7 years!!

Wow, it's been 7 years since the hubs and I said "I do!" (April 24) A lot has happened in the 7 years we've been married. We've bought a house, had a kid, been through several jobs each. It's been a crazy ride at times but overall we can't complain. We've been blessed for sure. Granted, we may not have the fanciest house, the most money, or the fastest/best cars out there but who needs all those things to be happy??

12 year time line:

August 1999-First met
October 1999-Officially a couple
December 24, 2002-Engaged
April 24, 2004-Married
January 2006-Bought our first house, still there.
April 2007-Pregnant with Logan
November 28,2007-Welcomed Logan to the world, 5 1/2 weeks early!

We officially met in August of 1999. Justin and I had actually attended Central Gwinnett all 4 years of high school. We even had some of the same classes. We had never spoken an actual word to one another in those 4 years. We did exchange some friendly waves in the hall way once or twice. Just out of recognition and politeness but that's it. The first day of college we ended up with the same break time between classes. We were sitting at the same table and hit it off immediately! Even though we didn't know each other I didn't really feel any awkwardness when talking to him. We didn't seem to be running out of things to talk about. So this went on for about a week or 2. Eventually I went by Long John Silver's where he worked at the time. I was going to ask him if he wanted to go to dinner sometime. He wasn't there so I started seeming like a stalker and looked up his phone # in the phone book. This is still when people actually used phone books!

I called him and we ended up talking for a bit. All along I was really nervous and the thought was going through my head that he was thinking I was totally crazy. He has said he didn't think anything of it. We made a date to go to El Rodeo in Lawrenceville. Good times! All went well and we continued to hang out. Our next big "date" was the Gwinnett County Fair. We first held hands there and shared a good nite hug after having milk shakes at Steak N Shake. Our first kiss was October 22, 1999 and we've been together ever since. No break ups, no separations, nothing. For almost 12 years we have spend pretty much every day together.

Being married is not always easy. There are a lot of tough moments. When you live with someone and are always with them they can tend to get on your nerves. It's hard to get any time alone when you need it. But luckily we're both respectful of that. I just thank God each and every day that I have a husband who loves me for me. I am not always the easiest person to live with and I know this. At least I admit it. But he's been there through thick and thin and hope he will be for a long time to come.

No matter what I love him too even when it doesn't seem like it! That is what being married is all about!