David,
Do you know that I love you with every ounce of my being? Not the every day common love that people talk about, but the love that spans across time. The love that buries itself so far into my soul that people can see it in my eyes when I look at you.
Do you know that I admire you? I admire your genuineness, your kindness, your loyalty, and your undying affection for our children. People respect you because you're an honest man with honest intentions. You're never boastful, mean, spiteful, or hurtful. You speak with kind words and you honestly make me a better person.
Do you know that I have never, not once, thought about being with anyone but you since the day we met? I can remember the moment of our first kiss like it was only yesterday. I was wearing a red sweater, you were wearing the same sport coat that you wore when you asked me to marry you. I wasn't thinking about anything else in the world at that moment. I knew that you were the only man I was going to kiss for the rest of my life. And almost 9 years later I feel the exact same way.
Do you know that I love my life? This is a tough one, I know. I'm not going to sugar coat the fact that our day to day life is often frustrating, draining, and maddening. But your hard work has allowed me to weep while rocking our babies to sleep at nap time. The good weeping, the weeping that comes from pure joy. I've been able to see first steps, hear first words, experience first trips to the playground, and have endless cuddle sessions with our babies. You are the reason that my life is good.
My one hope is that you feel the same. I fear that there have been times that I haven't loved you the way you deserve to be loved and for that I have truly sorry. You are my one. You are my only. You are my forever. Please always know that you have my heart and as long as I have yours, I vow to protect it. You are the center of my circle.
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