Today marks the one year anniversary of the day we met. In some ways it seems like yesterday but most of all it seems like a lifetime ago. I can't imagine how I survived 32 years without knowing you. I knew you existed, out there somewhere.....I could feel you but didn't know how to find you. I would look up at the stars and wonder what you were doing at that moment.....wondering if you were feeling me too and doing the same thing.
I was so sleepy on the night we met. When our friend wanted to introduce us that night it scares me to think how close I was to saying no and that I was too tired to meet anyone. Then I felt this little nudging telling me to stay up for awhile longer. I don't know who was nudging me.....my grandma, your dad, or God...but whoever it was did a good job! Within the first few moments of chatting with you, I felt something.....something I had never felt with anyone in my life. I can't explain it and even if I could I don't think anyone could possibly understand it unless they've felt it for themselves. It was like a connection was made.....a link was found that I never knew was missing. We became such close friends and as we got to know each other fell more and more deeply in love.
The day we finally met in person is a day I'll have burned in my memory forever. I was so nervous on the plane. I loved you so incredibly much and was so afraid that you would be disappointed in me somehow. I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you and I couldn't bear if you didn't feel the same way. Little did I know that I didn't have anything to worry about. In the 5 days I was here, you showed me more love than I had even known in my entire life. I have never had anyone look at me the way you do....such love and devotion that just radiates from you to me sometimes takes my breath away. And when you asked me to marry you I wanted to cry (but didn't cause I didn't want to frighten the cubs *S*). I was constantly waiting for something terrible to happen because I've never been blessed so much in my entire life. I knew I didn't deserve such happiness. Some people were so concerned that I was giving up so much to move here. But what they didn't realize at the time was how little I was giving up compared to how much I was gaining. I'm a new woman, thanks to you and our daughters. I have the most beautiful family in the world and I thank God everyday that you chose me for your wife.
Thank you Joe. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband and making my life so much fun. Thank you for making me laugh so hard I wet my pants *L*. Thank you for making me laugh and smile when times get rough for me. Thank you for your never ending humor and the ability to make me happier than I've ever been in my life. Thank you for standing firm when I get stubborn. Thank you standing by my side when I believe in something....I've never had anyone do that for me before. Thank you for my beautiful daughters...they never cease to amaze me in one way or another. Thank you for being such a wonderful lover.....for my "hidden hickeys"...for the Cool Whip and Merlot *LOL*. Thank you for that certain smile that you have that belongs only to me. Thank you for the way you gaze at me and smile whenever we're in a crowded room. Thank you for the way you sneak up behind me and plant a soft kiss on the nape of my neck. Thank you for your gentleness and understanding when my temper flairs. Thank you for our morning showers together....I think I've forgotten how to wash my own hair *L*. Thank you for babying me when I'm not feeling well, even though I'm a terrible patient. Thank you for becoming a baseball fan and watching every single Mariners game with me without complaint. Thank you for letting me get that little extra snooze in the morning, even though you know you'll end up getting cold cereal if I sleep too long. Thank you for all my new brothers and sisters, mom and dad, nieces and nephew.......I love them all so much! Thank you for always insisting on my opinion when getting your hair cut or choosing new glasses. Thank you for holding me tight all night long, never letting me go.....feeling your soft breath on the back of my neck all night.
I guess I could go on forever with the things I need to thank you for, Joe. But they all basically come down to this....thank you for loving me and making my life so much fun and satisfying. I love you more than life itself and I can only hope I can make you at least half as happy as you make me. I would do anything for you....I would live for you....I would die for you. I love you, my wonderful husband. I pray we have many many more years together....but regardless of how much or how little time we have in this life together, nothing can ever take away the bond of love that we share. This is forever. I Love You, Joe.
Your Loving Wife,
Sheryl
