I think back to what made you so amazing in the first place. And when did I fall in love? Perhaps it was when
*you started sweating the first time we held hands at the roller-rink
*we snuck away at a halloween party to share hot-wings in the bathroom as kids
*you picked me up for our first date, with the biggest bouquet of flowers i'd ever seen
*you braided my hair in the back of a bus in the 7th grade
*or when you left me notes on my car in highschool
*you bought me my very first digital camera in the 12th grade...and told me I was an amazing photographer
*you parked once on top of a mountain...just so we could talk
*you wore my thumb ring on your ring finger because i was yours
*you wrote me a letter each day i was gone visiting colleges.
*you sat at all my games in high school...watching me sit the bench because of a loser coach
*or when you broke into my basement bedroom to decorate it while I was in class
*you ran out of gas on the highway and had to physically run a mile to the gas-station
*you ran out of gas for the 4th time since we'd met
*you told me my hair looked awful in platinum
*or when you paid for my haircut shortly after because I was broke
*you employed both of my brothers, creating a bond a girl only dreams her "boys" would share
*you listened for hours on the phone about how I was lonely in Cali with no friends
*you surprised me with a visit the day after i'd surprised you!
*you surprised me with a car for graduation and a smirk that said, babe, nothing is out of the question.
*or when you delivered a note from the "dogs" on my 24th birthday...and i cried
*it could be because you watch 90210 with me religiously
*or when I found out you were a snuggler
*you started setting the alarm for church
*you dressed up for halloween whenever i wanted
*you gave my 83 year old grandfather your undivided attention while he reminisced about life
*or the time you called me on the phone just to tell me you'd almost hit a bird while driving and were entirely upset about it
*you supported my every dream...then made them a reality
*you refused to buy me Kay pendants
*you listened to Lady Gaga on repeat before she was famous
*we ate rocket for dinner in Fiji
*you let me play with a kangaroo for hours in OZ
*or when you prayed with me the night I swore the cruise ship was going down in the Tasman sea
*you put up with three mattress exchanges when we switched beds...no one does that
*or when you comfort me when i'm sad for no reason...on my birthday(s)
*you came to watch me walk my first fashion-show
*you road a gondola with me on our 7th anniversary in Venice
*or when we had the worst anniversary dinner ever
*we rode a bus for 5 hours a day in Europe...just so we could stop in a place for five minutes and take pictures
*you made me laugh so hard i cried myself into coughing fits
*you walked into the room...
It's hard because there are so many things we've done, shared, seen, dreamed, and accomplished together...and I hate that I can't remember them all. All I know--that I'm more sure of than anything in this world--is that I love you. More than I can say. More than I can express, and more than you'll ever understand.
Hang on boy! Our lives are only going to get better.
I wish you the happiest birthday ever my love!
xo, Shanny
