So I thought to myself, with how amazing you are, you should have a little space on the internet made just for you.
So I bought ivoma.space.
Because why not? 😂
It's been 3 months of consistency with you, and honestly, it has been a great ride, through the highs, the lows, the random conversations, the laughter, the seriousness, and everything in between.
So here are a couple of things I love about you, Ivo.
You communicate.
You have been such a communicative and expressive woman.
I love the fact that we can relate on almost any subject matter and somehow act like we have 15 years of experience in it. 😂
But more than that, I love that you tell me how you feel.
If I responded to something in a way you didn't like, you tell me. If something I did affected you, you communicate it instead of keeping it inside.
And honestly, that's attractive.
I'm not left wondering why we aren't connecting at a particular time or on a particular day because you actually tell me what's going on.
"oh Ubani, I'm tired. Is it fine if I reply tomorrow?"
"oh Ubani, I don't feel like it now. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
I love that.
There's something really beautiful about knowing where you stand with someone.
And then there's "fine man." 😂
Bruhhh.
The way you randomly call me fine man...
My head be spinning every single time. 😂
Or when you call me your hypeman.
I'm genuinely happy because, in my head, it's basically you saying:
And I like being seen by you.
You know your worth.
I love that about you.
Like that time you sent me your picture and confidently said you were a sexy melanated woman.
And I was like...
Oh yes you are. 🥺
Even if you insist that wasn't what you were doing, I liked it. 😂
I like that confidence in you.
I like that you know who you are.
You are supportive.
Within these few months, I can confidently say that you are a very supportive woman.
I'd tell you about my business, my goals, my random ideas, my fears, my projects, sometimes probably too many ideas at once 😂, and you support me.
Not once have you made me feel crazy for thinking about an idea.
You've never made me feel stupid or less because of something I wanted to try.
I'd tell you to check out one of my projects or a client's project and you'd actually go and check it out, even when you're busy.
That means a lot to me.
Your sticker game deserves an award.
Bruhhh.
Your sticker game is so on point.
Like, how do you always manage to dish out the exact right sticker? 😂
And when you're being overly goofy?
I love it.
Or when you're playful and acting up...
Those random sides of you make talking to you so much fun.
You are the definition of the kind of woman Onimisi needs in his life.
And I mean that.
Not because you're perfect.
But because of the way you communicate, support, listen, care, joke around, challenge me, and allow me to be myself around you.
Those things matter to me.
I remember when I was sick.
You were like:
Bruhhh.
In my sick state I was still there smiling because, yeah, I know I'm a fine man 😂 but hearing it from you, Ivo, was just different.
You are talented, mehn.
Every time I see the work of your hands, I'm like:
You genuinely have talent.
And sometimes I'm just wondering how you manage to be so normal with everything you can do. 😂
You have so much going for you, and I hope you never lose sight of that.
I love your laugh.
I genuinely love it when you laugh.
And there's something about your voice too. I really like hearing you talk.
And your eyes?
Yeah.
I notice them. 😂
And then you pray for me.
I'll casually tell you I'm going to see a client and somehow you're praying for me about it.
Like...
But seriously, those little things matter.
The fact that you care about the things that matter to me and remember them enough to pray about them means something.
As an intentional man...
There are certain things I've quietly taken note of.
Because I can't be forgetting important information about you in the future. 😂
So yes, I have my little Ivo notes.
That last one is still questionable, by the way.
Anyway...
I put this little space together for you.
The design might not be the best right now. I'm a developer, not a miracle worker. 😂 But that's actually part of the point.
This space is yours.
And maybe we'll keep adding to it.
More memories.
More stories.
More pictures.
More random things that only make sense to us.
More of you.
More of us.
So on your birthday, I just want you to know that I genuinely care about you, Ivo.
Rant to me.
Text me when you're in the middle of it.
Tell me you just want to talk and you want me to listen.
Tell me you just want me to make you laugh because you need a little ease.
Whatever it is, tell me.
I'll listen.
I'll laugh with you.
I'll hype you.
I'll annoy you.
And I'll be here.
Happy Birthday, Ivoma. ❤️
Here's to another year of you.
And perhaps...
another chapter of this little space on the internet.