Date Night

Dear Date,

I want you to know how much I enjoyed our date last night. I really enjoy spending time with you and throughly enjoyed our conversation last night. I wish you would not have been on your diet so you could have tried the meal that fixed (pasta with a special sauce...1 can diced tomatoes, 1/4 cup of oil, teaspoon of ginger, teaspoon of organeo, 1/4 cup cheese - cooked then added to the cooked pasta.) I will make it again somenight just for us.

Then after dinner (me with my pasta and you with your green beans) we looked at the pictures that you had developed of Christmas and a roll from way back in Fedurary. Then we listen to a CD on relationships. Lastly we read 1 Cor. chapter one together and prayed.

I love you because you are the best date I have ever been with.

Dress and More

Dear Amazing -

Yesterday we went clothes shopping...and as you know you picked out your dress for the wedding. I am will never forget the smile I saw on your face as you made your way back to the car...(since you would not let me see you as you tried on your dresses).

I can't wait to see what you look like....

I love you because you are always beautiful no matter what you wear.

Our Trip to Missouri

Dear World Traveler -

I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed our trip back to Missouri to visit with my parents. Although I wasn't able to post at the time - the trip meant a great deal to me and the fact that we (you) made it happen will always touch my heart. My family is important to me and I want more then anything for you to know them and love them. I was very proud to take you home and to show you off as my girlfriend and soon to be wife.

I will have many memories - playing cards, opening presents, shopping, going to the lighthouse and lovers leap, but the thing that I will probably always remember the most is the last day when we visited my dad at his plant. I think it was special for several reasons. 1. He is most likely going to retire this summer, so this would be the last time that we would get to see dad in that environment. An environment that has meant so much to him throughout the years and is such a part of my history. 2. I could see how proud my dad was to show you around the plant and you appeared to be very interested. 3. I will never forget watching you ride in the loader (pictures yet to come). That is an experience and I will always cherish that memory.

Thank you for valuing family and for working so hard to create such a positive impression on mine.

I love you because you are my family now.

P.S. We also never forget good ole Garth Brooks and how he watched over us!

Christmas Memories

Dear Christmas Elf -

I will have many memories from Christmas 2006. The Chrsitmas eve service, Christmas morning breakfast with your parents, and our private little Christmas on Christmas Eve night. We stayed up until 4:00 am trading presents and talking. I will never forget all the special gifts you gave to me. You have me:

The book picture - to go in my office...
The tiger statue - because I will always be your tiger
The ornament with our picture from downtown - to go on our special tree
The Hope candle - because we are always to have hope in each other and in our relationship.
the star wars figures - because you want to share in my childhood and you cherish my childhood memories.

but the gift that caused the most laughter was...

the bananna statue that we bought for each other. I can never remember laughing that hard at Chrstmas then I did when you opened yours just after I opened mine...We really do have a deep connection.

Thank you for sharing this Christmas with me.

I love you because you think so much like I do that sometimes it is scary....

Burning the Past...

Dear Campfire Companion -

This past weekend we created a special memory for healing and for moving forward. We took all of our past pictures and notes from previous loves and asked for forgiveness for the mistakes that we have made. We them tossed them into a small fire and prayed together.

I will never forget this night. I loved hearing you pray and I felt that God was in our midst. He was there showing us a path to a new beginning. I know that we have made many mistakes in our life and in our relationship, but I truly believe that we are on a path to a new destination.

I love you and I forgive you and I look forward to spending my life with you.

Ace

Goals for 2006

Dear Ultimate Goal -

This past weekend we set down at the beginning of the year and established some goals. They were:

1. To be on a budget my March 1
2. To be debt free by the end of the year
3. To take a family vacation
4. To have a date once every two months
5. To continue with our Wednesday night date night every other week.
6. To have no negative talk after 9:30 pm
7. Positive Moment at the end of each day.
8. To read a chapter of the Bible every two weeks and discuss at our date night - starting with 1 Cor.
9. Pray together once a week.
10. To have a lunch date each week.

I love you because you help me to set goals and become a better person.