Love Letters

Hannah and I have spent the afternoon reading through a 3 ring binder full of love letters Bobby wrote to me while we were dating.  The earliest letter was dated April 1997.

 ...There were...
letters hastily written while he was waiting for one of his classes (at Clemson) to start.
letters written late at night in sloppy handwriting.
letters full of plans for our future.  Bobby was going to be a doctor you know.
letters full of apologizes for being a jerk (I may have to frame some of those!)
letters professing undying love and hope for our future.  Those are my favorites.

Most of our "plans" didn't pan out.  A few did - mainly the ones that involved marriage and children.  But those were the best and most important plans weren't they?

Twelve years later our love notes consist of:

Dear Bobby,

We're at Mama & Daddy's.  Call me when you get home.

Love,

H

____ 

 OR__

Heather,

I'm running.  I'll be back in an hour.

Bobby

Really romantic.  


So, here's a sappy little love note for my darling husband...

Dear Bobaroo,

I love you!

Even after 9 years of marriage I still get excited when you pull into the driveway after a hard day's work.  Our sweet babies get excited too.  They either rush out onto the porch to greet you or they quickly find places to hide for a little game of Hide 'N Seek.  You know they can't stay quite to save their lives so it only takes seconds to find them.

Even after 9 years of marriage I still think you're the most handsome man in the world.  And I have to say that the beard makes you look wise.  I wasn't sure about it when you started growing it but now I can't quite remember your face without it.  I love when you look at me with your gorgeous blue eyes and then smile at me.  

I'm thankful that we made it through those early years of "dating" and getting to know one another.   I was so young when we became a couple.  But here we are!  Married and with two beautiful babies.  We're crammed into our tiny house but you said it best when you said it was "cozy".  You're right - just like you normally are.  There's no where else I want to be than in our cozy little nest with you, Hannah, and Samuel.  We've both grown up a lot in the last decade though sometimes I'm not sure when that happened!

I love you.  I love everything about you.  I even love all of the little quirky things you do that drive me crazy. 

By the way, Hannah said to tell you that she loves you too and she thinks you're "actually" handsome!

Today, Tomorrow and Forever,

Heather