Cuevas Week 7

 

My Favorite Person

The purpose of these blog posts, besides enriching our writing skills, is to share the things we are passionate about- to write about things we love. I guess I’ve found it cringey to do so before now, but I would be remiss if I did not write someone I love very much: my boyfriend, Carson. 

Now, I understand we have recently done an activity in class that discussed how frivolous dating in high school can be, and as far as some of the relationships I’ve seen come and go in high school- I can agree that that stereotype is often true. However, Carson and I truly are not like that. I would attest that to the fact that we are honestly just best friends. We were best friends for years before we realized that maybe that friendship should be something more, and once we did realize it, we just added love to the equation. God, I’m cringing just writing about it, so I can imagine some of you are throwing up just reading this. But I can assure you that we tend to not adopt the elements that make a ‘high school relationship’ cringey. We are not together to say that we're together, and we don't have to try to like each other- nor did we ever have to go through that awkward getting-to-know-you phase. Everything with Carson is just easy, he is my best friend who I also love. 

Carson is genuinely the best person I know, and we are constantly making each other better. He is absolutely hilarious and is constantly showing how much he cares. He comes to every boring Mock Trial, he listens to me complain for hours, and he always knows what to say. He and I can talk for hours about anything, and still have more to talk about every new day. I appreciate him more than he knows, and I do my best to show him these things in return every day. With him, it’s more than just ‘dating,’ more than just going to the movies and occasionally texting. We have genuinely become a part of each other's families- taken on a huge role in each other's lives. But like I said, this role comes with no pressure. With us it's easy, it's fun, and it's just… right. 

Carson is currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh (a college I have always wanted to go to so maybe that will work out nicely…) He is studying business, and is currently spending his second semester at home due to Pitt’s inability to offer in-person instruction at this time. As most of us know, Pittsburgh is 5 hours away. When he was gone the first semester, missing each other was really hard. But once again, staying together, and maintaining that friendship and that sense of love was easy. We visited each other as much as possible (visiting Pittsburgh was so much fun!) and I know when he returns to Pitt in August, we will do the same. Long-distance is hard, but I know he's the right person because we really made it work, and are devoted enough to continue to do so. 

Over a year ago, I would've been the first person to tell you that teenage relationships aren't really serious- that you won't meet the person you want to end up with within the confines of Nazareth Area High School. Now, I’m not so sure. I honestly don’t see myself with anyone else. I am so lucky to be with Carson, and I guess he’s lucky to be with me too. :) He just makes life better. 

This is Carson and me in Cape Cod on vacation last summer :) Can't wait to go again!

                                       And here's us at our Hawaiian-themed 'fake prom' last summer! 

And a more recent pic: