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11 years ago, I fell in love with a golden-skinned girl with long legs, big bright eyes and an overly large smile.
3 years later, I proposed to her and gave her not one but two engagement rings.
A year later we were married.
And then the pandemic hit a month after our wedding.
We had a child almost a year after exchanging marital vows.
We’ve shared a lot of ups an downs.
Fought the most terrifying battles.
Wasted extended periods of giving each other the cold shoulder.
The silent treatments.
Got unfriended on social media.
Even blocked.
Ignored.
Forgotten.
Lost each other.
Found each other again.
And now finally enjoying each other’s company and making up for lost time.
They say adversity builds character.
And couples have to go through hard times to appreciate each other.
I don’t want to go through that again.
Through it all, there is no other person I would want to be with day after day, year after year.
You are my favorite human being.
The reason I come rushing back home after going outside to work.
The person I most want to share my thoughts with.
The woman I love talking to and telling things no one will ever hear from me.
The one I want to hug tightly and kiss all the time.
The doctor who scares me before, during and after any interaction, medical in nature or not.
The queen, because you said you were the queen and I guess your parents ensured you’d be a queen by using Regine as your second name.
The face I look for to reassurance whenever I’m onstage, getting overcome by stage fright.
The support group er… person I need applauding me when I accomplish something.
The bride I would love to share future anniversaries with.
The mother I love to f… er… feature in my blog.
Happy birthday hooman, may you have many more years to come so I can have a few more decades of fun annoying someone morning, noon, and night.
PS. I will not mention how old you are now because I would really love to enjoy your 40th birthday next year.
Other blogs I made to celebrate your birthday today:
The Importance of Connection and Love Letters
Writing Love Songs for People You Love
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