Jenn,theloveofmylife.
Aswestandheretoday,Ican’thelpbutreflectonourbeautifulbeginning.
Andno,I’mnottalkingaboutwhenIfailedhorriblyasyourrealtororwhenyou caughttheMarlinofyourlifeatConorLarkins.
OnoneofmyusualThursdaynighthangoutsatTory’sapartment,Icanstillclearly rememberwalkinginandseeingyouforthefirsttimesittinginthatenormousliving roomchair.
Iimmediatelythoughttomyself“whoisthatlittlecutieinthatmassivechair?”
I’vebeencrushingonyoueversince.
It’sstorieslikethisthatwewillforeversharewithourkidsandgrandkids.
Thestoriesofhowdespitemymanyshortcomings,youlovedmecompletelyand unconditionally.
ThestoriesabouthowyouhavemademeabettermanandhowIfellinlovewithmy bestfriend.
AshorttimeafterthatIwasluckyenoughtobegindatingyou
AndIamtrulylucky,becauseifyourfriendshadnotvouchedforme,yousurely wouldn’thaveputupwithmyanticsforlong.
DespitemyrequestthatyoumaintainLOWexpectationsforme,youcontinuallyset thebarhighforyourself
Iquicklyfellforyou.
Ifellinlovewithyoursmileandyourcontagiouslaugh.
Ifellinlovewithyourcrazysenseofhumor Ifellinlovewithyourkindnessandnever-endinggenerosity.
Ifellinlovewithyourloyalty. Ifellinlovewithyourself-confidenceandindependentnature. Ifellinlovewitheverything. Ifellinlovewithyou,hopelessly.
Will,youarekind,youarefunny,youareloyalanddependableandyou bringjoytoanyroomyouenter-Iambeyondluckytobelivingthislifewith you.
Youaremybestfriend,mypartnerandmyrock.
Andwiththat Ipromisetoneverstopdoingthelittlethingsthatmakeyouhappylike rubbingyourbackorscratchingyourhead Ipromisetoalwayslaughatyourmadeupsongsandimpeccablesigning Ipromisetoputthecarkeybackinthebowl Ipromisetotrytobehalfaspositiveasyou Ipromisetolistenandbethereforyou Ipromisetocherishyou Ipromisewewillneverloseourspark Andaboveallelse,IpromiseeachdaytoloveyoumorethanIdidyesterday YouaretheeasiestpromisethatI’veevermade.
Ilovedyouthen Iloveyoustill Ialwayshave Ialwayswill
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