November 10 · Our anniversary
My dearest Melissa,
I've started this letter a dozen times, because how do you fit everything I feel for you onto one page? So I'll start with the truest thing I know: since November 10, 2023, you have been the best thing that has ever happened to me.
When I close my eyes, I'm back at Put-in-Bay with you. The ferry over Lake Erie, the golf cart, your laugh carried on the breeze, and that sunset melting into the water. I remember looking at you and thinking, this is it. This is what happy feels like.
Thank you for your patience, for your kindness, for loving me on the days I'm hard to love. Thank you for building a life with me that feels like home.
I don't know everything the next years will bring, but I know I want to face all of it next to you. Every adventure, every quiet Sunday, every chapter. I'm yours, today and always.
P.S. Don't forget to open your present on the home page. ♥