Valentines day was yesterday and the man and I celebrated with dinner. I went to pick up some Thai food at a local SC restaurant and brought it back to my room. I set up one of the desks and made a cute little date night table for us. 

He gave me this amazingly beautiful rose that is actually REAL. It doesn't look real, but it's actually a real rose (you can see the veins and everything) that's dipped in lacquer and lined and plated with gold. Every time he gets me flowers, I cry when they get dried up and I have to throw them out. So he decided to get me these so I'd never have to throw them away. What a doll. 

A lot of people criticize Valentines day because they see it as a hallmark holiday in which people feel obligated to express their love. But I see it as a fun and exciting day where you can actually show someone you love them without being weird about it. This past two weeks has made me realized that I truly do love Daichi in a way that I've never loved any other man.

I was sick these past two weeks-- actually, I'm still recovering. But honestly, I was the sickest I've ever been. I was getting dizzy often, coughing, having congestion, throwing up, and even blacking out. I had bruises on my knees and elbows because I blacked out and fell to the ground while trying to find the bathroom to vomit in. I also fell down a flight of stairs and hit multiple walls. It was bad. I threw up a total of three times and had to be hooked up to an IV for 1.5 hours. 

Daichi was such a great boyfriend while I was sick. He quickly realized that this wasn't a normal cold or flu and knew that it was a lot more than that. He went to the pharmacy and got me medicine, made sure I took flu/cold medicine, laid in bed with me so that I would be able to fall asleep, left after I fell asleep even if it was sometime in the a.m., took out my vomit infested trash, made sure I dressed warm and forced me to put on more layers, and came straight to my room after classes so that he could see how I was doing. No one, other than family, has ever taken care of me in such a way. 

You realize how much you appreciate and love someone after you've fallen ill and they're the ones who bring you back up to good health without complaining one bit or asking for anything in return. He is such an amazing man and has such an incredible heart. I love and appreciate him so much. 

I'm such a lucky girl to have met someone like him. For so long, I've been struggling to find people who care for me as much as I care for them. Daichi genuinely cares for me and that's all a girl could ever ask for.

I love my man.