**Our anniversary is actually tomorrow, but I will be floating down a river and not able to blog. I didn't want someone to read this and think I forgot what day I got married.
This is an excerpt from a letter Brandon wrote me on November 13, 2001 (we had been dating a couple months; we got engaged a year later):
I know that I have already kind of said this and I hope that this doesn't scare you or make you feel weird about anything, but.....Kate, I love you! I know this because I have never felt this way before. I know this because I want to do anything that I can to make you happy. I know because your happiness matters more than mine. I know because your problems become my problems. I know because your feelings matter more than mine. I know because your experiences and history are important to me. I know because I want to know you. I know because I want to understand you. I know because I want to build a great spiritual relationship with you. I know because you are such an outstanding girl from such a great family. I know because my family likes you. I know because your family likes me...I hope. I know because my friends like you. I know! I know that you don't have to feel the same way that I do, but I just wanted to tell you how I am feeling. I hope that all of this doesn't frighten you or make you freak out about anything. I just want to tell you what is on my heart and I honestly want you to always understand exactly what I am feeling and going through.
As you can tell, I tended to get a little freaked out when he said things like this early in our relationship. I would usually counter with reasons why he shouldn't love me and how we didn't even know each other that well yet, but he was patient and just kept reminding me that he knew he loved me, and I came to trust and accept that and fall in love with him too. I love the Jack Johnson song "Better Together." Hum it to yourself while you look at the pictures.
