A New Found Love

The word love describes many things. You can love to do something or love something or love someone. You can love a look, feelings, colour, song. But I find that love is something much more. It a priviledge to love. So much hatred in the world, yet we all find love somewhere. I've thought I was in love before. With 2 different people in my past.
I've had loves and lost them.
I have been dating Eli for almost 2 and a half years. It will be so on Saturday. I have thought that I've loved him this entire time. It's weird how things can come out of the blue. Love can pop out at you out of nowhere.
Eli and I have been together for so long. I was talking to him the other day and I asked him if he thought that maybe we both said the phrase 'I Love You' too much. We both agreed that we did... however that didn't cease the usage of the phrase. I felt as if... maybe I didn't love him but felt like I did because I said it so much. In a way, it was kind of true.
After a few recent events in my life, I've realized a love. It's a new love and I'm so happy to have him. This new adoration has consumed my entire life and everything that revolves around it. A twinkling that I hope will never leave my soul. This new love is none other than Eli. But I love Eli in a way that I didn't feel before. I'm not sure why, but everything suddenly started to feel different today. I am only happy when I'm around him or thinking of him. I love to hold him in my arms. I know that when you are with your boyfriend, the usual thing to do is lay on his chest and he'll stroke your hair and whisper in your ear. In our case, he lays on my chest and I stroke his hair, and I'm happier with that. I love to be able to hold his head close to mine. When we hug, we fit together. When we're lying together and it's quiet, I love to hear him breathe. Watching his ever so beautiful eyes staring into mine. Wishing the connection would never end. Wishing to be with him during the night, not for anything other than to just know that he is right there beside me. Listening to his voice over the phone, I will close my eyes and just imagine and pretend that he's here holding me.
I love love. It's such a magical feelings where anything and everything can happen.
I love you Eli.