5 Years Ago Yesterday
Yesterday was May 29, 2009. That means that five years ago to the day, Eli and I were finally married! We started dating as sophomores in high school in 1997, so we were together almost 7 years before we got married. Part of the reason for that was my daddy said he would only pay for college if I waited to get married. Well, I graduated from college on May 9th and we got married on the 29th. I know, such a long wait haha. My poor daddy, I didn't think he realized he would have college and a wedding to pay for so close together. Our wedding was truly the second happiest day of my life, with only the day Averie was born above it. It was so cool that all these people had gathered in one place because they love us and supported us and wanted to be there to see it finally happen. I didn't cry at all during the ceremony because once those doors opened and I saw him standing there waiting for me at the end of the aisle I just got this amazing calm peace in my heart. I didn't look at anyone else in the church the entire time, I was so focused on him and what we were doing. Kenny Chesney could have been sitting in a pew and I wouldn't have known. I remember walking into our reception to everyone clapping and cheering as they announced, "For the first time, as husband and wife...." and thinking how awesome it was that that day had finally arrived and everyone was there to celebrate it with us. All the details I had stressed about went away and everything went perfectly. I have no regrets at all about the day because it all went exactly the way I wanted.
I remember sitting in a parking lot with Eli telling him goodbye after our rehearsal dinner and knowing that the next time I saw him it would be when I was walking down the aisle. I remember the sun was going down and the sky was a beautiful orange/purple color over the mountains and just thinking how I was the luckiest girl in the world getting to marry such a wonderful man. Now don't get me wrong, we have definitely had our share of fights along the way and times when things just didn't flow as effortlessly as they had at other times. But I know that he is the one that God meant for me to have and after all this time, almost 12 years together, I still haven't gotten tired of him. We have gotten to the point now where we don't even have to talk half the time, because I'll look at him and know exactly what he is thinking. It is the coolest thing in the world to be married to your best friend and to be respected, honored, taken care of, and treated like the most important thing in the world. We have been through some serious stuff together that tested our marriage and we still get in silly fights over things like the remote, but I know that we'll be there together to watch our daughter grow up and sit in the front porch swing together when we are old and gray. And that is the best anniversary gift I could have ever asked for. Wow, I'm usually not so cheesy and when I read stuff like this about other people it usually makes me gag!!! Now, here are some pictures of us - see how far we've come:
This is the most recent picture of us together. Since Averie was born, I love him in a whole new way that I didn't expect. Seeing him with our baby and how he loves her has made me change how I see him. It has definitely given me a new perspective on our relationship.
I remember sitting in a parking lot with Eli telling him goodbye after our rehearsal dinner and knowing that the next time I saw him it would be when I was walking down the aisle. I remember the sun was going down and the sky was a beautiful orange/purple color over the mountains and just thinking how I was the luckiest girl in the world getting to marry such a wonderful man. Now don't get me wrong, we have definitely had our share of fights along the way and times when things just didn't flow as effortlessly as they had at other times. But I know that he is the one that God meant for me to have and after all this time, almost 12 years together, I still haven't gotten tired of him. We have gotten to the point now where we don't even have to talk half the time, because I'll look at him and know exactly what he is thinking. It is the coolest thing in the world to be married to your best friend and to be respected, honored, taken care of, and treated like the most important thing in the world. We have been through some serious stuff together that tested our marriage and we still get in silly fights over things like the remote, but I know that we'll be there together to watch our daughter grow up and sit in the front porch swing together when we are old and gray. And that is the best anniversary gift I could have ever asked for. Wow, I'm usually not so cheesy and when I read stuff like this about other people it usually makes me gag!!! Now, here are some pictures of us - see how far we've come:
This is the most recent picture of us together. Since Averie was born, I love him in a whole new way that I didn't expect. Seeing him with our baby and how he loves her has made me change how I see him. It has definitely given me a new perspective on our relationship.
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