Is this the way love feels?

in the past couple of weeks i have been having feelings for a close friend of mine, i think she is really cool and easy to talk to...when i'm not trying to send signals that i'm interested. hopefully she is also interested.

the reason i have been shying away from the topic is that i have had this happen twice or maybe three times before. let me tell you my friends it isn't a good feeling! i believe in making a situation as less awkward as possible, but i can't help but have that recurring thought in the back of my brain that says " GOD, Jay why did't you just keep your mouth shut and let your imagination be your reality?" but thats just the issue dreams aren't reality and we have to test the water in order to decide if we are going to swim...

...i think i'm about to dive in head first!