Dear Gaby,

Of all the years we’ve been together, your 31st year

on this earth has been, perhaps, the most beautiful to witness.

We stood in front of a sea of our loved ones and said “yes” to forever,

then sailed through a timeless bay, bathed in sunset.

We found new layers in each other, new power, new healing,

and had the courage to keep chipping away at our dreams.

You brought a story to life with Jason, in a way so synchronistically

that scenes, and voices, and cameras, effortlessly sang together.

We confronted fears, tensions, and expressed honestly in our relationship,

and always came back to each other’s warmth when waters got rough.

Each day has felt like a theater for us to play,

try to make each other laugh,

push each other to take care of ourselves,

be bad and eat chicken nuggets after the sauna,

be badder and watch another episode of [enter cowboy or knight show here],

or give each other all the chisme of our latest social interaction.

They say that art is not about the product but the process.

Building a life with you has been art, each and every minute.

The milestones will continue. The momentum. The movement. The hygge.

It’s time for us to set sail and look towards our next horizon.

Here’s to your first sunrise of 32.