Vee is a pretty lovable guy so it’s hard to pin down just one thing. In the beginning, it was how he could make me laugh. He still does, but as we have grown in the 22+ years we have been together, I have loved different things about him. I love how he loves our children. Every child should be so lucky to have a dad like Vee. He’s literally one of their best friends and I love it for them. I love that overall he’s calm and steadfast. I love how witty he is. Most people assume I am the troublemaker in our relationship but the best-kept secret is how quick Vee is with a comeback. On any day he is ready to go with some crazy talk! No one can go from 0-100 faster than Vee. Everyone is surprised to learn this when they spend time with him. Get him in a room with his siblings and it’s a nonstop rock-throwing festival that has us all cracking up. And next to my Dad, Vee probably has the most nicknames for me - I can probably count the number of times he’s actually called me by my name and I know it is all love. It is Baybee, babe, Mrs. Annan, Esquee (not Esquire), and a few others muttered under his breath when I am annoying him. Ha! I love how supportive Vee is of all that I do. He balances out my need to always go, go, go. Once I decide I really want something though, he is 100% behind me. We won’t even talk about how, suddenly it all becomes his idea in the first place. Ha! I LOVE that Vee is still handsome and sexy! He makes an effort to keep himself together and I love it! I see you, Babe! When you have spent almost half of your life with a person, created new and amazing people, lost your best people, and can still come out and say someone is your person, you realize that it’s all great. In the moments some of our valleys seem so deep, but in reflection, we have had so many peaks and our lives have been pretty joyful and blessed. If I absolutely have to rank the greatest moments though; they would be having Ameni, having Fazi, and having each other. I wish for each year in the next decade to be better than the next. No doubt there will be some dips in there but I am hoping as the last decades have proven, the highs will be so many that they shadow the few low points. I wish that this moment where he is surrounded and celebrated by some of the people who love himmost and is one of his happiest moments is the worst that it can be for him. I wish so much love, joy, health, and wealth in Vee’s life, so much that it overflows and touches all of us who love him. Nana 15 The Birthday Journal
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