Brooke.
It was Brooke’s birthday this past weekend so I wanted to write about a few things she’s taught me in our relationship.
I could speak forever about Brooke, but I don’t want to get into our personal lives. Instead I’ll be sharing three things I’ve learned from her in our relationship, in the hopes people can relate to them or learn to look for signs in their own relationships.
- She is the least judgmental person I know.
This past year we were fortunate enough to do some traveling. We made a pit stop in NYC for a couple days on our way to Europe. Brooke has been to NYC, but it’s been a while. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel there quite a bit because of my Grandparents' close ties to the city. NYC is a fantastic city to travel to because there is a never ending list of stuff you can do. From shows to museums, it’s a melting pot of cultural, historical, and societal activities. I wanted to show her all the amazing aspects of the city, from Chelsea to Brooklyn. In doing so, I ended up booking one of the best shows I have ever seen (Wicked on Broadway) at the start of our trip. Towards the end of our NYC stint, we were hunting for things to do one evening, and came across a couple of show times for the Blue Man Group. I’ve heard of them before, and thought I knew what their act was, but was very mistaken. I always remembered them for having a unique style of drumming, using large PVC pipes and paint. Well, that is partially true, I was extremely horrified by the other acts they put together. From throwing marshmallows into each other's mouths, puking up Twinkies, climbing over occupied seats, and covering everyone in toilet paper, it’s safe to say it was not what I was expecting. After the show, I felt a little disappointed (especially after we had just seen Wicked), so I asked Brooke what she thought. She said “That was awesome! I didn’t know what to expect so it made the show very entertaining”. That response left my jaw wide open (In a good way), because Brooke was watching the show the way it was intended to be watched. Without judgment, purely for entertainment. Brooke has this incredible ability to stay extremely present, and to do so without judgment.
- She has incredible perseverance.
Brooke went through an arduous college experience. She attended the best Architectural program in the nation (Cal Poly, SLO) getting one of the hardest degrees she could have (Structural Engineering). The problem with Brooke is that she isn’t a typical engineer, she is more of a swiss army knife. She can perform complex engineering principles, accompanied by her underappreciated creativity. On top of all of that she sticks out from the crowd because she’s beautiful and doesn’t act like a typical engineer. Not saying that all engineers aren’t good looking, I just think of them that way because of the way they treated her. She constantly has people objectifying her for her appearance, and more often than not, for the worst (Still happens at her workplace). She took a lot of slack in college, was held back by professors, and she still worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever seen to get her degree. Brooke lives her entire life like this, she is able to persevere through adversity, and hold a high degree of respect for herself.
- She is unbelievably loyal and holds respect for other people.
Brooke is the most loyal friend I have. If I ask her to jump off a bridge, she’d say how high. (I’m not joking, this is her cliff jumping off the same rock I had just jumped off of moments prior).
Brooke is extremely loyal to her friends and family. Her friends could blow her off for a week straight, and yet, she will still show up for them when they need her most. Brooke has this ability to create deep connections with people, and her presence is extremely magnetic.
Something I admire about Brooke is also her ability to hold respect over other individuals. She is incredibly thoughtful of people’s emotions and is very good at treating everyone the same. Even when faced with adversity, she doesn’t act out of a negative emotional state, instead she kills everyone else with kindness and respect.
It’s really hard to put into words what Brooke means to me. All I can say is that she’s the best thing that’s happened to me and I can’t wait to see what we can do together in our relationship.
With love,
Kai
Weekly Poem
I’m so lucky
I’m feeling
So
Damn
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