00:00From the moment that I met her 37 years ago, I started falling in love with her.
00:09And what I have learned during the many years that we've been married is that true love will continually find new roots upon which to anchor and grow.
00:19And I thought I knew all the ways that I loved her.
00:21I had watched and learned from her a real partnership in marriage, in raising our kids, and in building the lasting foundations of a happy life together.
00:31But then we started down this crazy adventure of a road of running for governor and serving our state.
00:39And my love for my wife found new anchors.
00:42I see her smiling at families watching the parades or bidding against me for the prize steer at the state fair.
00:49Or sitting across from me at our kitchen table advocating for incarcerated women.
01:00Or writing a book about our state's history and the governor's mansion.
01:04And I see this beautiful, accomplished woman, the mother of our amazing children, has found in this experience new ways in which to make this world better.
01:14And all I can think is, no man has been as lucky as I am to be loved by a woman like me.
