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The cards my husband gives me are some of my most cherished possessions. Thank you to Hallmark for sponsoring this post so I can share how much they mean to me.
After 15 years together there is one thing I know for sure… he loves me.
We always say “I love you”. Maybe 10 times a day. Maybe more. But that’s not how I know he really loves me. It’s in the little things he does everyday and in the words he says when he signs the cards he gives me.
Pete’s not the type that posts on Facebook or even to say out loud how much he cares. It’s just not his style. He’s more open to sharing how he feels in writing a couple times a year on a special card, and I’m totally okay with that.
The gifts he gives me throughout the year are always so thoughtful and I appreciate them, but the real gifts that I look forward to getting from him are the words he says in the cards that come with the gifts. I think he knows it too!
One of the most special cards he ever gave me was for Valentine’s Day 2006.
I had always felt that we were missing someone in our family, that we needed to have another child. Pete, being the practical one when it came to these things just kept thinking “3 in college, 3 weddings, 3 of everything”! I just kept thinking 3 to love.
It took him a little while to warm up to the idea… but when he did he waited till Valentine’s Day to tell me and he wrote it to me in a beautiful Hallmark card!
Then when our little one joined our family he found the perfect card to give me to celebrate our new baby girl. I still get happy tears thinking about it all!
I love my big stack of cards that Pete has given me throughout the years.
I love to go back and read them to remember all the special moments of our life together. From the cards when we were dating to anniversary cards, they are all great… but my favorites are always the Valentine’s day ones. Some years they come with a bouquet of sunflowers and sometimes alone, but I don’t really care. It’s the words I really care about and will cherish forever.
This year when you are thinking about what to get your loved one for Valentine’s Day remember to #PutYourHeartToPaper on a Hallmark card. Start a new tradition (if you don’t already give each other cards) and really tell the other person how much they mean to you. They are words they will treasure forever! You can visit HallmarkHoliday.com for a store locator to find the nearest location to buy a Hallmark card and much more to inspire you this Valentine season.
My husband is awesome about doing little things to show me he loves me. He has no idea how much they all mean to me.
That is so sweet! My husband always gives me thoughtful gifts, even if it’s just a note to say how much he cares for no particular reason. Those really are the best gifts.
My husband has always given me cards on special occassions and also on random days, if he comes across a card that he’ll know I like. It’s the little things.
My husband is the same with cards – he really, truly thinks about what he’s writing in them. I can guarantee I will cry every time I get one, and they are worth more than any present money could buy.
He’s a keeper. I have one of those kinds of husbands too. Best to use Hallmark to say the words. Love when he gives me a card.
Awe this is so sweet and romantic. He never settled for a third child but settled for other things though.
What a sweet post!! My husband and I don’t often surprise each other with gifts but I have to say that he is the BEST gift-giver!! 😉
What a sweet post!! My husband and I don’t often surprise each other with gifts but I have to say that he is the BEST gift-giver!! 😉
I have a handful of special cards that I save. One card my husband made me was a dozen of roses, we were poor so that was good enough.
Hallmark seems to always have the card to say the exact words that you need to hear. When I shop for cards, 9 times out of 10, I buy a Hallmark.
This was such a great read. 🙂
It reminds me a lot of my husband, and I hope we’re still as strong as you two when we’ve been married longer.
My husband too has a way with words in writing, not so much verbally, but definitely in writing. You have a beautiful family!
What a lovely post. I love Hallmark. I usually cry when my husband has given me a Hallmark as it always has beautiful words both by Hallmark and him!
Aww, what a sweetie! He sounds like a wonderful husband :-). I love handwritten cards too.
It is sad that so few cards are actually sent much less a personal message written on them anymore. People should really get back into doing this–myself included.
So very sweet! I love that my husband shows me and tells me how much he loves me and how much I mean to him every day.
I’ve never been much of a card giver in my life. I wish I could get over the fact of how much they cost.
I love the little romantic things you can do for each other. It really does make all the difference.
It’s really the little things that count. Sure, I’ll remember the nice gifts, but it’s the little love notes that I cherish.
It is definitely the little things that matter! I love this!
You have a good husband! I also feel its the little things to our spouses that say I Love You!
My husband used to give me cards all the time and when he leaves to go out of town he hides them for me to find while he is gone. What a nice family photo – your older girls look just like you!
Great post! My hubby is the romantic one- lucked out there! You have a lovely family..thanks for sharing!
We only save them if they have a special comment or letter in them written by the giver. Otherwise to recycle they go!
I still have cards my husband gave me when we first started dating more than 30 years ago! They mean so much to me.
You have an awesome husband and a beautiful family. I am pretty lucky to have an amazing husband too 🙂
My hubby wouldn’t give up on getting me to date him… That’s how I know he loves me. He never gives up on us.
That is so sweet! It’s so nice to read something positive about relationships for a change 🙂 I think it’s so sweet he writes you cards!
I love to recieve cards from my loved ones. I have a box full of all the cards i have received in the past. They make great
My hubby always does little things for me! I’d be useless without him!
I love that you keep them! So sweet!
aw, this is AWESOME!!!
So sweet! the little things that really matter!
Aw that’s so sweet! I like to get cards too, specially when they say something real gushy inside!
That’s really sweet of him. I’m an old soul, so I totally love handwritten cards.
I still give cards. My husband and I enjoy giving and receiving the but my elderly parents really love getting card for not only holidays but just to say ” we are thinking about you.”
Your love story is truly inspiring. I hope your relationship will get stronger each day. 🙂 I’m glad that you appreciate all the simple things in life with him. This post is very timely for Valentine’s Day!
You have such a gorgeous family. This is a beautiful post, wishing you many many many more years together! 😀
That is so sweet. Very lovely family!
I think Hallmark is awesome. We used to have a Hallmark store in our mall, but it moved and now there’s a wig store there. -_- Thankfully we can get Hallmark cards in most every store. 🙂
Hallmark is my favorite place to get cards, mostly because I can find a card for just about every need/occasion. This is such a sweet story.
I save special cards, everything that my husband gave me I keep them. You have a beautiful family btw
I really wish my husband said more sweet nothings to me. I love my cards. I wish there was some great way to keep cards rather than in a box.
Very sweet. My dad is very sweet like this with my mom. My husband and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day. I do know he loves me though. He cleans the house to prove it. LOL
This is so cute, nothing like a hand written card to show how much someone loves you!
The first year my husband and I dated we gave it each a card every month. We were a bunch of saps! haha Now we just do it for V-day, Birthdays, Anniversary’s and holiday’s. I will always remember that first year though. =-) <3
What a beautiful post. It’s great that you cherish the little things, they’re so important. I have saved every card my husband has ever given me as well.
This is so beautiful, the time and feelings put into a hand written letter is just perfect!
I have never been big on cards, but I always light up when I get one from my husband. Those are the ones that I keep tucked away and pull out to read again and again.
Aw, so sweet. You have a beautiful family!!