Well, 2 days of R & R for R & R definitely did the trick as I feel like a new person, having had a great time down in Miami Beach. I can’t tell you how therapeutic waking up to the beautiful view of both Miami across the bay and the vast ocean from the other windows in our condo is. And today was so gorgeous on the beach that I could feel myself healing in every way.
Tomorrow is my wonderful boyfriend, Robert’s, birthday and the most amazing thing is that we will have been together for exactly half his entire lifetime. In case you need me to do the math, he is turning 44 and we’ve been together 22 years, which is only confusing a little as somehow I could swear that somehow he must have caught up and then passed me in age! Robert has been and continues to be that angel sent from God to love and protect me from everything in life which most probably would have gone wrong, had he not been there to help me navigate through too many times to mention. He has played such an enormous part in so many lives, most of them totally unbeknownced to those he helped, and this is just one of the things that makes him so special. While I was running around the world trying to fulfill my dreams as a rider, Robert not only followed me around, content to live in my shadow; he did so while doing everything from dealing with managing my barn to actually taking charge of the Dressage Team’s finances in Europe, probably the first time we actually came home with considerable winnings for the USET. Over the many years Robert became a very good rider of hunters and jumpers and an excellent instructor with a profitable business of his own. Still, he found time to run my business and keep me afloat. Most importantly, Robert has made so many life-long friends in and out of the horse world, and now the realestate world in which he has amazingly risen like a true star, and I think it is because of his wonderful heart and total honesty. If Robert is your friend you can bet that he will be there for you both in good times and bad. He is the reason we take care of 15 children in poor countries around the world and have given hundreds of toys to needy kids every Christmas for over 20 years here in West Palm Beach.

So as I reflect upon the last 22 years with Robert which seem to have gone by in a heartbeat, I am more positive than ever that each and every one of those beats have been because I was blessed to meet my soul-mate who I love and cherish more with each day that passes. To him I wish the most happy, healthy and joyous birthday ever and 100 more just like it!

Love,

Robert

Posted: Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
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