Have you ever gotten a card from your friend, family member, lover, etc. and just LOVED what it contained? It's crazy to me how much I loooove getting cards from Colby and my dad.
All my life, my dad has always written his girls sweet, mushy-gushy cards. Every Christmas, most birthdays, you can expect a nice card from my dad that highlights every accomplishment that has happened in the last year/few months of your life. He tells us how proud he is of us, how much he loves us, etc. It's better than any gift he could really give me (well maybe not any gift, but 99% of gifts!). One year, he even wrote us letters on a softball (he had purchased us all softball gloves, so it was kind of themed).
The point of this story is that I really do love personal cards. Colby is not a huge card writer, but when he does write me a card, or a note on flowers, etc., I love it and save it in my wallet, on a mirror, etc. until it gets all crumply. On my bathroom mirror, I have a note from our First Anniversary that is a little note about how he loves me, then it has "1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5..-->Forever" with the 1 crossed off (meaning we made it a year, lets mark off years til forever)! Last Valentine's Day, he wrote me a card that wrote every attribute he loved about me. It made me glow inside and I kept it in my wallet forever (until I switched wallets and it wouldn't fit!). I love hearing the deep, "mushy gushy" feelings that Colby has for me, especially because he's not super "wordy" or mushy gushy, so when he does get a little mushy gushy, I melt!
Anyways, here are some great letters between famous couples I found via online places. I underlined my favorite parts!
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), one of history's most famous and mysterious composers died at the age of 57 with one great secret. Upon his death, a love letter was found among his possessions. It was written to an unknown woman who Beethoven simply called his *Immortal Beloved.* The world may never put a face with this mysterious woman or know the circumstances of their affair and his letters are all that is left of a love as intensely passionate as the music for which Beethoven became famous. Compositions such as the Moonlight Sonata as well as Beethoven's many symphonies express eloquently the tragedy of a relationship never publicly realized.
July 6, 1806
My angel, my all, my very self -- only a few words today and at that with your pencil -- not till tomorrow will my lodgings be definitely determined upon -- what a useless waste of time. Why this deep sorrow where necessity speaks -- can our love endure except through sacrifices -- except through not demanding everything -- can you change it that you are not wholly mine, I not wholly thine?
Oh, God! look out into the beauties of nature and comfort yourself with that which must be -- love demands everything and that very justly -- that it is with me so far as you are concerned, and you with me. If we were wholly united you would feel the pain of it as little as I!
Now a quick change to things internal from things external. We shall surely see each other; moreover, I cannot communicate to you the observations I have made during the last few days touching my own life -- if our hearts were always close together I would make none of the kind. My heart is full of many things to say to you - Ah! -- there are moments when I feel that speech is nothing after all -- cheer up -- remain my true, only treasure, my all as I am yours; the gods must send us the rest that which shall be best for us.
Your faithful,
Ludwig
Napolean Bonaparte (this guy knows how to talk to his lover!!)
In addition to being a brilliant military mind and feared ruler, Napolean Bonaparte (1763 - 1821) was a prolific writer of letters. He reportedly wrote as many as 75,000 letters in his lifetime, many of them to his beautiful wife, Josephine, both before and during their marriage. This letter, written just prior to their 1796 wedding, shows surprising tenderness and emotion from the future emperor.
Paris, December 1795
I wake filled with thoughts of you. Your portrait and the intoxicating evening which we spent yesterday have left my senses in turmoil. Sweet, incomparable Josephine, what a strange effect you have on my heart! Are you angry? Do I see you looking sad? Are you worried?... My soul aches with sorrow, and there can be no rest for you lover; but is there still more in store for me when, yielding to the profound feelings which overwhelm me, I draw from your lips, from your heart a love which consumes me with fire? Ah! it was last night that I fully realized how false an image of you your portrait gives!
You are leaving at noon; I shall see you in three hours.
Until then, mio dolce amor, a thousand kisses; but give me none in return, for they set my blood on fire.
Mark Twain: I like this because its simply expressive and not over the top. Seems very heart felt and sexy rugged!!
May 12, 1869
Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my life-long keeping.
You cannot see its intangible waves as they flow towards you, darling, but in these lines you will hear, as it were, the distant beating of the surf.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), American writer, to Olivia Langdon, his future wife.
I love reading old letters when couples used to write back and forth! My grandparents have some letters like that and its such a cool thing to keep around for your kids/grandkids to read one day!
Anyways, Happy Friday!
Sara
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