Our Anniversary This Year

I am ecstatic to stay that this Thursday, August 12, 2010, Matt and I will have been married for 11 YEARS! This is huge! We made it ANOTHER year...I remember back when people thought we would divorce after 6 months and others swore I was hiding some pregnancy. When the 6 months past and when the 9 months came and went without even the slightest sign of a little bambino, I think folks then started to know what we had was real. And Yes, they were right.



No time for a honeymoon as we had a mere 3 days to pack up our stuff and drive to VA for Matt to report back to the navy. That first year was TOUGH. No friends, no family, no nothing...but each other. Money was tight, maturity was low and we were all alone...3000 miles from home. Matt made a few really good friends on the ship and I eventually made a few myself. That first year came and went and we survived.

By year 2 we had our precious bundle of joy, Ethan and Matt was out of the navy. THIS my friends, is where it got interesting. Essentially 2 kids having a kid. What where we thinking? Apparently weren't-but wouldn't trade that "Oops baby" for anything. Then 21 months later along come Corbin...the other "Oops baby". Again, would not trade him for a thing. Then after 2 amazing little boys and 4 and a half years later arrives Taya-AKA my princess. She was the only "Planned" baby. So nearly 8 years after that glorious wedding day, we had a FULL life and 3 kids...perfect kids.

Let me just say, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY. NOT at ALL. We have had to work harder at our marriage than anything else I have ever experienced. Getting married at such a young age and growing up along-side our kids is intense. NOT an easy task.

I can't even begin to put into words what my husband means to me. I can try though. To me, Matt is the greatest gift. My best friend, my partner, my rock, my shoulder, my lover...Truly my better half. He makes me want to be better. I look at him and see Gods will, Gods power and Gods strength. I see how he lives everyday to the fullest and doesn't let tedious stuff get him down. I see his desire to be more than he already is. His desire to make everyone around him happy. I love this.

Matt knows me better than anyone else. My fears, my strengths, my weaknesses, my determination, my stubbornness and my dreams. He knows me inside and out. He loves me for the good. He loves me despite the bad. He loves me unconditionally. His loves never fails to amaze me. He makes me smile...makes me laugh...makes me strive to be better. Better at being a wife, better at being a mother, better at being a friend, daughter, sister...better at everything. He will do whatever it takes to see me happy.

I know Matt pretty well too if I might say so myself. I know what buttons to push. Which set him a blazin' mad and which melt his heart.

Honestly, my deepest desire is to be with him and full fill his every wish. Give him all I can and work harder to give what I can't. The past 11 years have been years of tears, heartache, heartbreak and turmoil at times. But more importantly, they've been years of laughs, smiles, devotion and undying, unwavering love.

This year we said we would go away for a honeymoon, after all, 11 years deserves it. However, God had other plans for us. We are MOVING on Friday. New house, new city and a fresh start. What could be better.

So here we are...11 years and 3 PERFECT kids later...still married and preparing for our future. Still going strong. Forever.

So here's to us on an incredible 11 years of one crazy, fun marriage. Can't wait to see what the next 11 hold...

Happy Anniversary Matt...I love you more than ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY. You are my hero:)