As students at Western Michigan University, we must consider ourselves very lucky for the opportunities that we have experienced here; whether it is in the classroom or hanging out with your closest friends throughout the week. However, there are many people in this world that do not ever get to make these kinds of memories, [...]

Dear Kristi, It has been a wonderful couple of months since I first met you. Though we have been going out for such a short time, I feel like I have known you for a much longer time. You continually push me to be a better person through the volunteer work we do, but also [...]

I first met Melanie working at Jimmy John’s (the one across from the Stadium). Our frequent work dance parties clued me in to her care-free spirit, the first thing that made me fall for her. Eventually we found we could get serious about things too, often chatting about more important matters while reading the paper [...]

Meg, Happy Valentines Day. I can’t wait for Saturday! Kees kees, Eric

Elephant, I love you more than John Darnielle’s lyrics. I love you more than Woody Allen’s movies. I love you more than bulk candy, Bell’s beer, and Luigi’s pizza. I love you more than sleeping in. I love you more than long runs on dirt roads and certainly more than short runs on paved roads. [...]

Dear WMU, Thirty years ago, in the Kanley Chapel on WMU’s campus, my mom and dad got married. They met in the Kendall Manor apartments when my mom offered my dad a bite of her ice cream cone. After four weeks of dating they decided to get married and seven months later they were married. [...]

Halli Borgfjord, my Icelandic Hunk, To the only guy who can hold my attention for longer than 10 minutes. To the only guy who didn’t feel the need to pop his collar on our first date.  Actually, you wore a t‑shirt with holes in it … but I appreciated how refreshing it was to go [...]

I first met Dan in Life Drawing class back in 2006. At the time he was a mystery to me, always drawing away back in the corner behind me. One day I ended up sketching him for some reason, and then the next week he volunteered to be a model for some action shots. The [...]

Dear Jeffie, Although most people love Valentine’s Day it doesn’t matter to me because I don’t need a special day to tell you just how much I LOVE YOU!  You are my personal chef, my chauffer, the boy who lets Willow out and who helps take care of my other billion animals, but above everything, [...]