Today was our first time celebrating his birthday together, and my present to him was printing out all of our correspondence up through this point. People keep saying we should write a book about how we met, so I got it started by making a hard copy of our primary sources.
[Shout-out to the lovely print specialist at the UPS Store who made my birthday-gift dreams come true!]
Therein lies our chronicles: from our professional exchanges to more personal inquiries to our first texts as boyfriend and girlfriend. From engagement bliss to COVID upheavals to wedding re-planning. From descriptions of the sunset when the other couldn’t see it to lakeside honeymoon selfies to which side of the driveway to park the truck. From animal GIFs to grocery lists to Scripture-based prayers each morning. From audio pep talks to outfit advice to outbursts of gratefulness for God aligning each of us with our best friend. From dreams realized to hopes yet to be.
We’ve filled up six volumes so far, and we still have a lifetime to go. Happy birthday, my love.