to my hubby

Yesterday was Valentine's Day and  in honour of it, I wrote a love letter to Lil J.  This morning it hit me that I had forgotten to write a post to my husband or at least included him in Lil J's post.  After all, he is my other Valentine!

We've been together for a solid 7 1/2 years and married for almost 3.  We met {dare I even say?} at a local club and at the time I wasn't looking for a relationship.  I was a young 21 year old just looking to have fun.  I mean, who goes to a club looking for a serious relationship?  All things said, it took my now hubby over 30 minutes past closing time to score my number {after much begging}.  After all I didn't give my number out to random guys.  And as the story goes, the rest is history......

Us in Vegas - 2007

Over the years we have taken many trips together - to LA, Vegas, Jamaica, Austria, Germany...just to name a few - and are now going on trips with our soon-to-be expanding family.  Next stop is Disneyland!  We were married on May 18, 2009 in a very private ceremony a month before Lil J was born.  It was my hubby's wish that we get married before the baby arrived.  I could have gone the non-traditional route but thought it was sweet that G was being more traditional.  So I just went with the flow.

On June 24, 2009 our lives changed forever.  We welcomed our first child together....our sweet Lil J.

Lil J

And now we are expecting our second child in early June 2012!  Big sister Miss S is super excited and hopes it will be a girl.  G and I just hope the baby is healthy {so cliche but so true}.

Here is my love letter to my hubby:

To my hubby:

As I browsed Valentine's cards yesterday, I came across some mushy, lovey-dovey sayings and immediately thought, 'that is so NOT us!'.  I look back at the years we've spent together and although it sounds long, 7 1/2 years have flown by like I would have never imagined.  I have never laughed more or felt more comfortable and at ease with someone than I do with you.  I love that we don't plan the immediate future {even though sometimes we should} and that we are always spontaneous and go with the flow.  Life shouldn't be about planning every minute of every day.  Even despite our 13 year age difference {which I never see}, we have always been on the exact same wavelength from day one.  I could say our relationship is near-perfect but nothing in life is perfect.  Sometimes Every day I nag you for one thing or another - whether it's your procrastinating ways, the balls of used paper towels all over the kitchen {the garbage is not that far away!}, dishes in the sink, etc. etc. - and I know I can be annoying, but you always say 'yes hunny' {probably while tuning me out} and take everything in stride.  Even your imperfections are perfect.

The love you have for our children is what I cherish the most.  I witnessed this first-hand when we first started dating and you were fighting to get your daughter back after she was wrongfully brought to another country.  I saw how extremely hard it was on you emotionally and knew I would never be able to fill that void.  I accepted that I would always be second in your life and I understand this even more ever since Lil J was born.  I couldn't ask for a better father for my children and I have no doubt that you will always be there for them.  They are unbelievably lucky.

I thank you for everything that you've given me.  I love you more and more every day.  And as evident from your Valentine's card yesterday, you know me all too well :)

Valentine's 2012

Love, 
Your Wife