Dearest Az,

This Christmas is different than we had planned. Life had other ideas, and circumstances beyond our control but like how we met as I'll never forget the moment I laid eyes on you and we just connected like we had been through 10 lifetimes together I realize that sometimes the greatest gifts come in the most unexpected ways.

You are truly the love of my life, my soul mate, and having you by my side is all I need. Your smile brightens my darkest days, and your presence gives me strength to face anything that comes our way. I'm constantly reminded of how much you mean to me and how blessed I am to have you as my soul mate and partner in my life. The day I took you to my grandfathers look out was one of the happiest moments I've had with you, it was the place I knew I'd take the one I'd end up marrying and the one who would end up jumping out of a plane and sky diving with me in the Sunshine Coast, I just fell so deeply in love with you then knowing you'd be the mother of our children and the one I'd end up marrying.

Looking at all these memories we've shared every moment captured in these photos I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for our journey together. From our beautiful days at the beach after skydiving to our quiet moments at home in bed being lazy and doing the meh meh, every single photo represents a piece of our story, our love, our life and us.

2026 holds so many beautiful possibilities for us. Dreams we've talked about, plans we've made, and moments we haven't even imagined yet. I cannot wait to experience all the best things life has to offer with you by my side. Together, we can overcome anything babe I truly mean that.

Grandad and Grandma have done such an amazing job making you and shaping you into the beautiful woman that you are today and I know how proud they are of you and even prouder to spend Christmas with you which I love, I can't wait to meet grandad babe! I cannot wait to share the greatest gift imaginable with you soon welcoming a little one into our family in the near future. That moment will make the next and the many Christmas' after that even more meaningful, and we'll have so many memories to look back on.

Thank you for being my rock, my love, and my everything. Here's to us on Christmas and Christmas Eve and although 2025 has been a tough year for me I wouldn't change a thing, I met you and I'll be forever grateful for that and for the future we'll build together, and to a lifetime of beautiful moments whether planned or unexpected.