I didn't get, or do anything special for my wife today... which I have to say is out of the ordinary as I used to be a sucker for the holidays. I guess the fact that I got up early and drove 20 minutes to get her a Venti Non-Fat Latte, one pump this, one pump that, no whip, extra hot, in the middle of the largest storm of the winter might be construed as a Valentines Day gesture but my wife actually didn't want any of it! And that my friends is why I truly love her!
She honestly said to me the other day, "Mike, don't get me any Valentine's cards or crap. I have been watching these commercials on TV and they make me sick." WELL, I guess that does it! I knew I loved her before that, but talk about an epiphany and moment of truth all rolled into one!
I had to love her before that because she is legendary at putting up with all the dumb things I do and always manages to somehow do it with a smile. She often picks up after me, sometimes with out even mentioning that I had left things there. She takes care of our wonderful and beautiful son while I sit in the den and plug away at my daily work, and having seen it first hand I know that she works WAYYYYY harder then I do. But most importantly she is happy and rarely complains.
She is vibrant, enjoys other peoples company, knows in detail about everything in the world that I do not (i.e. why he's crying and what to do about it, what those nutrional charts on the sides of boxes of food mean, what vitamins I am not but should be taking, taxes, when the garbage goes out and why I still haven't taken it, how much money I spend on frivolous technology that I will only ever use a portion of, why marketing matters, etc.) likes working out, talking about how we can get better at things, but mostly she is caring. And I guess in the end that is why I didn't get her a Valentine's Day card and instead wrote her this.
I hope she likes it, cause I really like her. Happy V-Day and 5 years Anniversary E.
Love Mike
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