Dear Maddi, It's been exactly one month since you stepped on a plane and left everything behind. You left your family, your friends, your comfort zone and his side. Thomas' side. You cried every day for a week. Not graceful tears that fall perfectly down your cheeks, but can't breath ugly crying that left your eyes puffy and tired. It's been a little better since that first week but you'd be lying if you said it's been easy. In fact, it's been so much harder than you anticipated. The pain of being away from him in that first week was unbearable, unlike anything you've ever experienced. It literally felt like your heart was being ripped out and everything felt heavy. The conversations you've had with Thomas have been hard, they've been emotional and they've brought up a lot of questions. He's questioned why you left him, how you could leave something so incredible behind, how you could so easily risk losing it. The truth is, you never felt like you were risking anything and perhaps ...
