Dear Mark,
It’s amazing to me that we have been together for 8 years and have now been married for 5 of those years. Those years have been complex in the most wonderful way. We have shared a lot of laughter, arguments, joy, and tears throughout this time together. We have seen each other through our successes and through our most challenging of times. I know that it is such a cliche to say that you are my best friend, but the reality is that you are. You do accept me for everything that I am, and lets face it, everything I am is far from perfect, but you love me regardless as if I was.
A lot of times people try to put out an image that they have the perfect marriage when in reality we all know that this simply isn’t true. There is no such thing as the perfect marriage or the perfect relationship. Sure there are moments filled with perfection, but the true test to the strength of any marriage is during those times when it’s not. We have had our share of both and I’m proud to say that we are still going strong.
I have so many things to thank you for that it is impossible to list them all out, but here are just a few:
Thank you for allowing me to follow my dreams and for never trying to hold me back.
Thank you for buying out an entire table for me at the Emmy Awards.
Thank you for being my biggest cheerleader.
Thank you for going along with all of my crazy ideas.
Thank you for putting up with my demanding Type A personality.
Thank you for being an awesome provider.
Thank you for your shared enthusiasm that Frank Sinatra and I have the same birthday.
Thank you for getting my nerdy sense-of-humor.
Thank you for going out on root-beer float and pizza runs while I was pregnant.
Thank you for helping me bring our beautiful daughter into the world.
Thank you for being the best dad to our little girl.
Thank you for being the best husband.
Thank you for loving me.
Happy 5 years Anniversary Mark! 07/07/07 turned out to be a lucky wedding date after all.
I love you!
Love Always Your Wife, Michelle
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