11 years, and loving it!

Hey Stace,

I know today may feel like any other ordinary Saturday, for you, with my busy schedule and the kids sports and our other family activities that are planned, but I just wanted to take a minute before our day starts to tell you Happy Anniversary.

I am so happy to have shared these last 11 years with you. You are my best friend. I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve been working lately and how busy I’ve been and how much I miss you. I have grown to love going on 2-3 dates a week with you. Seriously, how many couples get that kind of one on one time? I love it… every minute of it. I love talking with you about our lives, our kids, our goals, our faith, our frustrations, and all the rest. If I could choose any one person on this earth to just hang out with, and be best friends with, I would choose you. Everytime!

It has been really fun for me to be married to you and to grow our eternal family one child at a time. The blessings pour into my life in ways that fascinate me. I don’t necessarily know what I did in this life or the life before, to deserve you and what you have given me, but I am grateful to be the receiver of so much goodness.

I love your “LOVE”. I notice DAILY what you are doing for me. I know you work so hard at motherhood, wifehood, business helper-hood, and all the other "hoods". I am constantly amazed at how you display your love and commitment to me. You always have been that way, and I assume you always will be. I can’t tell you how much I LOVE your LOVE, and how you show it.

I have to acknowledge you at a spiritual level too. I love and appreciate your efforts to keep the scripture reading going on the days I am not there. The family home evenings and lessons, the lessons on service by your personal example… they are all noticed by me and are appreciated by me. The attributes that you display are exactly what our Father in Heaven has asked us to do. And you do it so well. Thank you for your strength, and your testimony.

You are looked up to by so many people. You are adored by your children and loved endlessly by me.

I have loved these last 11 years that we have spent together. I hope that as you look back, your memories are as fond as mine are. I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything. I adore you and thank you for blessing my life with your LOVE and your SMILE.

Forever Yours,
Dan


P.S. I can’t wait to take you to Portland next weekend for a real Anniversary Celebration. It will be nice to get away and finally be able to spend some quality time together. Love ya Babe!