Dear Brandon

Today marks 1,826 days that I have lived in bliss by your side. 5 years ago today, we were young and wild and free and we took a vacation day at work, wore matching outfits, picked up my friend Sheena and you spoke in your “accent” as we made our way to the court house to be Mr. and Mrs. Richards. I was always afraid of what the future might hold for me, but once I said “I do” I wanted nothing more but to have you in my future. Not knowing what tomorrow could bring didn’t matter anymore as long as you were by my side. 1,839 days of happiness, a little bickering over who is funnier (A title I still claim)!! and every day I fall more and more in love with you. Just when I think I cannot love you anymore than I already do, I am reminded the next day that I can.

You put up with my crazy shenanigans like the time; I wanted to see how long it would take you to find me so I hid in the closet and piled clothes over me. (Yes, how childish of me, apparently I don’t get enough attention) After 10 minutes of hiding in the closet I got bored because you are not very good at hide and seek. When I opened the closet door and you saw me tears filled your sparkly eyes and you were sad. Sad because you thought something had happened to me and you couldn’t find me, and you held me tight and told me not to ever scare you like that again. I vowed that day that I would never make you sad again.

There are so many dates that have become great memories in these 1,826 days we have been married. You believed in me and made me beat up my fears. On the 248th day we were married you bought me my first camera for my birthday and told me to conquer the world and become Columbus in finding adventures while capturing memories. I love you so much for that! On October 27th, 2007 I celebrated your birthday and thanked God for granting you another year by my side. On November 21, 2008 your showed me your wild side by camping out in front of Harkins for 6 hours to wait for the Twilight premier, a tradition we still have to this day!! You can redeem your brownie points this year just don’t go crazy spending them all. Too bad this will be the last year we will be waiting in line for part 2 of Breaking Dawn, but don’t you worry your pretty little head Fifty Shades of Grey is right around the corner and we can start a new tradition.

On April 5th, 2007 you told me you loved me and I told you I was in love with you too. You asked me how much, and I said I was obsessed with you, at first I was embarrassed at the thought of what was silently floating through your thoughts. But, my dearest love, I'm writing this today to let you know that it's okay if I am deeply and madly infatuated with you. After all these years together, I'm unabashedly obsessed with you. If I could crawl into the palm of your hand and seep through your pores, I would. That way, I'd be just as close to you as I always want to be. Obsessed in every way and any capacity with the person you are. And the person you want to be. Thank you for being you and loving me in ways that I cannot possible fathom. Thank you for reminding me everyday what it feels like to have a billion butterflies flutter in my heart when you tell me you love me.

Happy anniversary my love, I love you to Jupiter and back!! I look forward to spending the next 1,826 x infinity days loving you and seeping through your pores!

Love,
Your obsessed wife