You Have…

by | Aug 19, 2013 | Throwback | 5 comments

We were pulling out of the Philly’s parking lot.  You were in the white Chevy truck behind my Camry.  We were going our separate ways.  Hardly official and already the hiding had started.  It was a gorgeous afternoon.  I had 94.7 QDR (country) on the radio.  That was no surprise.  It’s what we all listened to.  I  made a right turn out of the lot and a song came on.  A song I’d always liked.  I had a car full of girlfriends, but beneath the girl talk I could hear the words to the song.

And then my phone rang.

My heart skipped a beat–it was you.  Funny how your call could do that even just seconds after I’d seen you.

“You listening to 94.7?”

“Yeah,” I replied, confused.

“Turn it up.  Listen carefully.”

I was silent as I did as I was told.

“You hear that?  I can do that.”

I can love you like that

I would make you my world

Move Heaven and Earth, if you were my girl

I will give you my heart 

Be all that you need

Show you you’re everything that’s precious to me

If you give me a chance

I can love you like that.

It’s been ten years.  Ten years of growth, change and love.  We grew up together.  And I can assure you, you have loved me like that.  We were told we were kids.  That our love couldn’t last.  We were told we’d grow apart; that we’d change beyond recognition.  But even as those two love sick kids, we knew well enough to put our trust in each other.  And we did change.  But we changed together.  Like a dance perfectly choreographed we knew the steps to take.  My Uncle John asked me on our graduation day where I saw myself in ten years.  I thought long and hard.  I knew to expect the question, what graduating senior doesn’t get asked some variation of it.  But I didn’t know the answer.  All I knew for sure was that you were my constant.  Happy.  With him, I replied.

I didn’t lie.

I just knew.

You and I were built to last.

You have been my one true constant over the last ten years.  The one I can always rely on.  Even when I’m flailing and so totally unsure of myself, you’ve been my center.  You are the one thing I am always sure of.  

My dearest husband, Happy 10 years.  

I love you.



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5 Comments

  1. Adorable. Happy first ten and here's to many, many more!

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  2. Congratulations on 10 years. How lucky are you to have been able to grow in the journey of life together. Finding someone like that is rare these days, so soak it all up, you lucky girl!

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  3. 10 years really is something to celebrate! We're almost at 5…so halfway!

    How sweet 🙂

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