It has taken me a while to grow,
I guess I?ve been like some reluctant flower,
but you?ve encouraged and nurtured me,
every week, every day, every single hour.
As you know, I fell pregnant at a tender age,
and that could put any teenager under a strain,
but in my hour of need, (NAME) was there for me,
and in my days of need, she was there, again and again.
So quite aptly, on our first date we went off to Pirate?s Cove,
quite romantic for a putt-putt place on the beachside,
after that summer, I went to UCF and you were still in high school,
it was a rough year (not helped my that hour's long ride).
You took us tobogganing in St. Moritz,
we spent many a happy hour in the homeland
we'd go to the horse races in Aarau,
that's where you taught us to Shake The Hand.
You show me how to deal with the day to day,
you?ve also taught me that knowledge is power,
and I know that I love you more each month,
I love you more each day, more each and every hour.
But more than that, you're my knight in shining armor,
and I love you more with each and every passing hour,
you've made this princess's dream come true,
you're rescued the damsel from her lonely tower.
Your proposal was so very romantic,
upon bended knee, on top of (PLACE),
once I said "yes" I wasn't cold anymore,
and it mattered not we'd waited in line for over an hour.
And we just wanted to say Happy 25th Anniversary,
I guess that's really what these words are for,
here's to you Mom and Dad, you're truly wonderful,
and here's to at least, another twenty five more.
Because you went there for your 25th anniversary,
the shady men in the lobby should have given you a clue,
but the room (dreary and sad) and the curtains (all dingy and torn),
decided very quickly that the Taft was the thing to do.
I also wanted to say: "Happy 25th Anniversary",
I guess that's really what these words are for,
here's to you, (NAME), always, my hero,
and here's to our everlasting love, for evermore.
But more than that, you're my knight in shining armor,
and I love you more with each and every passing hour,
you've made this princess's dream come true,
you're rescued the damsel from her lonely tower.
I also wanted to say Happy 25th Anniversary,
I guess that's really what these words are for,
here's to you, Mom and Dad, you're truly wonderful,
and here's to loving me, as I do you, for evermore!
Because I could always talk to my Gran, open and honestly,
she is a true South African and the best cook I have ever known,
any hour of the day, she always made my favourite of everything,
I'm very grateful for all the love that she's shown.
I know we have roach problems in the summer,
in the winter we can see our breath in the shower,
and year round, having hot water is a crap shoot,
and we can get a cold drenching at any hour.
But you?ve also shown your very compassionate nature,
and you said it all, by caring for ?Blake?s Tree?,
and we?ll never forget that time in rush hour traffic,
when you realized homeless is no place to be.
And married life is by far the best thing I've ever done,
(NAME) and I love each other more with every passing hour,
so please, just let your love blossom and grow,
and nurture it, like the world's most precious flower,.
Because, I for one, know that marriage is never easy,
and love needs to be fed and watered, nearly every hour,
so, whatever happens, never take each other for granted,
always treat your love like a tender, blossoming flower.
I feel like I kissed a frog and he turned into a prince,
and now this princess is no longer trapped in her lonely tower,
Todd, I just wanted to say "I love you, Happy 1st Anniversary",
my love, grows, not more on every day, but more on every hour.
It's like a beautiful and delicate desert orchid,
where once there was sand there's now a flower,
and that orchid continues to bloom and blossom,
and it is getting more beautiful by the hour.
Because I think of you practically ever hour,
and I hope you get over this real soon,
because Dad, to me, you?re my everything,
you?re my sky, my sun, my stars, my moon.
I really hope you that you enjoy your 25th,
and that you both have a really splendid day,
because it's been your magnificent love and support,
well, it's because of that I've managed to find my way.
25th hour quotes
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