The Joy Love Club

We are watching The Joy Luck Club; I’m not really paying attention. It is only a few days until your birthday now, and I am starting to think about how I am going to present this to you, I am wondering how you are going to like it, have I done what I did on valentine’s day when I thought that it would be romantic to give you a DNA genealogical profile? Sorry about that, by the way...
I wonder if I have even come close to putting into words just how much I love you, and how much I love our daughter, and the powerful love that our unit surrounds us with.
Our life is getting so exciting, everyday now I feel our energy increasing, our drive growing, and our power developing into something great.
I can’t wait to give this to you, I want to do it now, right here while we are watching this movie.

This movie is about bad relationships between mothers and daughters, I just know that we are not going to have that problem. I am sure that there will be some difficult time in our future, we are just a couple of very green parents who have loads to learn, but we have a love that will get us past, over through or around any problems that we ever face, that is why we are more like The Joy Love Club.

I love you.

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Back home...

Dear Debbie,

It is now only five days until your birthday, the day that I will be unveiling this little project. You may be over(or under)whelmed by that whole thing and stopped reading by this point, but I intend to carry this on long after I present it to you, I plan to put all of my thought and dreams and love notes and gooey-schmoopy lovey-dovey shit right here for the whole plant to read, and be envious of our love.

We booked our tickets to England this morning, less than a month now. I can not believe that we have let this go so long: the fact that you have not seen your family in almost three years saddens me; honestly, it makes no sense to me. With the way that we used to spend money and waste time how is it that we never managed a trip back to England? You are an incredible woman, you have sacrificed so much for our relationship, or entrepreneurial dreams, our family and our lives. As much as I try, and as much as you hear it, I don’t think you can ever really fully comprehend exactly how much I love you.

I Love you
I Love you
I Love you

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After a short break in the action....

It really feels like it has been weeks since the last time I wrote to you, other thata blurb here or there it has been weeks. Of course I have a decent excuse, we moved, couldn't get our phone switched on, couldn't get our DSL switched on, could get our modem to recognize our urgent need to be reconnected to our information.
The thirst for information was incredible, we felt so shut out, disconnected and absent. But I liked being connected to you, and Amelia. It is 1.15AM now, I just got finished installing the new printer/fax onto your laptop, and I am going to test it in a few minutes, and then I am going to bed, to lay with you and Amelia. I am in love with you two, and am in love with life. Our, once again, new life, new objectives, new challenges new goals, new budgets, and every new day. Every day with you and Amelia is beautiful.

I love you
I love you
I love you

@ fountain view cafe right now

I love you

It's like Christmas Eve...

Our First House Together

Tomorrow we start another page in our life, again. We will have lived in Houston for about three weeks by the time you read this; I think we will love it. We have been so many places together, that I know it really doesn’t matter where we are but that we are together. We have a long day tomorrow, so I am going to bed. I will kiss you goodnight in about 2 minutes…tomorrow night I will kiss you goodnight in our own bed...Damn I've missed that bed

I love you
I love you
I love you

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Head Over Heels

I found this today, although we have had more movie quality romantic moments than most couples (I'm thinking about Pai, Lake Toba, Batam Island, Lake Atitlan, My Car, The Hot Tub Suite, etc...) but I want these moments everyday, I want way to many to even begin to recall them all! Of course, we have a beautiful little girl, and she has her instinctual passion alarm, but we have perserved, and we will continue to do so, because we love each other, we are really passionate about each other, and working together gives us plenty of luxuries.

I love our life, I love our love, I love our passion, and

I love you, I love you, I love you.

(I have noticed that this site is starting to get suprisingly heavy traffic, I hope that some of you who are reading these true love sonnets are inspired to do similar things for your loved one. You have certainly noticed that I often end my posts with 3 "I love you's" the reason for that is simple, and you should adopt this practice: If you tell your cherished one "I love you" three times everyday, my math tells me that I will easily say it over 1,000 time a year. That is something that I told Debbie I would do from the day we knew we were in love, and will always carry on.)

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After Midnight

It is 6 minutes until midnight as I begin to write this, I am often awake at this hour, almost without exception to be accurate. You, my sleepy bride, have been asleep for almost three hours, as is so often the case. I miss you during these hours, but I need them. After spending so many years of my life somewhat isolated, I am very comfortable with my own company. I know that you probably cannot image me isolated, to the contrary you probably envision me as someone who always has surrounded himself with people, and that has been true for me as well. Most of my years in Guatemala I spent in the middle of the action, but I always went through phases of isolation. Almost my entire life in Belize was isolated, except for the glorious part that you stepped into. If you remember the place that I was staying when we met, Clarissa Falls, I chose that place because I already felt lonely and was content to wallow in it. You changed me then, and lift me up now.
Today, as I sit here typing in a quiet house, with you and our perfect daughter dreaming of balloons, baboons and binkies in the adjacent room, I know that I can never feel lonely again, because I love and I am loved.

The joy, passion, love, fervor and excitement that you have brought to my life are reaffirmed everyday.

