Hi love! I hope you're having a good day and feel okay. I hope Emerson's having fun too.

So, I was thinking about the trip I'm supposed to take to Seattle in June, which is already going to be difficult enough to afford, and how much I want you to come with me, but that's another topic for another day.

I was specifically thinking about how difficult it is meeting a giant amount of new family, while staying in a completely strange house, and having high baseline anxiety to deal with already.

So I wanted to tell you a few things I know for sure, and hope that they will help. Plus, they're things I wanted to tell you anyway and thank you for.

I assume you're going to worry about their opinion of you on some level, so we'll start there. First and foremost, you and Emerson are my priority. I will focus on the three of us being happy and healthy, and we can bring the family around in time if there were any issues. Good news, though, is I know there won't be any issues. Here's the breakdown:

Mom & Glenn - already love you, and you probably already know that

Dad & April - I've mentioned you to them before, but not much. I don't talk to them often, the relationship we have is deep and meaningful when we talk. Like a friend you can not see for years and pick up exactly where you left off when you see them again. I'm exactly like dad, I Think I've mentioned that before. You'll like him. April is the sweetest lady as well. She's awesome. They'll be paying attention to how you treat me, though, not really much else. And I'm already CONSTANTLY thanking you for how you treat me, so that'll be great.

Sean (older brother by 3 years) & Erin (his wife) & Yori (nephew) - Erin's a gamer girl. She plays cozy games like you, but she also plays the crazy competitive stuff and shooter games like me and my brothers do. They liked Megan at first and despised her at the end, so they'll be watching how you treat me and how I'm doing mentally. Since that's getting better, obviously that'll go well too. I also told Sean about how you got really defensive for me when I told you about Pete being a dick about something so he relates to you there :D

Tyler (younger brother by 9.5 years) - He's a hardcore anime and video game nerd. He's been to Japan a few times, constantly wears anime shirts, and will destroy anyone I know in any fighting game i've ever heard of. Has a computer in his head instead of having regular human memory, somehow. He forgets nothing, and is probably the wittiest of the 3 of us

Now for the part I really wanted to write about: I'm really excited to show you off to my family, and so proud to call you girlfriend. I can't wait to change that title. Thank you for being willing, especially this early on, to meet them. (I don't know what the trip looks like yet, I haven't started planning it. I am not assuming you're going, but you did say if it works out you were willing to, and that's enough for me right now.) It took a lot to convince M to meet family, and she avoided it at all costs for a really long time. Treated family gatherings like "putting in dues."

You seem to keep taking scars from my past and erasing them, then replacing them with happy memories and love. Like you're constantly telling me I can forget what happened before, feel safe and loved now and move forward. It makes me very happy, and makes me feel very loved. Seeing as I'm already inclined towards romance, you can imagine how elated this makes me.

I guess it's another "Thank you" post. Thank you for who you are, and everything you do. Thank you for checking on me several times after that night in the hospital. Thank you for trying to fight through your anxiety to do things with me, meet my family, etc.

I love you, beautiful. And so does 100% of my family that has met you, so far. I'm sure the rest will as well.

Oh, and I fully expect they'll be inclined to spoil you and E just the same. So be ready for that.