01/13/2026
**Cheese warning**
I want to rave about my best friend for a moment. It’ll only take a minute of your time. This is a husband appreciation post with a heavy side of cheese (iykyk).
I’ve been sitting with my choices a lot lately. Looking at which ones were solid and which ones probably deserve a return to the drawing board. I’ve made a few that could use some work, but one choice I made over 12 years ago is one I would never change or regret.
This next part is for Chris. Everyone else can keep reading if they think they can handle the cheese. (PS: only Chris can actually handle the cheese. 😉)
I am so unbelievably grateful to get to experience life with you. The highs, the lows, and all the completely ordinary days in between. I’m lucky to have a marriage that’s also the best friendship I could have asked for. No matter what choices I make, I know you’ll support me and be there for me, usually with a bit of good old fashioned roasting. But regardless, you’d help me in any way you could. And what fun is life if we can't laugh at ourselves?
We laugh all the time. Even when I'm riddled with anxiety or spiralling, you always make me laugh. You make people feel seen and welcome and have such a caring heart. Watching the way you treat others and help others is like, 12/10 hot, actually no, 20/10 hot. Same with watching you smile and laugh. Your laugh is what home feels like, it's literally my favourite sound. (My next favourite sound is the sound of Norman's tail thumping when we tell him "good morning".) Your laugh also reminds me of Nanny, I can still picture her watching you laugh, and hear her saying "I love his laugh so much."
You know me better than I know myself. I’ve become who I am today because of the life we’ve already lived together. And I really like who I am. When I think about the next 10, 20, even 40 years, I can’t wait to experience all of it with you. I'm even excited for those sleep deprived nights because Norman is being a bed hog but he's just cuddling too cute to make him move.
I love you. So much. Thank you for being the sunshine for me everyday. ☀️☀️