love letters.

On Wednesdays we get love letters.

Since February is all about love I though I would share a secret about my family. Every Wednesday I get a love letter from my husband. For the past 5 years Adam has written me a love letter ever Wednesday. I keep them in a tattered manilla envelope next to my bed and they are one of my most cherished possession. 

The first love letter was written on January 4th, 2012 and I really had no idea what would come of these weekly love letters and I surely didn't expect to be receiving them 5 years later. These letters have been a storybook of Adams and my relationship. They speak of everything from trips, marathons, illnesses and even the birth of our son. Some are written as poems, others are are more reflective of daily life, but all express how much my husband loves me. 

I'm not sure if Adam will continue to write weekly love letters forever, but every Wednesday when I get handed a folded piece of paper my heart smiles a little bit (yes your heart can smile). A part of me hopes they will go on forever, but even if they don't I know I will always have over two-hundred letters to look back on to see how much Adam loves me. Not that I've ever doubted it anyway. 

This is the first letter Adam ever gave me. It was his phone number.