love,
I was in the middle of writing one to my wife. It didn't come out as mushy as I hoped. Haha maybe I'm not as romantic as I thought. However it was 4 pages long on paper.
I gave it to her on Valentine's day, she waited til she was away from me to read it (at work). She texted and said I read my letter and it was very touching. She doesn't speak out much, so that was actually big for her. So maybe it did make some sort of impact. That's all that counts.
Anyway, I wanted to share it with you guys:
Letter To My Wife
Earlier this month I wrote a post on how to write a love letter.I was in the middle of writing one to my wife. It didn't come out as mushy as I hoped. Haha maybe I'm not as romantic as I thought. However it was 4 pages long on paper.
I gave it to her on Valentine's day, she waited til she was away from me to read it (at work). She texted and said I read my letter and it was very touching. She doesn't speak out much, so that was actually big for her. So maybe it did make some sort of impact. That's all that counts.
Anyway, I wanted to share it with you guys:
Hello my love,
It's Valentine's Day! Or as you refer
to it: The day of hopeless romantics, day dreamers, and those who
believe in fairy tales...Sure our fairytale is a bit unconventional
(like prince charming, being a princess), but as you know, I'm
whole-heartedly a believer. What I'm trying to say is, you've bought
something magical to my life, that wasn't there before (insert
singing tea kettle), and this letter is long overdue.
I remember the day we met, you strolled
into my classroom, feet dragging, shoe laces untied. You were wearing
those fresh wheat Timbs, that had me drooling...my God they were so
sexy on you!
We became friends, but there was was
this undeniable chemistry we both felt, a connection so powerful we
had to come up with our own word. Dessesbo. Obsessed spelled
backwards. Before we knew it we were throwing our current lovers out
and building a relationship of our own (see, unconventional at its
finest) :)
Baby do you remember our first
Valentine's day? It was the first holiday we shared together, (before
all the crazy stuff) we had only been dating maybe 3 weeks at the
most. At that point, all I knew was that you liked dolphins. I had no
idea what to get you, but I knew I wanted to do more than a teddy
bear and balloons. I wanted to personalize your gift.
Dolphins...Jessica and I walked that packed mall the entire day, in
and out of every single store and couldn't find anything suitable as
a gift, with dolphins on it.
We were about to call it a night when
we spotted one last store we hadn't gone in. It was actually a store
I'd never even seen, kind of strange, but what the heck. We took a
look around, nothing caught our eye. We walked to the back of the
store and on the bottom shelf sat a lamp, a dolphin lamp. I squealed
in excitement and she looked at me like I was crazy. Clearly all my
logical thinking was out of the window at this point. I said ”Its
dolphins she'll love it”! I smiled ear to ear, proudly handing over
my $80 dollars for this small lamp with 2 fish on it.
The next morning, I bought my gift over
to you, and to my surprise you handed me a gift first. It was an
silver Burberry watch and some expensive perfume. My heart started
raising, I wasn't expecting something of this caliber, being our
relationship was so new. I was now traumatized to hell about giving
you my gift.
I reluctantly handed you the gift bag
and you pulled out the lamp. You looked it over, smiled and said
“Thanks, that's sweet.” I knew in the back of my mind you hated
it, but you never showed it. You said you'd plug it in when you got
home. Face palm moment, I hope you have a spare light bulb.
That was a decade ago today. I've
conjured up many more emotionally impelled decisions since then. But
you've been there to guide me through the worst of them and support me
through the not so crazy, crazy ones (like the obsessively transforming
our bonus room into a bed and breakfast, then a childcare center,
then a photography studio).
You've encouraged me and helped me grow
in countless ways. One of them, when I was terrified to ride on the
interstate. You comforted me and assured me it wasn't nearly as bad
as it seemed. You took time out several days in a row, making
unnecessary trips to my job, just so I could tail you on the
interstate, learn the route and feel safe and at ease.
I am capable, more confident, and more
driven than at any other point in my life and I that is largely
because of you.
I admire your hard work and dedication,
how you provide for our family, and how you don't seem to fear
anything and even if you do, you push through it courageously.
Fairy tales may not exist, but love
sure makes a difference in the world and you and our family make all
the difference in my life. Every time I lay eyes on you, I see a
remarkable woman with so many dimensions-those of strength, courage,
and loyalty.
Baby I can't wait to finish raising
our family, then setting out together on our traveling adventures.
Vegas here we come!! Happy Valentine's day to the lady that is the
best part of my past and all of my future.
Love you
forever,
Kris
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