To my favorite person in the world
By Ami Rose
Thank you for going with me
Thank you for jumping in feet first
And hitting the ground running
Thank you for saying yes
To all of my crazy adventures
And wild ideas
Thank you for travelling the world with me
And learning how to be a stage electrician
For me
For us
So that we could have more crazy adventures
Together
Thank you for taking ballroom dance classes with me
Every year we went to college together
From the basic class where we didn’t know what we were doing
To the advanced teaching course
You did it all
With me
And you were a better dancer than me too
Which honestly I loved.
Thank you for playing the piano
And being bold about your skills
And being brave to jump in when the pianist isn’t there
And being good enough at improvising to take on ward organist
That was amazingly impressive
And I love you for it so much more.
Thank you for loving music
Thank you for all the years you spent in marching band
Because I did that too
Even if I ended up hating it, even when you didn’t.
Thank you for our children
Thank you for being the most wonderful dad
To our babies
And the most wonderful husband I ever could have asked for
Thank you for enjoying cooking
Because I don’t
Thank you for keeping me fed
For keeping us all fed
For putting in a load of dishes
Even when none of us has the time
Thank you for working your full-time job
Thank you for all the jobs you’ve ever worked
To provide for our family
Even during the dark times
Even when we were dirt poor
And thank you for having the motivation
To go back for your Masters
And for discovering new skills
So we don’t have to be poor anymore
Thank you for your awesome family
I know you didn’t have much control over that
But I always wanted to be part of a big family
And you’ve given me that.
Thank you for dropping the girls off
at school
at dance
at drama
at gymnastics
Thank you for picking them up too
Thank you for doing that for me too.
Because you know, all through undergrad
You did
And that semester when I didn’t have you?
I got 15 parking tickets. No joke.
15 parking tickets
That’s basically the story of my life
Without you.
Thank you for being kind
Thank you for being loving
Thank you for being without guile or meanness
Thank you for the strength of your conscience
Even when I roll my eyes, I still love
What a man of integrity you are
And will always be.
Thank you for your faith
For your testimony.
I always thought I had a strong testimony
Of the gospel and of the Lord
But I have found that sometimes I waver.
But you never do.
You are my rock.
You are my everything.
I never worry about you.
I never worry about you losing your faith
I never worry about you being unfaithful
Because I know the strength of your heart.
I wish I could say the same
About me.
I’m the one I worry about.
If one of us were to go off the deep end
It would definitely be me.
It happened once before
But I am grateful for you
That when it did, you were right there
Right. There.
Standing right there
With your hand on the rod
Just waiting there so you could reel me back in.
You do that.
You always do that.
Even when I push you beyond your limits
Even when I make you crack
(Which is incredibly hard to do, so it’s saying something
That I’ve managed it a few times.)
But even when that happens
You are the strong one.
And you come back
You always come back
Eventually.
And I do too.
I keep on choosing you
And you keep on choosing me
And that’s how we keep on going
Every day.
Because it’s true.
I chose you.
And I choose you.
Because you’re everything I’ve ever wanted.
Everything I’ll ever need.
And I pray every day for the Lord to protect and preserve you
To spare you from harm and accident
Because if everything were left up to me
Our life would be in shambles
In a way I guess it already is
Or maybe I’m just too hard on myself
But in any case, you keep things moving forward
You keep us trucking on.
And for it, I love you.
I love everything we’ve ever done together
Rolling down hills,
Galivanting across campus
Teaching me how to rock climb
And being supportive to help me get stronger
Riding on your bike handlebars
Then a little later, riding behind you
On your motorcycle
Hugging you close
Then riding next to you
On my motorcycle
When we go for rides
Together
You keep things together
Even when I would let everything fall apart
You’re never cruel
You’re never harsh
Or brash
Not even to the goobers of the world
Even to those whose preferred method of movement
Is to slither
From point A to point B.
Even to those people
You’re always kind,
Even when others
Are not.
I love that about you
I love that so much about you
Because I know
That you will always be kind
To me.
I’ve hurt you before
And I’m sorry
I hate it when I hurt you
Because then I hurt too.
But you always forgive
You always receive
My apologies
And you always choose to love
Not hate, or resent
Even when you would have every right
To feel that way.
But you don’t
And I love you for it
So much.
This world
It’s going to hell in a handbasket
Faster than we can count to ten in Chinese
But I can have faith in us
In our family
Because I know you aren’t going down with them.
