love letters

I found a two page handwritten letter from Tom today. The coolest part about the letter is that he'd written it 10 years ago. He was at KU and I was at Emporia State. We were best friends and it had never occurred to me to see him any other way. Silly, silly girl.

It's a lovely letter that talks about the weather, his homework and about how one of our friends was trying to find someone to set him up with. But, the best part is when he talks about what he's considering getting me for my birthday (two months late). Apparently he was going to get me a giant poster to hang on my wall. And since he was discussing birthday presents, he wanted to give me some ideas for what to get him for his upcoming birthday. He'd cut out a picture of a fancy Rolex watch and pasted it at the bottom of the page with the comment, "I think the bezel on this one would look particularly nice with a KU sweatshirt. Don't you?"

He and I have come a long way since then. We've been married five years this year and things just keep getting better. What he has given me over these years is way better than a poster. I'm hoping he feels the same way about me and the Rolex.