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Dear Valentine,

I remember the first time I saw your face. I snuck in late to a session at school and ended up sitting next to you. When I sat down, you turned and smiled at me. I had never seen anyone with such blue eyes (I know, I know you were tired or facing a window or something). Truth be told I was smitten right then even though I wouldn’t admit it for months and months.

Can you believe it has been over thirteen years since that day? The truly amazing thing is how someone as young as I at the time could have made such a wise choice in saying yes to forever with you. My Love, you are a consistent, dependable rock. You are strong, kind, forgiving, tender, honest, patient and faithful. I loved you when you were a young man and you captured my heart. Now it goes way beyond love. You are woven into the very fabric of my being. You bring me joy and have given me a life far beyond that which I dreamed.

When you asked me to marry you that day in the park, did you even come close to imagining what our lives would be like? With the being so broke in the early days, and the fighting and making up and the moving of provinces… twice, the birthing of three children, the highs, the lows, the family dramas, the endless nights and the seemingly endless poop (did I mention I caught some in my hand this morning to save a borrowed
sleeper?)! I could only have done it all with you. And we laughed though most of it (except about the things that are VERY, VERY serious and must never be laughed at…ha!).

I am so looking forward to what comes next!

Always,

Rachel

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