Well well well look at what day it is. This is what I couldn't write inside that card they just didn't give me enough room. But first, off let me just say I am so so so so so so so SO happy to be spending ANOTHER birthday with you!! Last year we spent it where we spent most our days but I loved that you still wanted me to be apart of it as well as taking time out of your day just to come see me. You didn't think I had gotten you anything but boy did I fool you. HA. The good ole grab me a napkin trick. But now I feel bad because I'm pretty sure I got you a medium since I didn't think you were a large but I guess I was wrong...Ooops... all this time you just said thank you and told me you wore it when actually it's too small. UGH.

It doesn't even feel like a year since we were sitting there in the parking lot talking and me admiring how handsome you are and having that non-stop smile on my face. You always know how to make me laugh and smile even when I really don't want to. You know that this is one of the things we've dreamed about and now we have it- it's here. Spending birthdays together. Something so simple but yet means so much to us because we love the simple things. And that's one of the things I admire most about you is your love for simplicity. You don't need the newest truck to make you happy or designer clothes, all you need is a dog and a fishing rod. You don't need all the money in the world (okay that would be nice but follow me here) all you need is a lake with fish, a swamp with ducks, or a field with deer/geese. You're simple.

You know you constantly tell me I'm the prettiest girl in the world at the most random times and when I don't feel my prettiest but you never fail to make me know it. I don't think a day goes by that you don't tell me. And you know what? You promised me a long time ago that you would tell me just how beautiful I am and that you would never forget or let me forget it. Now that is something. You think you're lucky? Think again. I'm the real lucky one. You always go out of your way to help me, go where I want to accommodate my hunger, and just do whatever I want that day just to make me happy. That's another thing I love and admire about you. Your selflessness and willingness to put others and their needs before your own. I've told you before but you always help others with whatever problem or concern they have just because that's who you are. And I LOVE that about you, Hunter. You have such a big heart and want to make sure that you have done everything you possibly could do for people. Especially your family. Family is always first and I see just how important they are to you. Being a role model, a good son, and grandson, all of it. You're the core of your family.

I can never tell you enough (and I don't think I do) just how much you truly mean to me. It's so hard to put into words just how much you mean to me and how much I love you. You are my biggest supporter, my rock, my psychiatrist (I know I'm funny), my cheerleader, and so much more. But most importantly you're my best friend and have been ever since we met. Nothing has and never will change that. How crazy is it that the person God made for ME is you. And today is just so much more special than any other birthday because it's MY person's birthday. The day that I get to celebrate YOU. It's YOUR day! Without today I wouldn't be anywhere to who I am today because, without you, I wouldn't be me. I'm so so so so incredibly blessed to be blessed with you.

I tell you this all the time but you make me so proud of all you do. Whether it be little or small, you make me proud. I may not express it or tell you as much as I should but please know one thing: that everything that you do doesn't go unnoticed. I appreciate every door you open, every meal you pay for, every kiss on the forehead I get, everything from little to big. And I absolutely love doing absolutely nothing with you. I don't think you know how happy it makes me just to ride with you to get gas or go to get food. The littlest things make me happy all because I'm spending time with you. You bring me so much happiness and joy. Like my heart is so full of love for you. I never know how I could ever love you more than I do but every morning I wake up proving myself wrong. The random phone calls from your morning commute to school or just out of nowhere make me beyond happy. The sound of your voice and you saying "baby baby baby!" makes my day 110% better no matter what.

You do so much for me and sacrifice so much just to put a smile on my face. I just want to let you know that I am fully in love with you and have been for so long. I want to thank you for being so patient with me. I want to thank you for giving up your free time just to spend it with me. I want to thank you for always pumping my gas. I want to thank you for washing my car. I want to thank you for buying me food. I want to thank you for putting up with my stubbornness and rants. I want to thank you for letting me spend time with your family. I want to thank you for loving my family as your own. I want to thank you for the million hugs and kisses you give me. I want to thank you for all the laughs. I want to thank you for the endless cuddles while watching movies of my choice. I want to thank you for taking me hunting. I want to thank you for loving me the way I deserve to be loved and a way I never thought was possible. I want to thank you for loving me when I'm (very) hard to love. I want to thank you always believing in not only me but more importantly- us. And lastly, I want to thank God for letting you be born today. God put you on this earth and my heart is so thankful he did. I'm so thankful to spend your birthday by your side.

Hunter Nathan you will always have the key to my heart and I can't wait to spend many more birthdays together. I love you with all I am forever & always. happy birthday sweet boy.

i love you with my whole heart

your best friend,

kasey xoxo <3