5 years

This past Friday I celebrated 5 years of marriage with Clint. Honestly, as I sit here I'm tearing up. It is very seldom when my mind and heart make a connection in understanding the grace of our God. Something I've heard my entire life is the amazing love of God and the grace he gives us. Today I feel that grace resonating in my heart. Clint is truly honestly a very vivid picture of The Lord's grace in my life. God protected me from some seriously self destructive relationships along the way and somehow I ended up with the most selfless, hardworking, loving, and respected man in the world. (I might be a teensy bit biased).

I had no idea what was in front of me upon graduating college. I was living in a bubble & was quite comfortable. For us life's hard times hit us early on. I am so extremely thankful for such an amazing man to walk through this race. I am very lucky and well aware of it!

He is absolutely the BEST dad in the world (something he inherited from his dad who modeled the role perfectly if you ask me!) His love of his children is amazing. It makes me so happy and if possible makes me love him even more. This kids are SO lucky to have him!

I didn't get any pictures of our date out Friday (yes, we FINALLY went on a date!) I think it has been probably over a year now….We went to the Cheesecake Factory and walked around the Summit. Nothing fancy, but very us. Perfect to me! We are headed to West Palm Beach in June to fully celebrate! Let the countdown begin!!!

So anyways, thank you Clint for everything. You are my everything on this earth and I am thankful for you every minute of every day. I truly do not take one second for granted with you by my side. You make me stronger and encourage me in so many ways. Thank you for pulling me towards our Savior, our true purpose on this earth. You are amazing.

Happy 2 Years!

What a ride it has been! Many really wonderfully great moments, followed by some "There is no way I'm gonna get through today without shutting my eyes and grasping my savior's hand in attempt to survive kinda moments". We have seen more in these 2 years than some see in a lifetime! I couldn't have made it through with anyone else! I love you so much Clint! It definitely could have been worse but let's see...We got married, bought a house, got pregnant, lost a job (which lasted my entire pregnancy...), had a baby & got a new job...whew! and that isn't all of it, just the major stuff!

Let's reminisce if you will:

Terribly dark picture I know, it is sadly the only one I have of the two of us on my computer. I never got a disc of our wedding-just a hard copy album. I'll have to see about scanning in some of the good ones!

Here is one of our wonderful honeymoon in the bahamas:

man oh man, what I would give to be there right now!

Then we have "March-ish" 2010:

(Pretty sure this was taken on Easter last year. I didn't really take any pictures of me when I was pregnant...so I don't actually have one of our anniversary last year which was spent in Atlanta-ooops!)

Then we have this year:

We had an amazing night out at The Cheesecake Factory. Thanks Mom & Dad for watching Blakely! We really enjoyed ourselves. We are hoping for a calm year #3 of marriage! Just time to soak in our family and the precious time we have with Blakely as an innocent baby. 

I really do want to thank you Clint for being my everything. You have shown me so much strength these past 5 years of knowing you. I have grown in so many ways and most of which is thanks to you. You are such an amazing blessing in our lives. Thank you for your love and support. We all love you so very much! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Here's to a wonderful year #3!