May 9th

Dear Copper,

After church tonight, both families went out for Chinese food for dinner. Following dinner, we drove around for a while talking before heading back to watch Netflix and chill. During our conversation, I admitted to not feeling quite ready to commit. It's true, I'm not yet prepared to be engaged (and I don't think you are yet either), but at the same time I don't want you to ever doubt my love for you. I can't wait to call myself your fiancée and then your wife, but I want to have complete certainty that we will last forever first.

I have known you were my husband from one of our first few dates and can't imagine my life without you. I have seen you grow both in and out of our relationship over the past year I've known you and I am so blessed that you are the man I will (and even do now) call mine.

Even after hanging out, you suggested I just take your car home and return it in the morning. I put up a small stink of complaints (I apologize for all those in advance) about how it was dark, rainy, and late, but got into your car anyways since I knew it didn't make sense for you to drive. I was about to head off, and you came walking out and up to the driver's window and told me to get out of the car since you were driving me home. It's small moments like that, despite all stubbornness involved, that remind me I've picked a good one to last me a lifetime and that tell me that even through all qualms that come our way, we will still love each other.

Because I do, I love you.

Love, 

Fox