To My Dearest
Vern
I am not always great with words out loud, so I made you a quiet little corner of the world to keep them in. Every line here is true.
A note, just for you
Vern, somewhere between the everyday and the unforgettable, you became my favorite person. You are my calm on the loud days and my softest place to land. Loving you is the easiest thing I have ever done, and building a life beside you is the thing I am proudest of.
Thank you for your patience, your warmth, and the way you choose us, again and again. I promise to keep choosing you too, on the bright days and the hard ones, for as long as I get to.
Always yours, Michael
Some of the reasons why
your laugh
It shows up at the smallest things and it rearranges my whole day for the better. I would do almost anything to hear it again.
the way you care
You notice the people everyone else forgets. You remember the little details. Being loved by you is the safest I have ever felt.
our ordinary days
Grocery runs, quiet evenings, the same songs in the car. Somehow you make the plain parts of life feel like the best parts.
you, exactly as you are
Not a single thing about you needs fixing. I fell for the whole of you, and I keep falling, a little more, every single day.
A few soft things
I love you, Vern.
today, tomorrow, always.
Whenever you need a reminder, this little page will be right here, waiting, just like me.