Letters to Jason: Comedy Works & I love You

I was flipping through the old photos from your phone. I came across the screenshot of the tickets you bought us to Comedy Works. December 18, 2021. Ian Bagg. One of your favorite comedians. I remember that date vividly. I had never been to a comedy show before. This was yet another new, fun experience you showed me. You loved comedy. You were adamant we needed to go. It was a late night show, 7 or 8pm start. You had it all planned out, we went down to the Denver Tech Center for dinner at your favorite little Irish Pub before. Traffic was bad, of course, so we were a bit rushed, but you promised we’d come back to the pub after the show for dessert. The show was fantastic, I don’t know what I was expecting, but it blew me out of the water. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard. Not to say I was uptight when we met, ok maybe a little, but the jokes, the show, the drinks, you, it brought me out of my shell in the best way possible. It was so much fun. We had an incredible time. This night is engraved in my mind, because it’s also the night I first told you I loved you. You had already said it to me a couple weeks prior and it freaked me out. Like woah! This guy can’t really love me. We just met… But it is pretty easy to fall when you meet your soulmate. Looking back now, it makes sense. At the time it felt scary to let someone in after being let down time and time again in the harsh world of dating. But not you. You let me in. And you knew this was special. We were leaving the Irish pub, after our late night dessert, walking hand and hand down the sidewalk and blurted out hey Jason, I love you. Your face beamed. You were so excited to hear it back, you’d been patiently waiting since you said it first. You hugged me big, and gave me a big ole smooch. The rest, well, I guess it is history, as they say. I never really believed in soulmates, the concept of “when you know you know”. I had this idea in my head of timelines and the “right” time. That all went out the window when I met you. We fell hard and fast, we were perfect. Whoever said, “when you know you know” must’ve been lucky enough to have a love like ours.