"More Than a Feeling"

Five Years Later...

Wow, I can't believe I'm writing in this old thing again. It seems like it's been so long since I was sixteen and writing all my deepest, darkest secrets in a beat up spiral notebook.

Of course, some things will never change no matter how much time goes by. I am, for example, still the most uncoordinated person on the planet and I still have math issues. And of course, I am still madly in love with Phil Diffy. In fact, he's the reason I ended up finding this journal. Well, sort of. He and I are getting married next week and I dug this thing up while cleaning out my room and packing everything up.

It's funny, if you'd told me when I first met Phil that one day he and I would be getting married, I'd have told you you were crazy, but now, I can't imagine my life without him. He's everything to me. I know it sounds cliche and all, but it's true. Phil is my best friend, my soul mate and the love of my life. He knows me better than I know myself, he keeps me grounded and I know that no matter what, he will always be there when I need him. Ever since we first started dating, there really has never been any doubt in my mind that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. Yeah, we've had a few rough spots but no matter how mad I got at him or he got at me, in the back of my mind, I always knew it would all work out.

And now we're getting married. It's still sort of hard for me to believe. I mean, since when do things work out so perfectly in my life? How did I ever get so lucky? Afterall, not everyone gets to marry their best friend or the man of their dreams and I get both. A girl doesn't get much luckier than that. Phil is by no means perfect, I know that better than anyone, but he perfect for me.

And to think, all of this started with one slow dance. Phil and I have shared many, many more slow dances since then but the one we shared at the Mayor's Ball that night will always be the most memorable to me because it was that dance that made me fall in love with him.

Well, I should probably quit wasting time. I've still got tons of junk to sort through and pack and I'm supposed to go shopping with Tia and Pim for wedding shoes this afternoon. It sure has been fun though to go back and read through this thing. It's really reminded me how lucky I am to someone as special as Phil in my life because whatever life decides to throw my way in the future, I know he'll be there holding my hand and facing it with me.

A/n: So there you have it. After ten chapters and a few months, The Teslow Diaries finally comes to close. Thanks to everyone who stuck with me through the whole thing, even with my sometimes slow updating. And thanks for all the great reviews too. So, on to the good news. I'm already working on the flip side story: "Confessions of a 22nd Century Man" which should be up real soon. So stay tuned for that!

Samantha J. Mulder