Dear Valentine,

Yesterday I was looking through an old journal I had kept during my junior year of high school.  It was an interesting experience to look at 17 year old Chelsea, and to read what she had to say.  In the particular entry I read, I was contemplating an experience I had at my Junior Prom.  I didn't date a lot in high school, so when I did, I was careful to analyze what went right, and what went wrong.  After this date, I wrote out the qualities I wanted in a husband, based on what I had experienced up to that point. 

(Most awkward dance photo of all time?) (Yes.)

My list looked like this:

Qualities I want in a Husband:

Loyalty, compassion, a strong testimony, unconditional love, intelligence, positive attitude, friendship, and good humor.

I want someone who would rather be with me than with anyone or anything else. 

 I want him to be someone who thinks I am beautiful inside and out.  

I want to have a mutual respect between us, and I want him to make me want to be a better person.

Little did I know that three years later I would meet a man who would posess all of these qualities, a long with more I didn't even know I wanted.

I am so grateful for my wonderful husband.  

 

Happy Valentine's Day, James!