When everyone else is turning on each other
When divorce is rampant
When hate and fighting are prevalent
I can have faith
In God
And in you.
Just like when we were in China
And it was us against the world
Just to buy milk and eggs
And flour off the shelves,
Because we couldn’t read or speak the language
We had to endure the struggle
Together
And we did.
Just like that
That’s how it will be.
You and me
Standing up for truth
And righteousness
And freedom
And agency
Trusting in the Lord
Following him to all the little missions
He has for us
To accomplish together on this earth
Because we both know the gospel is restored.
Because He knows and I know
That you are ever willing,
And I am too,
To drop everything we have
And at the drop of a hat
To pick up and move,
Across the world if necessary
In order to run an errand for the Lord.
We’ve done it several times before
And it hasn’t been so bad.
We’ve made new friends along the way
And that has always
made it all worth it
at the end of the day.
And I realize now,
That not many men
Could do that
Could do what we did.
But you did.
And you do
You always do.
You always go with me.
Anywhere and everywhere
I’ve ever wanted to go
All I have to do, is tell you I’m going
And you say “I want to go too”
So we do
And because of it, I will always cherish you.
I love you so much.
And our beautiful daughters love you too.
And our unborn son loves you too.
Because in our family,
“We do fun things together.”
And I know none of us is good at housework
Especially when we’re both working full time jobs.
But even if we die in our messy house
No one will ever say we didn’t love each other.
Even strangers at church notice
When you sit next to me on the pew
And I notice too.
Your love, it’s ever-present
I feel it every day
And I’m so grateful for all you do and say
I love your spirit.
I love your mind.
I love your body too. (Woo woo. ;P)
I love how competent you are
How fast to learn new things
How smart and capable
How you can work with your hands
And your mind
How you can manipulate data as fast as you can bolt screws to wood
How you can tie any knot I ever need
How good with powertools you are
(Because that’s the sign of a manly man, right?
But no, for real, it is. And it’s amazing.)
How we can go rock climbing or rappelling and I never need to feel scared
Because I know you’ve double checked all the safeties
I love how good at photography you were in Paris
And still are
I love that we even got to go to Paris
And that we were married in New York
And honeymooned in that little dump of a hotel
On the outskirts of London
And I remember it smelled funny
But that was the best maze of a place I ever did honeymoon in
Because it was with you.
I love you.
You are my special priesthood holder
You are the one
The one the Lord counseled me
To hold out for
To wait for
To forsake all others for
To give up my mission for
And I did.
I did
And I have never once regretted it
Because of everything you are.
And if I had to do it again
I would.
Because my life wouldn’t be half as full
Of joy
Of hope
Of rainbows and unicorns and sprinkles and lime green penguins
And bursting with love
As it is now
It wouldn’t be anything like it is now
If I had ended up with anyone
But you.
Our spirits knew each other, babe
We were reserved for each other
Before we came to this earth.
And all the other things we ever went through
Prepared us for that day
That wonderful day in the temple
Where we both said,
Yes.
The temple, oh how I love to see the temple.
And be in it. And feel the Spirit
And I know that you do too.
You do and think of it often
Even more than me
And that’s inspiring to me.
I love your testimony,
Your love for the Lord
Your commitment to the truth
And on that day 10 years ago,
I loved making my covenants
Even before they changed the words
Because I knew I was making them to you.
You who held my heart then.
You who hold my heart now
And everything that I am.
I was given to you and I was okay with that
Because I trust you.
I’ve always trusted you.
You and only you.
I trusted you then.
And I trust you now.
More than anyone else alive
I trust you
With everything I am
And everything I hope to become
Because it’s all happening
With you
Because that’s the promise we made;
For time and all eternity.
And my eternity has always
Been destined to be with you, babe.
I’m grateful for the Lord
For knowing and understanding my heart
For blessing me with everything I ever wanted
For giving me someone who could take care of me
For making all my wildest dreams come true
Because now, on this Thanksgiving day,
What I am grateful for
Is you.
Mi se imamo radi,
radi prav zares.
♥ Ami Rose
radi, radi, radi,
Mi se imamo radi,
We all love each other,
love love each other
We all love each other,
love love each other
We all love each other,
love love each other
We all love each other,
Oh we really do
Why shouldn't we love each other,
love love each other 3x
Why shouldn't we love each other,
Oh we really should
We'll always love each other,
love love each other 3x
We'll always love each other,
we promise that we will
We're all still young
very very young 3x
