My husband turns 52 this week

52 may not seem like a special but it is. My husband struggles with seizures & depression everyday,so every birthday is a milestone to me.

I met him when I was 14 & he was 18. It was just by chance, we went to high school together & he was working while I was in class. He was between jobs & just happened to be there one week. I remember what I was wearing. It was jeans & my brothers flannel shirt ( my style hasn't changed much in 34 years). It was October & he was dressed the same, jeans, sneakers & a t shirt with a flannel over it. I was talking to my friend Robin about this yellow Chevelle I saw in the parking lot & how much I loved it. He came over & said it was his car, I didn't believe him. We saw each other on & off for a few years never actually dating until one day a Christmas card came in the mail from him & it said I wonder what you are up to & had his phone number. My heart skipped a beat.
My boss at the time encouraged me to call him so I did. I explained I had a son that was 1 1/2 & you know he never hesitated he said he would like to meet him someday. A few days later we went on our first date & brought my son along, he bought him a troll doll with purple hair. They were fast friends after that, he would pick him up while I went to work & they would go out to " pick up chicks" as my son would say. He called him Doo & I think wanted to spend time with him more than me. We wound up getting Married when Mike was 3 & by 4  he was officially Mikes dad. Mike didn't understand it at the time, the significance of this man that would raise him but I did. I knew he was a good man & would raise our son to be a good man too.

Now they are more than son & father they are friends. They go to concerts together & sit together when we go to baseball games. They are so alike it's scary sometimes :)

To me Lou is still that 18 year old guy, his eyes are this beautiful color of gray, & green & blue. When he's mad they turn gray like storm clouds are moving in, when he's just doing his everyday stuff they are goldish ,green but when he looks at me with love in his eyes they are the most beautiful blue like a spring day & the birds are chirping. He has a crooked smile & the best laugh. When he really loves you he will do anything for you.  I hear him at night tucking the dog into his crate & saying I love you buddy, sweet dreams.
He is a good man & I am lucky to have him in my life.

So Happy Birthday my Love

 
    Ara Barellis:I CHOOSE YOU

There was a time when I would have believed them
If they told me that you could not come true
Just love's illusion
But then you found me
And everything changed
And I believe in something again

My whole heart
Will be yours forever
This is a beautiful start

To a lifelong love letter