{"id":7278,"date":"2005-04-08T06:36:40","date_gmt":"2005-04-08T13:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/04\/08\/a-perfect-ten-years.html"},"modified":"2005-04-08T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2005-04-08T13:36:40","slug":"a_perfect_ten_y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/04\/08\/a_perfect_ten_y.html","title":{"rendered":"A Perfect Ten (Years)"},"content":{"rendered":"

She makes me better than I have any right to be.<\/p>\n

She gives it all meaning and purpose. <\/p>\n

She’s a partner, lover, co-parent, care-giver, dependent, companion, audience, entertainer, teammate, comrade, teacher, booster, helper, sidekick, mentor, buddy.<\/p>\n

With her I laugh more, eat better, grow further, enjoy my days more than I could have hoped.<\/p>\n

She tolerates, participates in, and\/or enables my geeky foibles. <\/p>\n

She gives of herself far more than I think she knows, and far more than I deserve.<\/p>\n

As the cliché goes, she’s my better half.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/center>
\n
She
\nMay be the reason I survive
\nThe why and wherefore I’m alive
\nThe one I’ll care for through the rough and ready years
\nMe
\nI’ll take her laughter and her tears
\nAnd make them all my souvenirs
\nFor where she goes I’ve got to be
\nThe meaning of my life is
\nShe<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

She’s the best thing in my life, the best decision I ever made, and part of what makes me feel so very rich, so very blessed, so very happy.<\/p>\n

Here’s to you, my love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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