Love beyond words, personified in a gifted dream.

So, two things happened to me in recent times that ellicited big changes in my life. In January I turned 30, as you likely know. But at the beginning of October last year, I took up the piano.

now these things may not seem related at first, but one change, combined with the other, led my Beloved to a Plan.

When I started the piano, it was with Her full support, love and backing. Which enabled me to overcome any nerves and go on to find that I actually could play, and maybe even had an iota of talent.

Now that, dear people, is a truly wonderful gift; to enable a loved one to find something that makes their heart sing every time they play. And for that I will always be grateful to my Beloved.

But this, it seems, was not enough of a length to go to for Her. She was prepared to enact Her Plan, to pull out every stop She could.

And so, dear reader, She saved. And I cannot tell you how long for, and I will not tell you how much, but dear reader... it was A Lot. Enough that I wonder how She did it in such a timescale, enough that it must have been one hell of an effort.

And this Woman, dear reader, this gorgeous, loving, beautiful, brilliant Beloved of mine...

Had decided to buy me a piano.

Now that isn't quite the full story. Because what She actually did was decide that I should choose my instrument, and so she gave me the money that She had scrimped and saved in the form of a piggy bank adorned with 'Piano Fund'.

We then started looking seriously at second hand pianos on eBay and tried to find some delicious bargain. And, dear reader, even when I ummed and erred about what to purchase, thinking for a while that the perfect bargain would always ellude me, this Woman, my Beloved, was patient, supportive and brilliant, even when I was an idiot at times (the affliction of all men; idiocy).

And at last I came across that bargain. A piano in my town, in desperate need of rehoming due to the owner moving. In excellent condition and fine voice.

And so, dear reader, with the money my Beloved had so painstakingly put together, I was able to not only buy my dream bargain, I was able to move it. I was able to tune it. And most importantly I was able to Play it.

Here in my home, dear reader, was not only a piano, but the single greatest gift I have ever known; Love beyond words, personified in a gifted dream.

And so here I end, dear reader, with a message not to you, but to my Beloved.

Thank you. Not just for this wonderous gift, but for your love, your endless patience, charity, your warmth, intelligence and brilliance. You have not only gifted me a dream, you are my dream, lived every day, experienced every moment. You are the kindest, greatest person I know, and I love you beyond measure.

My Beloved. I am forever yours.