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Dear Derrick,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I know we aren’t quite at the age where we begin “hiding” our real age number from the world (I mean, com’on, we’re still babies after all) but let’s just say, happy one more year around the sun!
Birthdays have always been a super big deal to you (especially your own). You count down the days & expect nothing less than a major celebration. It’s something I’ve also learned to look forward to, mostly because I love seeing you surprised & happy.
So, with this birthday approaching, I’ve been thinking about “birth days”: are they to celebrate the year that has just passed? If so, I think we’ve had a pretty wonderful last year! You’ve been promoted at work, we left our baby for the very first time & took a mini-trip away, we’ve also traveled as a family & you’ve ridden new roller coasters! Of course, this past year has had it’s bumps & disappointments too (a few dead-end job opportunities, a minor fender-bender) but all in all, I’d say it’s been a pretty wonderful year.
But, what about if “birth days” are actually to celebrate the new year to come? It’s a blank slate of a year laid out before you to fill in as you’d like! Just think of all the exciting & wonderful ways we could fill the pages of this next year! We already have a few plans: places we want to go & things we want to do (plus a big secret that we’ve been keeping from the world that will soon be let out of the bag)! If birthdays are actually to celebrate the year to come, what an exhilarating time it is to consider the year ahead!
No matter what, looking ahead or looking behind, I have never been so thankful for such a wonderful husband. You are my best friend & I literally cannot imagine what life would look like without you by my side – doing life together. I mean, we’ve been at this for over 8 years & just trying to picture life without you is a boring, grey, roller-coaster-less existence. You are my person & I am so so so thankful not only for the little things you do (the dishes, giving Braelynn baths, and helping with the laundry) but the person you are. Your big ideas & forward thinking inspire me on a daily basis and you think about things completely differently than I do.
I know I don’t say it nearly enough, but thank you for being who you are: my husband, Braelynn’s Daddy, the one who double-checks our doors to make sure they’re locked & changes out our light bulbs, and for being simply the best best friend to go through life with. I hope that your birthday is full to the brim of surprises & delights.
I love you!
PS – if you’d like to give Derrick a little birthday present, it’s really easy to do so! Visit his Instagram account and his YouTube channel & subscribe to both – that will make his day!
