mckaylala: thanks for staying ♥

so i was talking to my brother today

and we were talking about baseball

and baseball always reminds me of colton,

now let me introduce you to colton draney.

i met colton in 7th grade

i was dating this kid

[who i am now great friends with]

but when we were dating he was really just...stupid and a jerk

[we were so young]

annndd he cheated on me a whole bunch

[hahaha i thought it was the end of the world and it was my first broken heart]

all the while i knew this kid tyler

and tylers best friend was colton...

i was telling tyler and colton one day

while we were in social studies

about my boyfriend and all the mean things he was doing...

i didnt even know colton...

i hadnt ever heard him talk really then he said

"if i ever see this kid im going to beat him up!

you dont deserve that you deserve much better"

then he left! i was shocked

then tyler told me that he really liked me...

a few weeks later things with boyfriend went south

and we broke up for good..

we were never ever ever getting back together...like ever!

all the while colton and i started texting

he was helping me recover from my broken heart

and we became best friends!

he was easy to talk to and a great listener

and thats all i really need

is someone to just LISTEN to me

dont try and solve my problems

i can figure it out on my own

and he knew that so he would listen

and tell me everything is going to be okay.

and that it was.

we started to hang out all the time

and we did track together!

before ya know it he was my boyfriend,

we were attached at the hip

always hanging out

always talking

always doing something it seemed like

he knows me so well...

i could just open up to him and really trust him...

then colton moved to idaho...

we had been dating for a year...

A YEAR!

the night before he left

we hung out with some friends then he was gone...

as he left i didnt cry

and i told my friends i wouldnt

but once i got home i ran up to my mom and balled my eyes out

i cried myself to sleep for MONTHS!

we were still dating actually and talking and all that

we dated for 6 months while he lived in idaho...

then we figured out

we were so young, distance is hard, and we were both meeting new people

so we broke up...and that was hard but we were still friends,

if he came down we would still hang out

and it wasnt awkward at all!

my oldest sister was going to college in logan

so when i went up to see her

colton would come down and hang out with me...

we have stayed friends since.

colton has been with me through it all,

he is the ONE person i can go to

at the end of the day completely broken down

and he will lift me up,

he will listen to me

he is the person i can tell my deepest darkest secrets to

and not only will he not judge me for them

he will keep them..

he has kept all his promises.

i just know i can tell him anything..

i hate keeping things in,

he is always the one i spill my guts out to

this year has been hard for the both of us

and on EVERY SINGLE night that i was laying in bed crying,

feeling sorry for myself, thinking i was a bad person

or the world is out to get me

WITH OUT FAIL

he has texted me checking up on me or saying something like

"thinking about you, you are amazing, stay strong"

he just KNOWS....he KNOWS my heart like no one else ever will,

he knows me so well...he gets me...

and colton i hope you are reading this now...

i hope you know how much you mean to me

and i plan on keeping you around FOREVER!

he is the ONLY friend who

has stuck with me this long...

EVERY ONE else has left...

~~EVERYONE!~~

but not him...even though he has been in idaho

and he is now in price playing baseball...

he is so talented!

he is a great athlete!

and i am 99% sure he will go to the MLB

he has a huge heart, he is forgiving, selfless,

understanding, loving, smart, he is just....everything!

i love EVERYTHING about him!

he is one of the best men in my life...

he is always striving to do better,

to make something of himself..

he is so humble and modest..

clearly i could go on forever about this man

but none of it would do his greatness justice!

anyways! just last night i was having a rough night...

i honestly dont remember why but i thought of him so i texted him this

" hey colton! just thinking about you and wanted to say thank you. for being honestly the only friend who has stuck around me thins long and always being so loyal and dependable and loving. you are an amazing friend and i am so thankful for you, you have no idea! you are so talented and smart and a hard worker keep it up! i hope your having a great thanksgiving! xoxoxo

he replied

" that literally made my night :) thank you so much kayla your an amazing person and your the best friend anyone could ask for :) thank you for all that you've done for me :) you have helped me get where i am today thank you so much. i hope you had a great thanksgiving! :) if you ever need anything let me know :) im always here for you :) "

i love you colton, always have always will, thank you for being so good to me, and always looking out for me