I don’t know where to start. First, I guess I just want to tell you how much I love you.

When I first met you I was crazy about you. We had just met and it made no sense at the time, but I’m so glad I felt that way. I remember working in the shop and obsessively texting you all day. Looking back, that should have been the darkest part of my life. I had just left home. I was by myself in a whole new world, first job, first time living on my own, no family around. But I had you. You made it easy.

Before we even had Rafa and Lumi, I knew you were my one. I loved you from the very beginning, and yes, I said I love you first. I still remember you freaking out about it. Maybe you just weren’t ready to say it back.

I’ve heard people say that the person you pick to spend your life with should be someone who lifts you up in the good times and gets you through the hard ones. I remember how supportive and loving you were when my dad died. I’m glad I had you next to me. And I hope I made it a little easier when your granny died.

Our relationship has not been about the good times or the bad times. It has been about going through life together, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.