To my Dearest Carol…..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

I wanted to write you a love letter that would somehow convey the true feelings I have for you, without sounding like all the things I have told you before. Its' not going to be easy, because I must have told you a million times, how much I love you. Sometimes I wonder after 12 years of being with you, ten of which were in marriage, if it just starts to sound like the "same old same old" I sure hope not. I hope you know how true my feelings are for you, and I hope you know what you mean to me. You are everything a man could want and more. You are attractive, though I wonder if you know how beautiful I think you are. You are kind to me, even when sometimes I know I don't deserve your kindness. You are understanding,  even when I know I am hard to figure out. You have been so patient, when it seems like I have chosen the wrong way, you never seem to mind when I am lost, you just like going with me. You have been so giving, even in those times when I know I have been selfish. When ever I am alone, and I am relaxed enough to thank God for the blessings in my life, you are the very first thing that comes to mind. You have given me some much in this life. I really wonder how much I deserve as a person. I sometimes think I have too much because of you. Nobody should have this much, especially me. But I have you in my heart, and that's' where you'll stay for ever. During these years of marriage, you have given me so many things. All of these things have made me the man I always wanted to be, but most of all, the biggest gift you have given me is our family. Because you are such a wonderful person and a terrific wife and mother, I am so proud to say I am the father of our dear Courtney. It is so much because of you that she too is such a great person. Though she is just a mere seven years old she is such an extraordinary person. Well behaved and mannerly, passionate and well rounded, smart and articulate, are just some of the things that you have instilled in her, and these things speak volumes about who her mother is. I guess I have said all the things I can say about how much I love you, but I think the end of this letter shouldn't come unless you know that you are married to a very happy man. And it is because of you, and everything you do, that has made me so happy.

Love, Scott