My Dearest Wife,
Twenty-three years ago, today, God has blessed me with the most wonderful women a man can ask for. We were married on this day and I can remember it like it was yesterday. October 7th 1995. It was the most beautiful day for a wedding. I can clearly recall that smile you had on your face as you walk down the aisle in that beautiful dress. I also remember when you arrived to take my hand before the Pastor. You asked me why I was sweating. As you knew I was nervous as a man can be that day. Surrounded by many family and friends, that day turn out to be the perfect day to marry my best friend. I have been so blessed that God put a woman like you in my life to be my partner. Yes, a partner you were. Being my wife was not a easy task. You had plenty of roles you had to play. Somedays you had to play nurse, teacher, cook, maid, advisor, supporter and Mother (for my immature days acting like a child, which I did a lot!!) But regardless of what you had to do, you were ready to put on any hat to take care of your husband. I loved you so much for that.
Our partnership was our partnership, we didn’t compare our marriage to any other marriage. you were good at things I was bad at, and in turn I was good were you was not. People use to wonder how our marriage lasted so long when we didn’t have any thing in common when it came to hobbies and things we like to do. I love sports, and watching sports, you disliked sports (except the FALCONS, YOU LOVED). You like to shop and watch home shopping and house flipping channels. Which I disliked. But we both knew without saying anything to each other, when it was time for me to spend a day and go shopping with you and you would go to a game with me or sit down and watch sports with me. That was our marriage and it worked for us.
So today, our first anniversary apart, I want to say thank you for the best 23 years and the memories I will never forget. I am thankful for your support, caring and loving over those years. I am missing every bit of that every day. God placed you in my life and now he has taken you home and put you in a place where you will continue to watch over me. I feel your spirit every day.
I will continue to visit our favorite restaurant SIRINS, and sit down and have our anniversary dinner as we did every year, and make that same toast, “ THANK YOU LORD, WE ARE STILL TOGETHER”
Happy Anniversary my Love.