"To My Husband":
It was two years ago yesterday, that you came into my life for good. We were both young, but not so naive, and you found me when I didn't even know that I was looking for someone. But I saw you, and you filled my being. We crossed paths several times before officially meeting each other. I saw you across a crowded lecture hall; you just barely caught a glimpse of me when I was walking through my apartment.
Before we had any knowledge of each other, my umbrella was passed between us as you might once have passed a cigarette to a best friend. We came so close to meeting each other so many times, but if we had met any sooner, we might not have been the two people who could fall in love. We had so much more growing to do, you and I. And then, after six years of near misses, we finally met.
I, as is typical of me, made a terrible first impression on your friends. But I slowly grew on them, as they got to know me. You, my dear, were a bit trickier. You had this pre-conceived notion of me. I was so similar to the girl in your head that I had to constantly battle for you to recognize whom I truly was.
And you have your quirks, too- you're a bit pretentious, spend a little too much time on your hair, and have a love for red cowboy boots that I will never understand. But I love you all the more for those quirks- they make you who you are. Your passion- for architecture, our family, and life are indescribable.
From the moment Barney said those fateful words to me, "Have you met Ted," my life has been forever altered. And yes, my dear boy with the blue french horn, I too wish I could have had those extra forty-five days with you. Because I love you. I will always love you, until the end of my days and beyond. You'll see.
-the girl with the yellow umbrella