babe,

so, i'm a week late {and a dollar short}.

but happy six years to us!

i still vividly recall that february evening of '03...
i had OH so much homework,
but i decided to ignore it...
{who needs school, anyways?}
& i drove over to your cute little twin home...
with a circle-k brown paper bag filled with
two cartons of ben and jerrys & two sporks.

and we sat on your *ugly* mauve sectional.
ate our respective half-baked & fudge brownie.
and talked.
for hours.
about our dreams, relationships, hopes & goals.
we talked about our future & beliefs.

and laughed.
{a lot.}

and then i drove home.
(smiling ear to ear, mind you.)

{and proceeded to have a mini-panic attack.}

because i realized
then & there
that i had accidentally fallen in love with you.

*i was in love with my best friend.

that was the night.
[and it hit me like a ton of bricks.]

it was the night i knew that you were the
boy i was suppose to chill with for forever.

three months-ish later we were sealed for time & all eternity.
and i look back to that day with all tenderness of heart.

and now, six big ones after that...

we celebrated our milestone
in our pajamas,
on a different *ugly* couch,
taking turns holding our baby livy,
over take-out macaroni grill.
{and then i fell asleep during the opening credits of yes man.}

maybe not romantic to some.
but to me, it was kind of perfect.

perfect 'cause it was real.
i know we have that real kind of love.

the kind of love that survives & thrives through
crazy honeymoon stories,
challenging & humbling trials,
parenthood,
and
difference of opinion.

you love me for me.
{even the 30+ pounds of me you're not sealed to.}

and i love you for you.

and truthfully,
i don't know if i could love you any more than i do.

...but i look forward to tryin'.

love,
your girlfriend angie