I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU

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An open letter to my daughter:

Dear Amelia,

I want to talk to you about your mother. She is an astonishing lady, the ideal mixture of intelligence, beauty, wit, gusto, perseverance, and love. She has shown us both unconditional love and patience, and I know that she always will. Your mother and I have a first-rate relationship, and a very unique one. We are very passionate about each other, more passionate than most couples are about each other. This will probably make you feel uncomfortable at times, but we will try to be discreet. The fact remains, we love each other and we like to express that physically.
We also work together, which means that we will be spending almost all of our time together. When people spend all of their time together they get very comfortable with each other, this is often expressed in the way that we talk to each other, bicker with each other and outright disagree with each other. Your mother and I often take opposite sides, and we are both stubborn people who like to debate and win. This, believe it or not, is one of my favorite parts of our relationship. It is a way for us to keep our thoughts clear, our opinions known, our minds sharp, our communication active and our relationship vibrant, please do not ever mistake our style of communication for anger or frustration, it is a mode of rapport that is available to us because we are so secure in our unconditional love for each other.
Your mother and I have colossal plans for our family; we may or may not decide to add another member to the family, but always be confident that everything that we do is always in your best interests. We plan on enrolling you in the best school available, and traveling around the world, on supporting you in what ever you want to do and always being your best friends. We are going to have high expectations, but always allowing you to make your own decisions, and consequently, your own mistakes. But we will always be there to pick you up, or catch you if we can; because we love you.
Your mother and I both come from divorced families, we were both old enough to watch and remember the underlying reasons behind our parent’s failed marriages. We remember vividly the pain and confusion and lasting effects of living through that experience, we have brought those lessons into our marriage, and made vows to each other, extemporaneously separate from our wedding vows and with you in mind long before you were conceived, that one will never quit on the other, we will never be unfaithful, dishonest or disloyal, most importantly we will always love each other and we will always love you.

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The cycle of love.

You know, my love, it really isn’t surprising that we created the most amazing child that I could have ever imagined. I knew that we would have a beautiful baby; that was expected. You, being as perfect in every physical manner, and me, being not so bad, were bound to have a gorgeous little girl. You have a personality that actually emits physical heat it can light up a room or make you sweat, and I can always find something to laugh about or make someone else laugh, so again it is no mystery where Amelia got her glow, her smile, her laugh or her ability to make any heart within 15 feet melt. The fact that she has learned to type at 6 months is a testament to our incredibly different, but almost always complimentary and well matched minds.

I love that little girl so much, and every time I look at her I love her more, and every time I look at her I see you and I love you more, and I look at you and I love her more and at the same time that I am feeling all of this love flowing out of my heart I feel as much love flowing into my soul from you and Amelia.

I guess what I am saying, is that we are the most perfectly matched two people in the world, and my love for you and Amelia will continue to grow every day of my life.

I love you, I love you, I love you.

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How to say I Love You in 100 Languages

English - I love you
Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bengali - Ami tomake bhalobashi (pronounced: Amee toe-ma-kee bhalo-bashee)
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan - T'estimo
Cherokee - Tsi ge yu i (Thanks Nancy!)
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Elvish - Amin mela lle (from The Lord of The Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien)
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Afgreki'
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Frisian - Ik hâld fan dy
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha Au Ia`oe
Hebrew (Thanks Lilach)
Hebrew to male: "ani ohev otcha" (said by male) "Ohevet ot'cha" (said by female)
Hebrew to female: "ani ohev otach" (said by male) "ohevet Otach" (said by female)
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek(Thanks Dóra!)
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Aishiteru
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Luxembourgeois - Ech hun dech gäer
Macedonian - Te Sakam
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Maltese - Inhobbok Mandarin
Chinese - Wo ai ni
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Surinam - Mi lobi joe
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe

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Exactly like you...

“Now I know why my mother, she taught me to be true, She meant me for someone exactly like you.”     -B.B. King: Exactly like you

We heard these lyrics on the radio earlier today, the whole song stuck in my head. There are so many reasons why I am in love with you, why I fell in love with you and will always love you. But I guess the first reason was that I had been waiting for you for as long as I can remember.
It was always you and only you, I always needed someone who would laugh at my silly jokes over and over and again (how did I get in this bloody big nutshell?) I always needed someone to tell me when I had crossed the line, and be willing to stick by me long enough for me to learn to recognize when I was nearing that line and stopping myself. I needed someone to cook for, and to tell me she loves my food. I needed someone who would let me be honest about my admittedly sometime extreme, offensive and outspoken theories on life, politics, religion, and just about anything on which sides can be taken. I needed someone with the most beautiful eyes, lips, hair, skin, breasts, bottom, legs, feet and toes in the history of humanity. I needed someone that loves me so much that I just can’t help to love myself more than ever before. I needed someone who makes me want to be the man that the best woman in the world deserves to have.
It’s you, it has always been you, and it will always be you. I have loved you from the moment we met and I will always love you.
I Love You.
I Love You.
I Love You.

     

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Your are my Mayan Queen

Your love is Queen,crown you in my heart.
Your love is Queen,never need to part.
Your kisses ring,round and round and round my head.
Touching the very part of me.It's making my soul sing.Tearing the very heart of me.
I'm crying out for more.

