I had no idea people could be so sweet and caring towards others until I met you. You love me so purely and selflessly. YOU are what love should be. I am so lucky to be yours!
Unfortunately, I find most people to be painfully unimpressive. There has not been a second that I've known you that I have thought anything less than, "wow, she is the most intelligent, successful, and driven person I've ever met." I think this perception is more than adequately corroborated by every person you work with and every institution you're at saying some rendition of, "best [med student/resident/physician] we've had walk through those doors in 10+ years." And I would have to agree!
You regularly make me laugh like a little kid. I love how silly we are together. We can laugh for hours. Although, perhaps your silliness is what has made me... cómo se dice... "weird now"
*insert whistle here* baby you are a SMOKESHOW!!!!! I pity everyone else on this planet because they will never have someone as beautiful as you. However, my pity is admittedly short lived because I quickly get too distracted by how gorgeous you are.
You may even be the funniest person I know! What about you? What's your answer?
Shoutout free online inventories <3
You are so good that you almost inspire me to be a better person. You never inconvenience others.... you always try to do things the "right" way (even when no one else around you seems to strive to do so... been to any good concerts lately?)... you choose to see the best in people even when they are objectively vile excuses for human beings (don't worry, that's what I'm here for, I was *born* to see the bad)... you chose a career where you not only help people, but the people you help are BABIES and CHILDREN! Mother Teresa herself would nominate you to become a saint.
I guess this is what meeting your soulmate does to you :-) you bring out the best version of me that has ever existed. And she is so excited and privileged to be able to love you FOREVER!
Chef-Ashley-P!!!!!!!! My Italian queen!!!!!! The only time I have even come close to the brilliance that is your culinary skills is potato cakes. I can't even take credit for the fondue and raclette spread we have because the cheese often speaks for itself and you prepare the delicious #fixings anyways. Never change, little chefy <3
What are Ashley & Aj without a sweet treat? I don't even want to imagine such a cruel world! And, perhaps more importantly, you support me having the same sweet treat every night for like two months in a row #puddin' :'-)
11) YOU ARE MY SOULMATE :-)
Hehe, you got a bonus reason! This is admittedly perhaps the most important reason of them all.
How do I know you're my soulmate, you might ask? Well, you balance me out in ways I didn't even know I needed. Indeed, we complement each other so well that our Big Five profiles are nearly opposite (p.s. thanks for humoring me & taking that test in our early days, who knew talking to someone would require homework?). You always support me, even for a near-hopeless job market with little-to-no flexibility in its outcome. Regardless, you never let that bother you nor worry you and instead were just so optimistic and excited for me no matter what. When I let one (1) thing in my surrounding environment completely throw me off, you are always there to happily wait it out with me. You come with me to my conferences during your vacations that happen once every 814 years, attend boring research talks just so you can also hear my boring research talk, and actually read my papers (???). You never make me feel like a burden. You always celebrate me, no matter how big nor small. You have been so #intentional in getting to know the people in my life that they are now people in OUR lives. I am so at peace when you're around. You're not only my safe space, you're my home, my future, and my entire world wrapped up altogether into one amazing, intelligent, beautiful, loving, and kind person.
You have made my life so much better than I could've ever imagined, and I can only hope that I am able to return a fraction of the favor during our lifetime(s) together. I love you more than you will ever know. I cannot wait for forever with you ♥