September 20th- Our Anniversary!!!!!

I am doing this one day early :) But that's because I have plans tomorrow!

I am so excited to celebrate our 6th Anniversary this year! In some way sit feels like James and I have been together for forever! But then it also seems like just yesterday I opened my door and saw this handsome boy smiling the biggest smile I had ever seen! That's right- I was head over heels in love with him that first night. Everything about him had me wrapped. I'll spare you the long story. But we met on a blind date that I created trying to make his MTC companion jealous- who was in my home ward-... And the story goes from there...
We were engaged 4 months from the time we met.
It was a whirlwind of nothing but passion and love. We didn't spend a day apart! And yes- that is the actual moment he proposed to me!!!!!!
5 months after our engagement we were married. September 20th 2002. It was a truly beautiful day. Sure a lot went wrong, but I didn't care. All i kept thinking about was how lucky I was to be marrying this man. To get to have him forever. he is mine. I am his princess and he is my prince.
Just after we celebrated our 2nd anniversary we welcomed our beautiful Cherry into our lives and our heart. She stole her daddy away from me :) But I didn't mind. Nothing has ever touched me more than the day she was born and when he held her in his arms for the very first time.
Damon came along 18 months later. Filled with enthusiasm, spirit and a strong will. He melted mommy into a ball of mush! And his big sister adored him still. Daddy was so excited to have a little football man join us.
Now here we are 6 years later and awaiting our Little Lillie in February.
All the times I pictured my life it never looked like this, and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.
Especially not my husband. He has moved my heart and my soul in ways I can not even begin to express. He has taught me so many things. He has made me want to be a better person. I admire him so much. How hard working he is. How patient he is with me. How much his love is for me. never ending no matter how fat I have gotten, no matter how many times I have spent too much money. Or how many times I have seemed to not put him first where he belongs. I am so grateful for him. I am so in debt to him. I hope he knows that. And knows how much and how deeply I love him. I can not live with out him . He is my life.

I can't complain about the last six years. Sure, we have had our arguments. Heaven knows we have had a LOT of struggles. And sure, right now our lives are far from perfect. But we still have each other. we are still in love. What more could we ask for?