Faithful Mayhem

When I met you, you were with your family. You were shy, trying hard to not make eye contact across the room. You were beautiful. The chemistry was almost electric.

When I finally convinced you to start spending time with me, I never anticipated how needy you'd be. But see, I didn't realize how my needs took you away from your life at the same time.

Introducing you to my family was no challenge, though. They fell in love instantly with you, and they thought that we were perfect for each other.

The commitment seemed to be a lot for both of us, however, early on.

We worked through the growing pains…I was there for you when you were really sick, and you with your unconditional love. How do I put it into words?

You love me when I am at my worst…I can be sitting in my underwear watching TV, and you are totally cool with that. You just love me for ME…and love spending time with me.

When you look at me, you never judge me. Sometimes I say or do stupid things, but your patience with me is unmatched. All is forgotten it seems, in minutes.

I have never seen anyone appreciate the end of the workday like you do. You really have a way of cherishing our time together.

Your have a feisty yet playful side sometimes, and you have no problem telling me like it is when you disagree. You love playing out in the snow in the wintertime, and I hate the cold weather.

Yet you have stolen my heart.

Even when I am trying to write, and you keep tapping my elbow with your wet nose, or drooling all over my lap with your squeeze toy. Of course, you are much too big to come up on my lap, but you think you are still tiny sometimes.

I have your hair all over everything I wear, all the time…I have just grown used to it. I pick it out of my coffee on Sunday morning, and I don't even realize that I'm doing it. You are constantly shedding ridiculously, even by Husky standards.

One look in those eyes though, and I want to kiss your face off.

Thank you for being a part of my life.