08|09|14

saturday morning,

i fed jude in the big orange chair

while you mowed the lawn.

i looked around our gray living room

and stared at the pictures

still trying to find their homes on shelves. 

my senses were overwhelmed by my surroundings. 

i could almost smell the grass being cut

while jude gulped down six ounces

so fast she could give kobayashi a run for his money. 

i love this life you've given me.

thank you for this life you've given me.

for the love that bounces around the walls in our home

and the laughter that makes everything light.

i mean it when i say

i couldn't have dreamed of a better man 

to have by my side for eternity.

you are everything i have ever wanted.

you are everything i will ever want.

thank you for loving me,

for accepting me,

and for pushing me to be better.

only you would know to get me a book

on writing and a means to write.

thank you for believing in me

and encouraging me to stretch myself.

my dreams will never die

as long as i have you by my side.

i love you forever, cory.

i love you with everything that i am.

thank you for picking me.

i am so glad you did.