Anita's Love

You and I are connected in a way
that goes beyond romance,
beyond friendship,
beyond what we’ve ever had before.
It has defied time, distance,
and changes in ourselves and in our lives.
And it has defied every explanation
except one:
purely and simply, we’re soul mates.
I can’t explain it.
I just feel it.
It’s there in the way my spirit subtly lifts
whenever we talk,
how [...]

My Wife

Days like this remind me how much I LOVE you.

I know what they say -
That things sort of even out
when you’re married -
that you’re not supposed
to feel so overwhelmingly
“in love” anymore.
We’ve been together
for a while now,
and I know things
aren’t always perfect.

But I want you to know
that there are times
when it hits me
and I’m just [...]

June 2, 1993 9:57 pm

Hi! I wish you’d call. I just finished reading every piece of mail and/or note you gave me. There’s 8 total including B-day & valentines cards, a napkin note on my car at Amigos, two notes left on my bed, a paper plate and last but not least, you most recent [...]

This is a card and letter Anita wrote me as she was leaving Lincoln, then mailed from Omaha and I received it several days later when she was already in New York. The envelope was postmarked June 1, 1993.

The card read:

Will Love Last?
One of the most valuable lessons we
can learn from life is this:
That try [...]

Anita graduated college in May 1993 and then moved to Philadephia for a post-grad program. I still had two years of college before I graduated, so we knew that at that point, we’d be done. We had enjoyed our time together (5 1/2 months) but were both sad for it to end. She took her [...]