of love. the kind that you feel from the top of your head all the way down to a tingle in your toes. the pure, can't live with out, genuine love. tracy makes me hopeful of that. because if you were to glance at her & Tim you too would want what they have, and it's just that.

i think one of the most important things that Tracy has taught me about love is to appreciate the little things.

here are some of the little things my boyfriend does for me that i love:
- lets me pick out the movie for a night in.
- makes dinner for me even after a long day.
- watches gossip girl reruns with me {which i've seen at least twice} even though he'd rather watch the Yankee highlights.
- driving home everyday during his last week of soccer camp to come say hi {he was there for 3 weeks and it's a 1 hour commute each way} .
- pauses his "intense" video game session to get in as many kisses as possible to tie me over until 10 minutes later.
- keeps little notes i write to him on his sunvisor in his car.
- was genuinely upset that he was unable to make it to Tracy's wedding due to a soccer game. {he literally was so upset he tried everyway to make it work. keep in mind, he hasn't met tracy in person yet. he's talked to her on a webcamera, on the phone and through facebook. he just knows how important she is to me.}
- he will do anything and everything for my family, especially my little sisters.

So thank you to Tracy for teaching me that when it comes to love, the little things keep it alive. What are "the little things" that you appreciate and love? What keeps you going in a relationship?

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