“Yesterday I found an envelope labeled To: The Love of my Life. From, Tu Papi,” Vanessa wrote in an Instagram post showing the letter. “I waited to open one more letter on my birthday. It gave me something to look forward to today.”

“The irony is that Kobe had a photo of me drawn with an Angel holding me up by an artist on the cover,” she continued. “Missing the Love of my Life and my sweet little Mamacita- my fellow Taurus. Grateful to wake up to my 3 sweet girls today. Wish we were all together.”

Even when Kobe is no longer on this earth, he’s still managing to surprise his wife with his love. 

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