Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
I’m not one for outrageous, over the top demonstrations of emotion at the best of times never mind just one day because convention and peer pressure told you to. Now, don’t get me wrong. This doesn’t mean I’m anti Valentine’s Day by any stretch of the imagination. Any day that has specific stationery is good in my book but if you love someone you should let them know all year round, not just the one day the card companies say.
To be honest, I really need to take my own advice here and I guess that’s why I decided to write this post.
Happy Valentine’s Day Tom!
I’ve spoken about Tom a fair bit on this blog before, mostly without his knowledge or consent and this post is no different. But I just wanted to make today a mark in the sand as I promise to show him that I love him more often. Valentine’s Day is as good as any for that, right?
This big ol’ geek is the man I intend to spend the rest of my life with. That’s a promise we’re going to make to each other in front of all our nearest and dearest in September. I don’t think he ever worries that I don’t love him but it’s nice to be told every now and then, isn’t it?
I’m not one of those people who likes to have deep and meaningful conversations about their emotions. If I mock you, you can be pretty sure I like you. Yes, school-boy behaviour but it’s just how I am. As a result, I have a tendency to put Tom down in conversations. Never in a way that I’m mean about it, he always, always knows I’m messing and always about ridiculous things but even so. In amongst the ribbing I want to add in a few more compliments.
So, Mr Thomas F.C. I love you. Not just on Valentine’s Day, but every day. Thank you for putting up with me for all this time and for actually wanting to stick with me. There are a whole load of reasons that I love you: I think you’re awesome. I love how clever you are and the way that you don’t get fed up when I don’t understand. I love you because you’re actually really funny, not always when you’re trying to be (dad joke central) but when you act daft with me and we laugh until we cry. I love the way I can be 100% myself with you, that I don’t have to watch my ps and qs and my ridiculousness doesn’t bother you.
I love the way you support me when I get these ideas in my head for my next project and even when my initial enthusiasm starts to wane you’re always my biggest cheerleader. I love the way you always want to look after me when I’m feeling a bit out of sorts, whether that’s getting me a hot water bottle, rubbing deep heat into my knees or letting me fall asleep on you, you always know what to do to make me feel better.
I know we’ve had our ups and downs, our highs and our lows but we’ve weathered them together and are definitely stronger for it. You make me want to be the best version of me I can possibly be for you and for that I love you and thank you. I can’t wait to see what our future holds and I can’t wait for the party we’re going to have in September.
Happy Valentine’s Day my love.
I don’t get mushy very often and I’m sorry I put you all through that. I hope you’re still holding on to your stomachs. He’s a pretty swell guy though, and has the patience of a saint. He has to to put up with me.
So, thank you all if you got this far. I’m now kind of wishing I’d put those photos in chronological order just to see how I’ve changed. Tom has pretty much stayed the same dashing slice of handsomeness he was since I first met him. I, however, have changed a fair bit.
Anyway, what are you doing this Valentine’s Day? Let me know in the comments.
Kisses,
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