My husband is the most wonderful man I know. The night we met was absolute fate and I thank God for being in the right place at the right time and agreeing to talk to him! Most know how we met, as I tell our story every chance I can. We met on the internet, in a chat room on April 3 2005. Crazy right?! =) His little “Hey. Wanna chat?” message started it all! He was 19, I was fixing to turn 19. He had just returned home from his 1st deployment to Iraq and was almost at his 2 year mark in the Marine Corps and I was in college full time while working. We talked non stop after he got off work and between my classes and working. We connected on an emotional level that was so amazing and we just knew that we wanted to be together. So he bought me a plane ticket to Yuma for my birthday to visit him. On May 7 I stepped off the plane and in to his arms and I never left. On may 9 2005, we went to the little courthouse in Yuma and got married. Yes, you read that right. We got married a little over a month after meeting on the internet, and being over 2000 miles apart.
We have had one heck of a journey in the last 7 years. We have two of the most amazing little boys in the world that make our lives so much brighter, 3 duty stations that had us jumping from coast to coast to coast, countless field ops, deployments, missed birthdays/anniversaries/holidays, reenlistments in the Marine Corps, starting my business, getting diagnosed with Lupus, and so much love and laughter that makes every thing all worth while.
Justin, there is no way I can thank you for all you do and have blessed me with. God knew that I needed you. You are the reason I am here, you changed my world for the better. Seven years ago I made a promise to be with you till the end of our days and it was the best decision I will ever make. I love you more now than I did then, and I will love you more tomorrow than I do today. You make me laugh with your crazy jokes, being a goof ball, or just when I need to. I feel the safest and happiest when I am in your arms. Seeing you be the amazing daddy that you are to our precious little boys makes me fall even more in love with you. Hearing them laugh when they play with you, or seeing their faces light up when you come home after being gone for extended periods of time are what I cherish and am thankful for the most. You are more than I could have ever imagined. Thank you for finding me and for loving me the way you do. Happy anniversary babe.
May 9, 2005. Taken right after we got married. We were SO young!
