For the Love of my Life...

by Anthony Rettano Jr.
(Philadelphia, Pa.)

The true beauty of you miss was not the makeup nor the fashion, but the ability to be naturally beautiful in my eyes.. and to make me a better man in every way.

For me, Valentines Day was never the holiday I would always remember.. but for her, it was a day to embrace for her own. So it was my job to make it happen no matter what I felt, it wasn't important to me but it was to her and I was never one to let myself fall short of not making her happy. I bickered over and over again to myself and to her about not knowing what I should do, this page is dedicated to her, my better half, my inspiration, my true, my real.. love.

On 3/5/07, the thought of us going this far never crossed my mind. Almost 4 years later, through thick and thin we've been through it all together.. the fights and the yelling, the hatred and the love, the good and the bad. There's nothing we haven't experienced and theres nothing that can keep us apart at this point. We've beaten it all, with thoughts of failure of each other I had strong beliefs we wouldn't be. But, here we are, stronger then before with determination we've never had.. this time its real, this time its not a game of right and wrong, but its more about the feelings we had and still have and letting them lead us, following our hearts blindly instead of determining our love with our eyes and what we see.. the past was a lesson, preparing us for whats to come ahead, let's make this one count..

I'm playing for keeps and don't plan on letting you go again. You ready?