18th Anniversary

I met David when he was just 18. Tall, dark, handsome- wild hair, blue eyes, moody, passionate and prone to prose. He played on my girlish hopes- leaving sunflowers on my door step, fruit on my window sill, love notes scrawled on scraps of paper. After 6 years of on and off dating, I realized one important thing: When I was with David I didn't think about any other guy. When I was with another guy, I couldn't stop thinking about David. He was going to haunt me my whole life unless I was with him! Oh, and I realized one other important thing: he was the best kiss I had ever experienced.

So here we are, 18 years later. We have been married for as long as it took us to first meet each other. Happy Anniversary David Hurtado. I love you always!

“Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.
And without feet I can make my way to you,
without a mouth I can swear your name.
Break off my arms, I'll take hold of you
with my heart as with a hand.
Stop my heart, and my brain will start to beat.
And if you consume my brain with fire,
I'll feel you burn in every drop of my blood.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke