22 Years of Happy

I realized on my way to work this morning that I hadn't posted a proper anniversary entry. I guess with our anniversary being on the weekend and "delayed" with the recent hospital stay, etc. this seems a proper a time as any time.

I can't believe we have been together for so long. It seems like only yesterday I picked you up at your sister's house in that amazing white dress. Only a few hours later we would have our first kiss - our first of so many amazing kisses.

I am kind of glad that Penny mentioned the incident on the streets of Chicago. The whole moment still seems so surreal to me. While I am certain this isn't exactly how it went, in my mind it was like a scene from a movie. Romantic streetlights, a light mist in the air, us holding both hands and then a perfect kiss in the darkness. It really was that very moment when I decided to marry you. That I would never be with anyone else. As that night progressed I became even more certain we would be together forever.

And so over 22 years later we are still together. Forever never looked so amazing. I wake up every day with the one true love of my life by my side and go to sleep each night with her in the exact same spot. I still love that every morning we hold each other, even if only for a few minutes, that is always the best part of my day. I still love that every night we snuggle just before we go to sleep, even if I do infringe on your pillow space for just a minute or two.

After 22 years we are still romantic. Even with the recent events, we remembered some of the fun things we used to do as a couple and tried to replicate them for our anniversary. Too bad we didn't have a Kroger nearlby with $0.99 Video rentals and a that Sonic no longer does the "Brown Bag Special". But either way we seem to remember how amazing our lives have been together at virtually every turn.

After 22 years I still find you the most amazingly attractive, sexy and beautiful girl on earth. I can't tell you how many times I simply look at you and think to my self how luck I am to have such a beautiful wife. I still find moments where I can't stop looking at you. Sometimes it is your eyes, sometimes your smile, sometimes the way you smell, sometimes how soft you are and many times something you do that I find oh so sexy. It is like a new surprise every day. A gift that keeps getting better and better every year.

After 22 years, no one makes me laugh the way you do. No one can take something so ordinary and make it into something fun the way you do. No one invents little games that seem to become part of of our lives the way you do. I smile hundreds of times of day from something you have done or said. Many times you don't even realize just how much you make me smile. I am never bored when you are around.

After 22 years, no one makes me feel as loved as you do. No one cares for me the way you do. No one makes me feel special the way you do. I hope I do the same for you, because it would be unfair if this only went one way.

After 22, years you still kiss perfectly. From that day in June 1988 the kissing has only improved. So soft, so gentle, so amazing.

Happy anniversary sweetie. I can't wait for tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day.....

You're the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.