I love you just as you are.

Thank you for your patience with me, our family and friends, children, and complete strangers.

Thank you for that completeness you get in your eyes when you touch me. I love that you reach out to me to hold me, that you tickle me when I least expect it, and you touch my face as you kiss me.

Thank you for your passionate lovemaking. I love that we can roll around in bed and play and laugh for hours and have quickies when the mood strikes!

Thank you for your inquisitive and curious mind. I love that we can talk about everything and get so engrossed that time stops. I love you for your opinions and open mind.

Thank you for your adventurousness and zest for life. I love that you can appreciate the simplicity of the open road, that you are fascinated by other cultures, and you want to see and do it all.

Thank you for being patient with me when I get moody but thank you too for the fire that comes with standing your ground.

Thank you for our beautiful children. They know they are so adored and we’ve given them a happy life.

Thank you for working in a job you love so that we can never worry about money holding us back from doing and seeing everything.

Thank you for working with me to keep ourselves healthy. I love that we are active and eat healthy.

Thank you for your faithfulness. You are charming and get plenty of attention yet you always look at me like you did when we first met.

Thank you for never letting me forget why you chose me, for who I am, and you never let me lose myself.

Thank you for having hobbies and loving animals. We both have our personal joys and can take space when we need it.

Thank you for your respect and empathy for others. You are truly compassionate.

Thank you for loving me and never acting indifferent.