Dear Rachel,
This week I think your attention to detail has brought love peace and happiness.  Now, you may not believe me when I say this because we both know there are times that I have refereed to your attention to detail as OCD, obsession and control freakiness, but I am focusing on the positive.
This week ( as well as the past few weeks) you have been involved in planning a trip for he two of us.  Whether it is to celebrate a birthday, anniversary surviving being done with residency for one year or any of the other 346 thousand blessings we have to rejoice in is irrelevant.  the fact remains that we have worked hard to get to this point and I think we deserve to treat ourselves.  You have taken all the responsibility upon yourself to ensure that this trip is perfect in every way.  First, you have recognized that you would not be able to enjoy the getaway unless you know that we did not pay anymore for the plane tickets than we had to.  You have scoured the airlines to find the best flight times, layovers and prices possible.  that has not been a easy task but you have done it well.
Then, you have spent the past several weeks researching all the available activities including places to stay, restaurants, extracurricular activities, beaches, proximity to church, reviews and I'm pretty sure you you have already met 5 or 6 people who will be there at the same time and want to get together with us.
I want you to know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed.  i appreciate so much how much you value this time and want it to go perfectly.  Rarely go things just fall into place with no effort, but you are taking all the work on yourself to make sure that we can enjoy this getaway and strengthen our relationship.  I am not naive to how much work you have put into our vacation time and I look forward to it so much.  You somehow have factored in both of our interests, our likes and dislikes, and time available to somehow plan the perfect vacation and I thank you for that.
This same attention to detail is what has allowed us to run a successful practice,  have and raise 5 children, survive school and residency, and enjoy it along the way.
I love you,
Brandon