From the moment that you swept me into your arms and kissed me so passionately, I knew that my life would never be the same. For all the months before, I thought of you just as the nice cute guy that I worked with. We talked about our relationships that just weren't working out, our families, just whatever came to mind.... It was nice having that friend that I didn't have to pretend with.

Then came the office Christmas party. With the open bar to loosen everyone up, and your rum-induced courage fading, you kissed me. That was it. I was hooked.

When I told you that I loved you, you cried. Knowing that I had never said that to another made it so much more special. I had always promised myself that those words meant too much to give them to just anyone. Only the man that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with would hear them.

That wonderful day a couple of weeks later, hiking in the mountains with you... sure, it was cold and drizzly, but under our make-shift tent, we had a romantic picnic. And the next morning, you proposed on the kitchen floor while I was making our breakfast. There was never a doubt in my mind that you were the one for me.

Now we are celebrating our two year wedding anniversary. My happiest times have been with you. The dreams of mine that you support, the love that you give me, the fact that I can tell you anything and you listen to me, all of the laughter that we share... it just blows my mind sometimes that I could be, and deserve to be, this happy. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that there really was such thing as a soulmate, much less that I would find mine. But I have. And it's you.

So, darling, just know..

Always,

I love you.

Desirée