Charlie my angel, my Valentine, and the captain of my world

On this Valentine's Day, I am most grateful for having Charlie in my life, and for being my friend, lover, spouse, life partner, muse, companion, counsel, and all those many other roles that he juggles most effortlessly, without any ceremony or pageantry, lest someone notice him, and make him the focus of their awe.

Charlie has been a steadfast champion of mine. Always putting himself after me, Making his happiness, what he sees as happiness that inspires me. Those times and places where our tastes would otherwise render us incongruent, I see Charlie being his genius self, studying in detail all that one ought to know about that issue, hobby, or passion, educating himself to finer nuances of those curiosities, and making what was my passion, seem as if it has been his all along too.

In good times, he is always there, but also deeply aware of how little I like to celebrate triumphs any more than I despair over the losses. He makes just enough fuss that he will not have me raise my eyebrows. And in those moments where he might be seeing the world coming to sure doom, he is now there with questions and concerns, but never the dooms day scenarios that many would see, 

When Charlie has had to pack suitcases with my clothing for travels, I am always surprised by the fastidious details with which he has chosen each garment and accessory. Each choice mirroring the choices I know for certain that I would have made. Each detail chosen so carefully so as to match the very thoughts and ideas that I would have had running through my own mind, and thus made the pairing, 

The mis en place that awaits my arrival to the farm, is as meticulous as presentation as it is a thoughtful menu. Chosen with care and with layers and layers of reasoning behind the choices of ingredients being used, 

Charlie as a retailer/merchant/operations genie/organizer, is a professional of the sorts that were made in yesteryear and we can only romance about today. He is that rare gem who is indefatigable and forever inspired, even if running on 2-3 hours of sleep for months to meet deadlines that benefit others and not himself. 

As I think of Charlie, I think of him being the captain of my world. Puppeteering, organizing, keeping afloat and in order, everything that in my world is chaos. All through his unique brand of loving family and friends, and his work acumen and ethic. Charlie would make the best POTUS too, but now that Donald has had that job, I know Charlie will have no desire to sit in that chair, Or maybe he shall have moire of a burning desire to show the world what true leadership is. 

Charlie is my Valentine and to me also Captain America. 

Comments

[Ellen]

I LOVE reading about Charlie! Unselfish, giving, thinking of others before himself, intelligent... yes, I'm thinking great qualities in a POTUS. Someday we'll have them again.

[Suvir Saran]

And you my dear, Ellen, are no less in regards to any of those qualities that you celebrate about Charlie.
Maybe you can be POTUS and he can be your VPOTUS and I your fly on the wall.