Happy Birthday to my better half

I can still remember like it was yesterday (it was really about 5 years ago) when Dave's brother, Chris came to visit in our SF apartment. He brought his guitar and played while we all sang. It was one of my favorite things to do when we were with Chris and Jamie. After they left, I suggested to Dave that he get a guitar and learn how to play. He was in the middle of a busy first year of dental school. We figured how we could cut back on groceries for the month and other little places we could cut corners to save the $150 to buy him a guitar. That was probably my favorite $150 we've spent! While in school, Dave found bits of time here or there to teach himself the guitar. I am amazed with how well he can play now - even though if you ask him he'll say he's not that great and it's easy for any one to learn.



One of my favorite things to do is to listen to Dave play the guitar. I love watching the veins pop out of his head as he sings the really high notes. I love watching the girls dance around the room to his fun music. I love watching him play with Nate in his arms at the same time. I love seeing tears spill on his cheeks as he sings about our little babies. I could sit for hours and listen...and sometimes I do.

So for Dave's birthday, I thought I'd share one of my favorite things about him.
I wish I had a recording of this song, because the tune is amazing. But for now the words will have to do. This is a song Dave wrote to me for our anniversary this past year.

Everything

The first time I saw you you were singing
The world turned to black and you were light
I sat there and watched the way you moved
I watched you laugh and smile and scrunch your nose
I knew somehow somewhere that I would find you
Your face without a name burned in my mind

Chorus
You and I would walk life side by side
And bind through the high and through the deep
How could a stranger own my heart?
You were no stranger to me

The second time I saw you you were dancing
My timid head could not hold back my heart
I asked you to dance but someone beat me
The wait seemed like hours until my turn
I held you in my arms as I met you
With no idea that we'd never let go

The third time I saw you you saw me
The look on your face matched me inside
I sat right behind you and I watched you
The pounding in my chest consumed my mind
Just a stupid kid I had no clue
Had no clue that you were everything


Dave - I wish I could be as eloquent and creative with my words like you. We've been through high and we've been through deep and I love you higher and deeper than I did when we first met...and I loved you a lot then.

Thanks for everything you do for me and our family. I hope you have a wonderful birthday and know how loved and appreciated you are!