I look at you, my love, and I can’t help but wonder where you’ve come from. What’s running through your mind? What dreams are you daydreaming? What song is your heart beating to? I wonder how something like you could possibly be real, and moreso, I wonder how someone like you could ever be mine. I count my blessings every single morning when I awake to your smile, and every night when I fall asleep in your arms. I thank the universe countless times for making 29 September 1980 the best day that’s ever happened to me. I will dedicate this day to celebrating you and your journey for the rest of my life. I’ll celebrate the marks you’ve left and the scars you bear. I’ll dance in the light that you shine on this world. I’ll sing your name to the heavens and I’ll praise your courage and your resiliency. I’m a better human being because of you, because of the way you push the darkness out of my life with your patience and your compassion. Thank god you’re stubborn in all the best ways, never giving up on me or this no matter how hard I’ve tried to push you away. I don’t know what I ever did to deserve you, but I’m beyond grateful you believe I do. You’re the reason I cry at love songs. You’re the reason I drift off and smile in the middle of a meeting. You’re the reason for everything I do. I love you endlessly, and I want to spend every second celebrating the man that’s brought me more happiness than I ever thought I could feel. I know I don’t have the power to make this an international holiday, but just between us, it’s always going to be Pughsday for me. If it’s alright with you, I’d like to stay in your arms just a bit longer. I’d like to kiss your smile and run my fingers against your beard. I’d like to cherish every moment we have together. I’d like to drown in everything that is you. Your warmth and your perfect laugh. Your big heart and your favourite video games. Thank you for sharing four of your 39 birthdays with me. Thank you for being my light and my home. Thank you for existing. Thank you for being the fastest sperm. Happy birthday, my love. I’ll make sure I hold on tight for our next dance around the sun.