Seven years ago today, I walked into my living room and beheld the visage of my husband for the first time. I immediately saw in him the countenance as my future spouse, and he called his mother to report reciprocal premonitions on his way home.
Fall 2003
So today, I ask your forgiveness in a nostalgic, sentimental message to my dear one.
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Not the Romeo to my Juliet
the Tristan to my Isolde
the Lancelot to my Guinevere,
You are the Adam to my Eve.
Our love will not end in double suicide, broken hearts, or public execution
Our love flourishes in beginnings, not ends
in endurance not extinction.
Although we’ve seen our share of sorrow
We have eaten the fruit together,
eyes open,
and begun life.
Sweat for bread,
and sorrow for conception.
We have clung to each other as one flesh in times of joy and times of tribulation
Holding hands in affliction and in happiness.
And there is no one else whose hand, I wish to hold;
My desires will always be towards you.
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I love and adore you, and I pray our son grows up to be just like his father.
To seven times seven times seven more years at your side,
Your Eternal Help Meet
Your Eternal Help Meet
Feed me fashionably fresh
How beautiful! And a Baby Boy!!!! So happy for the blessings that are being poured onto you and your sweet family.
so sweet, reachel. I am so glad you posted it. it is beautiful. I love you mucho and can’t wait to meet little andrew.
Yay a boy!
Oh for goodness sakes that was so beautiful! 🙂
Mujer why do you do this? There is some serious cuddle time ahead in your future. I HEART ALL OF YOU
Beautiful and congrats on the boy!!
How wonderful! A boy and a girl in your deserving home. It’s so amazing to experience both.
I wish I knew you in real life. You seem so amazing, and so in love. This was a beautiful love letter to your love.
Darling. What fun you’ll both have with all these babies! You deserve it, congrats.
Love! And a son! A SON! Yay! Coco will be an amazing big sister, too!
Congrats! Boys are seriously fun and I love mine so much. You will have to share where you find cute boy things (clothes and such). Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy!
Thank you Darling. I love you madly and look forward our 7X7X7 to the power of 10 years together.
Congrats on the boy! And the happy marriage your kids are blessed to witness.
That was gorgeous! Thank you for sharing that with us, your gentle readers. Loved it!
And may I add a “YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!” I was right about your boy!! Whoo! Congrats 🙂
Best wishes to the whole family!
Ahhhwwww. That was a really sweet and thoughtful poem, Madam R. What companions you are! And a boy! We are very excited for you, A and little C to get a baby brother 🙂
oh my heck im so out of the loop!! i totally forgot you were getting your ultrasound until last night.
congrats!! a boy!! so fun.