I know that Valentine's Day was Saturday....but I just found this and I thought it would still work .:)

Enjoy:)

My beautiful dearest Alexis,
My love for you is so baffling it stifles my very soul to desperation for your presence. You are a ray of light in my dreary hole, a joy amidst my painful trials, a lifeboat to get off this sinking ship of misery. Like a rose within a junkyard so are you compared to the world. Like steak in a tofu shop so you are the only woman that I would ever think about. My love for you goes to the end of the galaxy and back, it is so vast. So strong it could lift a thousand sumo wrestlers. So faithful it is like dandelions in your grass. Like the Titanic, an unsinkable ship, my love goes forth to you. When you are not near me you still hold my heart. My heart wishes to stay in that dungeon of longing hoping for just one glance at your stunning gorgeousness.
You are the very essence of exquisiteness. The only definition of brilliance. Brilliance which is so radiant that it guides all those that are near. Your eyes sparkle with the perfection that is you. Your character that is flawless eclipses all the wrongs on this world. I feel as a man searching for gold and finding the lost city of El Dorado. I looked for good but found amazing, I sought beauty and found it perfected in you, I tried for someone fun but you are happiness embodied, and I searched for love and discovered it began with you. More than a treasure are you, better than winning the lottery after you just blew all your money on onion rings, better than a certificate for free double-cheeseburgers for eternity, better than a bathtub full of green Jell-O, better than having a tan in December, better than owning my own yacht, yes you are better than all these great things.
If I could only win your heart how happy every breath would be. Oh to win your heart is my greatest quest. My every member is consumed with longing for your affection and love. I shall conquer you like Napoleon conquered Japan, like Hitler captured Florida, like England conquered America so will my victory be. By the end, my dearest, your love for me shall be complete. Though I fail you now I will chisel my love until it is good enough for you. I will stand tall above the others with you at my side. More than a crown, you will be the garments that adorn me. And my love shall be what you rest on, your own personal pillow. I shall feed you love like the eagle feeds her children.
But, alas, my darling, I must end this letter. Even to stop writing of my love is a torture to my inner core. Yet I will surely tell you more later, the day when we are truly happy together you shall know my love in full. But until then my sweetheart I bid you farewell.
With a love so tall it shall never fall short,
Joseph

Hurry up and wait
So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always dreamed of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't touch

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen and we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

When you can't wait any longer
But there's no end in sight
when you need to find the strength
It's your faith that makes you stronger
The only way you get there
Is one step at a time

This past weekend I went down to Indy for the weekend.  I didn’t realize just how much I needed a getaway.  Even though Indy’s just two hours away, it’s enough. I went with Jana and to say that we had a great time would be an understatement. We realized that we need to take more trips together. J We made a necessary stop at Starbucks (sweet goodness!) and had a great night of praise and worship. Not only that, but who should join us down there, but Miss Christina! Now the group was complete.  The next morning I laid in bed for an hour. Doing nothing, but reminiscing with Jana about all the fun times we’ve had together. After we finally got ourselves around we met up with Chris to spend the afternoon in downtown Indy. And what do 3 girls do in a city? Shop of course!!!! J A day full of shopping, photo shoots, trying on $500 dresses, walking up a war memorial, seeing a old guy pee in a the park,trips to target to kill time, laughing,and talking  sure do wear me out. But it was such a great weekend and as much as I didn’t want to leave, I came back refreshed and ready to go!

On the way home Jana and I listened to worship music, talked some more and ended up in Huntington (after getting kind of lost thanks to my blonde self) just in time to see Jason perform in a talent contest. It was a great way to end the weekend.

On Saturday morning when I laid around for an hour, I could tell that I hadn’t done that for a while. (Actually can’t remember the last time I’ve done that.) My brain kept telling me, “Get up you have so many things to do! You’re not going to be able to get everything that you need to get done.”

Silly brain, I didn’t have anything to do but be with the 3 headed monster, laugh and not worry about the upcoming week.

And that’s exactly what I did. J