Thank you for your love, thank you for being an amazing lover, thank you for being the best mother in the world for our kids, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, thank you for being my queen, thank you for your beautiful genuine smile, thank you for the tears, thank you for constant poking and ribbing, thank you for creating a beautiful family, thank you for your courage-confidence-clarity in times of need, thank you for drinking vino, thank you for all those romantic comedies you make me watch, thank you for kicking my ass and only using 5%, thank you for being a strong independent woman, thank you for getting out the tangles, thank you for your incredible courage while being pregnant and insanely sick for 9 months, thank you for being so strong when Ryen was born, thank you for Ryen, thank you for being an amazing mother, thank you for your kindness, thank you for being a role model, thank you for lunches and snacks, thank you for loud belches, thank you for forgiving me, thank you for March 17th, thank you for mad coffee runs, thank you for soldiering through kid chasing climbing sessions, thank you for all the seconds-minutes-hours-days-months and years, thank you for being my hero, thank you for being our kids hero, thank you for all of the music you have shared with me, thank you for letting me get on the trampoline with you, thank you for taking me to work when you were pregnant and could barley move because your sciatic nerve was so painful, thank you for being my best friend, thank you for not climbing at Morrison with me on that rain wet evening, thank you for getting Rhodes to the doctor, thank you for working through my eccentricities, thank you for saving my life the other day when that random geriatric driven car was racing down upon me, thank you for cranking techno in the forest while bouldering, thank you for long car rides in river chocked canyons, thank you for fishing with the kids, thank you for believing in me, thank you for wanting to go to Disneyland, thank you for staying up all night to watch the sun rise, thank you for battling through all of our personal and external struggles, thank you for making those valentine cards for Rhodes and Sofia, thank you for being the hottest woman in the world, thank you for not getting that “soft” chalk anymore, thank you for your beautiful blue eyes, thank you for sharing your life and love with me, thank you for bouldering, thank you for not letting me kick so many asses or getting mine kicked, thank you for being a super person, thank you for making Ryen, thank you for introducing me to the flower rule, thank you for smiling when I get them for you, thank you for April 14th, thank you for loving life so much, thank you for loving children, thank you for letting me get that Irish shirt for Ryen and having her wear it, thank you for road trips, thank you for thinking of our future, thank you for caring for me, thank you for kicking ass, thank you for taking my hand, thank you for showing me your vision, thank you for sharing your dreams with me, thank you for the constant search for cabbage patch dolls with our kids birthdays, thank you for all the memories I cherish everyday, thank you for your text messages, thank you for saying you love me, thank you for being combat tested, thank you for being tough as granite, thank you for your encouragement, thank you for all the hugs and kisses, thank you for the many adjustments and sacrifices you have made to your life for us and our family, thank you for always being there for our family, thank you for all the little and big spoons, thank you for thinking I’m hott, thank you for trick or treating, thank you for burning man, thank you for March 4th, thank you for your constant support and love, thank you for playing with me in those gu gu filled moss forests of Canada, thank you for the pictures, thank you for being incredibly passionate, thank you for showing me love, thank you for teaching me how to be a man, thank you occasionally letting me win in virtual fighter 5, thank you for kicking my ass in horse every single time, thank you for sharing your family with me, thank you for laughing at me when I’m ridiculous or super serious, thank you for making me the luckiest man on earth, thank you for the Santa Monica hotel room, thank you for living life as an adventure, thank you for saving me from the beach tanned Samoan and his gang of mini-men, thank you for letting me touch your knees, thank you for pulling me off the drunk REI dude at the ATM machine while you were pregnant, thank you for bathroom breaks at rock concerns, thank you for going to see monster truck races, thank you for not liking ACDC, thank you for kinda wanting to but not admitting to liking ACDC now, thank you for loving me for who I am, thank you for still being with me after many strikes past 3, thank you for memorable rides in the Mercedes, thank you for living in a 1 room loft with 3 kids, thank you for walking to your own drummer, thank you for being strong mentally and physically, thank you for being my best friend, thank you for loving Rhodes, thank you for the note on the back of the men’s health magazine, thank you for wearing silly hats, thank you for going out with me when I wear dirty climbing clothes, thank you for challenging me intellectually, thank you for waiting to go to France with me, thank you for your aggregation of life experiences that make you who you are, thank you for long sushi dinners, thank you for coming down the stairs in the morning like a diesel train, thank you for falling down the stairs occasionally, thank you for that smoking hott look you give me, thank you for loving Sofia, thank you for your attention to dietary needs, thank you for all those wonderful conversations over margaritas at the Rio, thank you for liking bacon, thank you for sharing your art with me, thank you for taking me to your art show, thank you for forging me when I refuse to be human, thank you for respecting me and letting me be your equal partner, thank you for wearing socks that don’t match, thank you for letting me be human, thank you for showing me where you grew up, thank you for loving trains, thank you for giving me something to live for, thank you for picking out socks for my arms, thank you for being abbynormal, thank you for watching and liking the tour de france, thank you reading my work, thank you for painting my nails, thank you for being the best cook in the world, thank you admitting industrial cement filled wheelzbarrelzs weigh more then monkey filled cement trucks, thank you for being sincere, thank you for sharing your love of life with me, thank you for making meat salads, thank you doing lunges while watching ryen, thank you for creating a superstar, thank you for your beautiful eyes, thank you for not saying hello to me, thank you for surprising me daily, thank you for going to school and getting your masters, thank you for listening to me, thank you for introducing me to new food and cultures, thank you for the countless sleepless nights, thank you for walking every step with me, thank you for loving me for who and I am, thank you for your love of cones, thank you for collecting random lost cones with me, thank you for the freedom to be who I am and be loved, thank you for sharing this life with me, thank you for being perfect, thank you for so many random trips to REI, thank you for being considerate of others feelings, thank you for not being perfect in all the perfect ways, thank you for wanting to make the world better, thank you for being my constant supporter, thank you for counting bags in trees-tractors-RVs-broken fences-punch bugs and other random road side objects, thank you for going on business trips with me, thank you for saying you want to be with me forever, thank you for sleeping next to me and stealing the blankets, thank you for saving all of those Starbucks coffee sleeves for some clandestine recycle mission, thank you for making me feel incredible, thank you for helping me be the father I always wanted to be, thank you for being there for us, thank you for your unbelievable patience and empathy, thank you for liking the blue cheese so much, thank you for forgiving me when I threw it away, thank you for your beautiful feet, thank you for running for the car when it starts to cloud up, thank you for being the most passionate dancer I’ve ever imagined, thank you for being available after 32 years of looking, thank you for giving Ryen all of your wonderful genetics, thank you for carrying change for the meters downtown, thank you for constantly pointing out how old I am, thank you for constantly saving my life, thank you for liking peaches, thank you for not liking jello, thank you for everything and everything that will be… I love you; Happy Birthday!!!
