08/08/2026
To my Phumza Baby,
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐บ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป.
I was trying to count the years I've loved you, and I realized I've stopped counting years โ I count places now. Places where I've gotten to hold your hand and fall for you all over again.
I love you in ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป, where being on Table Mountain gave us the most breathtaking views of the sea, city & Robben Island but nothing matched the sheer relief and romance of retreating straight to your absolute favorite hotel to enjoy watching Table Mountain, again!
I love you in ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐, where you were more beautiful than the Eiffel Tower โ and you still made me take 100 photos to get the right one. Which, for the record, were all perfect because you were in them.
I love you in ๐๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ, where the canals are gorgeous, the museums are breathtaking, and apparently getting lost is considered part of the experience! ๐ But honestly, with all the beauty around us, you were still the only view I couldnโt stop looking at. (And Iโm not justifying why I lost my tram ticket).
I love you in ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ, where I had the flu, but love apparently has no sick leaveโso I dragged my feverish self to see the Sagrada Famรญlia and Arc de Triomf with you, because even when I felt terrible, being beside my beautiful wife still felt like the best medicine! ๐โค๏ธ
I love you in ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป, where taking you to the dizzying heights of The Shard couldn't top the view of your smile, and where nothing says true, timeless romance quite like following up a fancy sky-high date with a messy, finger-licking feast at Nando's.
I love you in ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, in the city that never sleeps โ watching you light up Times Square brighter than all the billboards combined.
I love you in ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ, where standing on the glass ledge of the Willis Tower nearly gave me a panic attack, but nothing beats wrapping our arms around each other and laughing until our cheeks hurt while taking pictures next to the Bean.
And I love you in ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐, my powerful, purposeful, history-making woman โ walking where history was made, while you continue to make history in our own family every day.
Phumzile, from ๐๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฝ to ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐๐ป, from ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ & ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ to ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐โ you have been my favorite view & sound in every city in the world. Funny enough to keep me laughing on long flights, beautiful enough to make every stranger stare, strong enough to carry us with prayer and grace, and inspiring enough to make me want to be a better man in every timezone.
You are my home. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป was beautiful, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ was magical, but none of those cities hold a candle to coming home to you.
So today I pray this new year takes us even further โ more stamps in the passport, more laughter in the hotel room, more dreams, more purpose, more love. May God crown this year with His goodness and show you just how deeply you are loved, celebrated, and cherished.
Thank you for traveling this life with me. The best trip is still the one we're on together.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
Forever yours,
Your Husband
๐ธ Phago Media