Dear Zach,

So let me start by first saying I know that this is the week after your birthday but inspiration struck a little late and I know you're probably not surprised by that. Writing this post makes me feel like the meme of the guy standing at the podium. Lol.

But anyways, I'm going to start with a great big Happy Birthday! This marks the third birthday I've gotten to celebrate with you and I consider myself blessed for getting the chance to celebrate a day that's all about you, my love, my best friend. Now I honestly don't know where to begin. There are so many things to say when it comes to all that makes you wonderful.

Over these past three years, I've gotten to know you better than I even know myself and I love that. I love that you watch anime and that you read books and that you're the kind of person who has an open and imaginative world view. This is going to sound corny but to quote Emily Bronte, "he's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." I've never had the pleasure of having so much in common with another person before. We both go crazy for new books, we're a couple of the biggest geeks we know, we both have our gaming habits, and the list could go on for days and days.

I want to thank you for being and always being my biggest support system while I've been in school. You've been by my side since I was a sophomore so you've seen all of my highs and lows while I've been working towards my degree and you've always known what to say in every situation. I couldn't have made it this far without you and I just want to thank you so much for that.

Next I want to tell you just how proud I am of you! You work so hard at your job and you impress me every day. I know it was a difficult transition at first into this new job but you have done so amazingly and I hope you know that. You work your tail off at every job you're given and everyone sees that. I've never someone with such a strong work ethic. I strive everyday to model my own work ethic after yours.

You've showed me so much about life over the past three years and I could never say thank you enough for those lessons. You've taught me how to enjoy the little things in life. You've taught me how to trust with my whole heart and how to be trusted back. You've taught me that its okay to step back and take a breath when I'm getting overwhelmed. And you've taught me how to love myself.

Thank you for being the amazing man that you are and thank you for letting me be the one who gets to celebrate your birthday's with you! I love you so much Zachery James. Happy Birthday!