Love notes

My sweetheart is in Mexico this week on a protective service mission and all the sudden I feel very sappy. So, I started writing him love notes. I used to write him love notes when we dated and when he was in Basic training but they were always hard for me to write. I am NOT a "words of affirmation" girl. (Don't know what I'm talking about: read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman) In fact, Gary loves words and uses them for everything. He talks people to death at work with his interrogations, when the kids get into trouble its like a 5-15 min discussion on what they did, he tells me he loves me all the time and is quite content to leave it at that. I have frequently sang him the refrain from My Fair Lady, "Don't Say a Word, SHOW ME!!!" He knows I am a acts of service person. Don't tell me you like me or admire me or love me, show me. You don't have to buy me anything, just do something nice for me. I often tell him to do a chore without me asking, write me an email or call me in the middle of the day for no other reason but that you were thinking about me, etc,etc.

So here I am: 7 months pregnant with my 4th little boy, in constant amazement at my other 3 and how beautiful they are and how blessed I am and I am finding myself the sentimental sap writing love letters via email to my gringo husband in Mexico.

Man, I love that man of mine! This morning in the shower I thought about the first time he kissed me. What a great memory to relive! So I wrote him an email all about it and hopefully, he will smile all day long knowing that I am still completely in love with him!

This is Gary and me in his room at Ricks College (past the chasity line...gasp!) My scanner is going out so we are a bit washed out but you get the picture. So cute, so young, so in love!