Kendall’s Public Love Letter

Dear Husband,

Thank you. Thank you for being born- though I realize you can’t actually take the credit for that. Regardless, thank you. Because you were born, we are where we are. 

Meeting you changed my life. Meeting you calmed me. Loving you has made me a better person. You have this beautiful outlook of the world that makes me feel more positive, stable, and open. Your happiness is infectious. Your ability to talk with ANYONE about ANYTHING baffles yet delights me. Your easy going nature makes you magnetic to our friends. Your “figure it the f&!$ out” attitude is what drives us. Working hard isn’t just something you do sometimes- you do it every day, without fail. 

We’ve had successes and we’ve had some failures… yet we somehow always end up where we need to be… and that’s something I 100% attribute to you since I get caught up in a lot of the smaller details. Your drive is something I am so proud of and it’s something that has been tested a lot in the past few years. You don’t give up. You get up at 5:30 every morning to sneak in a workout before you sit down for an 8-hour work day. You are constantly wanting to better yourself in every way possible. 

More than anything, who you are as a dad is what I am most proud of. Rosemary is the luckiest little lady to call you “daddy” or sometimes “danny.” She loves you hard, Issy. While she is little, her love is the biggest of all for you. And let’s not forget Bella… she loves you so much that she cannot not touch you while we sleep. The second you came into our lives, she ditched me for you. I know that. I can’t even be that mad at her… you are pretty spectacular. 

I know you don’t particularly love public tributes… but too bad. You are someone to be celebrated, my love. You make everything in my life better. 

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! August 13^th, 1985 is one of the most important dates in my calendar. You’re it, Israel. 

I love you,
Your wife