Happy Birthday

It is hard to believe that this blog is now 4 years old. It just keepsmgetting older and older every day. Ironically the person the blog is for, you my love, doesn't seem to be aging the same way. So while today is your "Happy Birthday", I guess we aren't really celebrating you getting older, but rather just you being you.

I say this because you just never seem old to me. After all of these years, you still have that youthful aura about you. You still seem younger than you actually are in years. You still look younger than you actuallyare in years. You obviously have a hold of some kind of magic potion.

I can see it in your eyes. They still sparkle. They still have that shien that they did when I first met you. Rather than getting old and steely through the yeras, they have a youthful glow to them. They are bright and open tomthe world. They clearly haven't aged, they have just become better.

You can tell you are young from your smile. It isn't "put on" and fake. It is real and joyful. It has an exuberance only seen in children. It lures people in with a curious need to be a part of your fun approach to life. Like a young child who always seems to have people drawn to them, you smile put you at the center of attention. It is young and vibrant. It hasn't aged, it has just become better through the years.

You still approach life with your "kind of silly, kind of me" attitude. A very youthful and fun way to live your life. The very reason that you are sp popular with our kids friends. People are drawn to your fun style. They love to be a part of the way you behave about things. It is hardly immature, but rarely mature. It is a polished method of being young, while still having the wisdom of adulthood. You are fun to be around at any given time. You are entertaining all the time. You bring smiles to anyone who crosses your path. You may have aged on the calendar, but in reality you remain as exuberant as you were as child.

So I guess we have to celebrate your birthday, but not because you are getting older. We can celebrate it in the truest form of the phrase. We will celebrate your "birth", because after 42 years you have remained young and vibrant. In the best form of the phrase, "you haven't gotten older, you have just become better". Lucky for me, I get to be with you every day. Birthday or no birthday, I celebrate you every day.

Happy Birthday my love.

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

Closer

The move is over, the weekend travel is on hold. We are now living our lives in our new home. Things seem to have settled down. Our time is here.

I tried really hard to come up with some really poignant and clever way to make this post. Some really insightful way to let you know what I wanted to say. But my excitement overcame me.

Sweetie, for over 20 years I have waited for this time. A time with just you. Just the two of us. Don't get me wrong, I love the girls. But in all honesty the 3 of you have a circle I can't break. It is pretty amazing and very well documented in this blog. I have been on the outside of that circle, waiting patiently for my time with you for a while now. It is finally here.

We never really had much time without kids or huge life responsibility and it isn't like those things have gone away. However, the ability for "us" to move up the list of importance has finally come. Time for just you and I to make our way. We have been a very special couple for many years. Now we can become an extra special couple. It is like we are dating again. Starting something kind of new, but with a long history of the past to flavor our lives.

So far so good. We have had some really good times in just a few short weeks. We have already started experiencing new things (bad Chinese food included). We do it hand in hand. Together. Just us.

I can't tell you how much I love walking the city streets holding your hand. I can't tell you how much I love walking through the door to see just you. I can express how much I look forward to whatever we are planning to do for the night. Even if it is as simple as watching TV.

I love you sweetie. I love being with you. I love it when I get your attention. I love giving you my attention. I love it when you are being silly. I love it when we have serious discussions. I love it when we can't figure out what to talk about, but know it is OK to just sit there in silence.

You are my favorite person in the world. The person who amazes me most. The person who constantly surprises me. The person I count on.

You are the best date I have ever had. Even if that date has now lasted over 2 decades.

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