Your love is Queen, crown you in my heart.Your love is Queen.You're the ruler of my heart.
Your kisses ring, round and round and round my head. Touching the very part of me.
It's making my soul sing. I'm crying out for more.Your love is Queen.

I'm coming up, I'm coming.You're making me dance, inside.
Your love is Queen, crown you in my heart.
Your love is Queen, never need to part.
Your kisses ring, round and round and round my head.
Touching the very part of me.
It's making my soul sing. Tearing the very heart of me. I'm crying out for more.
Touching the very part of me. It's making my soul sing. I'm crying out for more.
Your love is Queen. This is no blind faith; This is no sad and sorry dream.
This is no blind faith Your love...your love is real...
gotta crown me with your heart, never, never need to part, touch me.
Never letting go,never letting go,never going to give it up.
I'm coming,you're making me dance...

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A Gentle reminder

This weekend was my high school reunion, and I was once again reminded of why I am, and shall remain, the proudest husband and father in all of the cosmos.

You and Amelia are incredible! Amelia put on the charm, and you put on the glam, making me feel like I was the envy of the party. You know that subconciously I wanted to feel that way, and you made it happen. You do amazing things for my confidence and pride.

I love you, I love you, I love you!

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I cross my heart

Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start
I can see it in your eyes
You can feel it from my heart, from here on after
Lets stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughterThat a lifetime will allow;
I cross my heart
And promise to Give all Ive got to give To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find, A love as true as mine
You will always be the miracle
That makes my life complete
And as long as theres still breath in me
I'll make yours just as sweet
As we look into the future
It's as far as we can see
So lets make each tomorrow
Be the best that it can be
I cross my heart
And promise to Give all Ive got to give To make all your dreams come true
In all the world
You'll never find, A love as true as mine
And if along the way we find a day
It starts to stormYouve got the promise of my love
To keep you warm

George Strait | I Cross My Heart Lyrics

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Crush

Crazy, how it, feels tonight.

Crazy, how you, make it all alright love.

You crush me, with the, things you do,I do, for you, anything too.

Sitting, smoking, feeling high.And in this, moment, ah, it feels so right.

Lovely lady, I am at your feet, oh, God I want you so badly.

And I wonder this could tomorrow be so wondrous as you there sleeping.

Lets go, drive til, the morning comes.And watch the, sunrise, and fill our souls up.Well drink some, wine til, we get drunk, yes...Its crazy, Im thinking, just knowing that the world is round.Im here Im dancing on the ground.Am I right side up or upside down, and is this real, or am I dreaming?

Lovely lady, let me drink you, please, I wont spill a, drop no, I promise you.

Lying under this spell you cast on me.Each moment the more, i, love, you. crush me, come on. oh, yes.I

ts crazy Im thinking, just knowing that the world is round.Im here Im dancing on the ground.Am I right side up or upside down?Is this real, oh lord, or am I dreaming?Lovely lady, I will treat you sweetly, adore you, I mean, you crush me.

Oh its times like these when my faith I feel.I know, how, i, love, you. come on, come on, baby.Its crazy, Im thinking just as long as youre around.Im here Ill be dancing on the ground.Am I right side up or upside down?To each other, well be facing.My love, my love, we'll beat back the pain weve found.You know, I mean to tell you all the things Ive been thinking, deep inside myFriend.

With each moment the more I love you. crush me, come on, baby.So much you have, given love, that I would give you back again and again.
Oh, the love, many now hold you but please, please, just let me, always

Dave Matthews Band | Crush Lyrics

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May we have the big table, please?

Do you remember that day in Singapore; we thought we were in Heaven, Pizza and Merlot. We were not married then, but very much in love, I already new that I was going ask you to marry me. I just didn’t know when. It was hard for me to wait as long as I did, what was it, another two months? But I wanted to do something special, and South East Asia was just too hot and sweaty to be special…I still have the same passion for you today that I had then, stronger even. My love for you has grown just like our taste for wine. I am looking forward to the thousands of bottles of wine and pizzas that we have in our future.

I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU  
I LOVE YOU  

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You know what this is about.....

"Who is that damn sexy woman? Is she looking at me?"

"Oh, shit. She is going to sit down and talk to me, oh god she is hot."

"Uhhh...no, I'm not eating those. Do you want them?"

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Marc Mulders

Marc Mulders

Do you remember this? I am going to buy this for you on your birthday, probably not your next birthday. I would have to steal it to get it to you by then, and I don't want to do that.

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My Beautiful Deborah

My beautiful Deborah,

This blog is going to be part of your birthday present; I intend to fill it with things that remind me of you, and of our love. It may be little love notes, poems that I write, poems that other people have written, links to sweet websites, photos, art, things that make me think about our future or Amelia.

The point is, I Love You, and I always will. I will always protect you, hold you, kiss you, honor you, provide for you, and keep you warm.

Twelve days from today will be one of our anniversaries: The five year anniversary of the day that I first saw you. I can look back at that day now, and I believe that I must have known then that I was going to spend the rest of my life with you.

I could not have lived any other way

I Love You
I Love You
I Love You

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