<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

So we are both about to be Juniors in college and I have really liked this girl for a long time. In fact, I'm pretty sure I am in love with her. We have talked pretty much constantly throughout the summer and as soon as we both return to university we are going to go to a super classy restaurant for our first date.

To be honest we ended this year on a really bad note because I got super drunk the final time we hung out this past year and said some very regrettable things. This summer, however,  we have gotten a lot closer through talking/video chatting constantly and she insists that she has fully forgiven me for it. We are both very inexperienced when it comes to relationships. I'm just wondering how I should approach this first date. Should I tell her that I'm in love with her or would that come off too strong?
<bot>: about to go on a first date with this girl I have strong feelings for, not sure exactly how to approach it.