To my beloved (sweetcakes)

Thank you so much for everything. It has been hard this year, but WE MADE IT! We've fought a lot and gone through some very dark times, and I've done things that I am not very proud of. For that I am so very sorry, but only with you, would I want to be better about it. I know that I can be self-absorbed, selfish, and bratty, but you take in all in stride, kiss me on my forehead, and keep it moving. You know that I'll work it out in time, and when I can't, you get in my a** as required. I never like it, but I know if you're doing it, it's necessary. It's uncomfortable, it's awkward, and just yuck, because I AM ALWAYS RIGHT AND PERFECT AND YOU KNOW IT! Ahem.

You have had to go through some things yourself this year, that I know weren't easy, and were scary. I'm proud of you for making it through, and though your smile was diminished, you didn't let it completely vanish. I'm proud of you, for not letting it beat you, and I love you for doing it for yourself, and even doing a little of it for me. Thank you. I don't know why you had to go through all that you did, and it made me angry, and I was scared, and felt alone. I was angry that all this was happening to you, because you've already suffered so much hurt, and it just wasn't fair. I didn't know why this was happening to you.... What were we supposed to be learning from this? I guess what I got, is that even though I'm angry at the situation, I can't take it out on you, and that you need me, just as much I as I need you. I guess that didn't really become so crystal clear until this year. I hope I got it in time so that you were at least comforted a little bit by my presence. I know it wasn't all rainbows, hearts, and kittens, and for that I'm sorry. I should have been better and thank you for forgiving me.

I thank you for being there for me during my moments of crisis, and soothing me, which is a near-impossible task. I get so worked up, that I can't see anything except doom and destruction, and there's no way that I will escape it. I was in tears and so unhappy for the first part of this year, and inconsolable, except for by you. Thank you for being my rock, my superhero, my everything. Thank you for holding me, for telling me it was going to be okay, thank you for holding my hand, letting the light in, and showing me that the world isn't such a horrible, awful, scary place. Thanks for helping me grow up (kind of), and showing me how to be a big girl. I still need work, but I am much less fearful, thanks to you.

But the end of this year, has brought the most shocking and overwhelming and AWE-SOME surprise. I guess I talked it up!! I was in shock, and still am, but more and more, I AM SO EXCITED by the fact that I am carrying OUR CHILD!!! WTF???? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN???? I mean, I know HOW, but I mean what in the WORLD????? There is a little bit of me and a little bit of you, growing in my belly and, well, I'm starting to warm up to the idea! I'm also about to become a wife, which is weird. I've been with you so long, that well, I don't know. I've always thought of you as my s.o., my life partner, but husband? It's just going to put things in a different light, and I'm excited. To be a wife and a mother... WHAT? THE? F*CK??? IT IS SO BIZARRE!!! But exciting... Don't worry, I'm okay, I'm happy, just overwhelmed by all the changes coming my way, coming our way. We'll be okay right? I know we will... But you know me, I ALWAYS NEED REASSURING! I look forward to getting to know you better, to building a deeper, more connected, and understanding relationship. I look forward to getting reacquainted with you without all the haze of all the junk. I’m excited, because I feel like this is more for real, without a buffer (or excuses). It's been a rocky start, but since we talked, I think it will only get better.

I guess that's it. I love you baby, even though I don't act like it at times, and I know you maybe wondered, but know that I always do, and that I'm always EXTREMELY grateful. Thank you for being patient, kind, and just overall, a better person than me. I aspire to be like you one day when I grow up. ;-) I may get frustrated, I may get angry, but I can't imagine my world without you. I'd be so lost. Thank you, for choosing me, thank you for staying with me and all my CRAZY, and thank you for this baby. Thank you, and I love you, there aren't words really to express how much, but just imagine me standing there with my arms stretched WIIIIIIIIIDE OPEN, saying "THIS! MUCH!" I LUB YOU! That is all.