Today we celebrate ten beautiful years of marriage (almost 12 years together). I am in disbelief that the time has passed so quickly, and yet I can think back and see how full these ten years have been. Here’s a little walk down memory lane…
We met at work, noticed each other walking by but officially met during a fire drill through a mutual friend “Luis”. For the next few months, we built a strong friendship, which eventually turned into a relationship; took longer than I wanted lol, but we have been inseparable ever since. Our big thing then was dancing, movies, music and Halloween
Jason proposed to me New Year’s Eve and by the following April we were married on beautiful Sullivan’s Island. We were surrounding by all our family and friends and it was a wonderful time shared. The wedding was absolutely beautiful, and I’ll never forget all the detail put in it.
We built our first home together and welcomed our first goober in July 2010, Brayklee Emerson. She was everything first time parents could hope for! The sweetest, most beautiful perfect little angel.
Before too long, we welcomed another sassy little goob into the crew — JayceeRae Belen, we found out quick that she was our firecracker! Full of spunk, sass and new adventure- oh and colic! But she was another grand blessing and we love her so much!
Three years passed after JayceeRae, and we welcomed Jaxon Sullivan home, our boy! 5 years married and we had already gone through getting married, building a home, and having 3 goobers… wow that is a lot… What were we thinking? I know I was thinking “My life is so blessed, and I couldn’t be any happier than I am right now!” I thank God daily for what he has given us.
And here we are. It’s been a great decade together, full of the ups and downs of life —three children, one pup, remember the Sugar Gliders? WHAT IN THE WORLD! LOL the never dying fish, our inside jokes, door-slamming fights, fast passing in Disney, sleepless nights, loss of loved ones, family bike rides, TDYs, tears in each other’s arms, movies nights, Halloween, mountain trips, drinking wine and butterscotch Moonshine, Hilton Head getaways, repeated stories, Friday night date nights. Makes me wonder what the next 10 years will bring.
At the end of the day, needless to say, marriage isn’t always easy. You’re two humans living together and no matter who you’re with, it’s going to be hard sometimes, right? But there’s no one else I’d want to do this crazy thing called life with. I’ve read “Everyone you date or marry is going to be insane. You just have to choose the form of insanity that works for you.” And our brands of crazy, luckily, seem to fit. This Kind of Love it’s what I dreamed about. Happy ten Goobercakes IJLU
