My hubby also surprised me with a fixed pandora bracelet that I broke 18 months ago during a soccer game with Mister. I so love gifts of the heart. Gifts that require some thought are so much more meaningful to me than a last minute gift purchase. So extra points for this one!!
Then the kids surprised me with this Pandora charm (picked out by Daddy while they were in school)... Every Pandora charm is to symbolize something, and this obviously symbolizes our journey to Kenya. Love it!
And if that wasn't enough... hubby also gave me a poem he had written. It's too sweet not to share. ;)
My Valentine
You are the woman
Who's making it happen
The winds of change
Are at our door rapp'n
We all have our dreams
That sit and get dusty
Most never followed
Until they're too musty
Buy you are a woman
Of unparalleled drive
That takes all our dreams
And makes them alive
Now we, as a family
Will soon be expanded
Because of commitment
You yourself have demanded
One or two children
Brought into our fold
More love and more children
To have and to hold
A much richer life
We all will now live
Because of the effort
That you selflessly give
But it isn't just us
That your work has helped out
Your saving a child
Whose future's in doubt
Through some difficult times
We've had a dream you've provided
And towards that great goal
It's by you we've been guided
Your are beautiful woman
Both inside and out
The fact that I'm lucky
Of that there's no doubt
And now we embark
On the next stage of life
With an adventure I've longed for
To share with my wife
We'll travel and live
In a strange foreign land
We'll offer the needy
A strong helping hand
To do this together
Fulfilling my dream
Of adventure and helping
As a family team
To know that a child
Will be pulled from such strife
To be loved by a Mother
For the rest of her life
It really is not
Just some simple task
You've leaped all the hurdles
How one might ask?
Through love and commitment
With passion and drive
The powerful queen bee
Who tends to our hive
You make it happen
With grace and with style
Keeping us happy and content
All the while
Here I sit and reflect
How the woman I married
Is close to perfect
Yes it's true
We may not always agree
But you are the core
of our happy family
I'll live life to the fullest
With you by my side
Who you were, who you are
Fills me with pride!
Isn't that sweet!? I am just so thankful that Valentine's was not 2 weeks ago... or I'd still be crying! Ha. Hope you all had a fantastic day!!
2 comments:
So sweet! :)
Congrats on the movement of your dossier. :)
You were really spoiled at valentine! You are truly loved by your family.
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