Three Wonderful Years!

Happy anniversary to my best friend and the love of my life! I can not even imagine traveling this journey with anyone else. With each day, I see new ways that you continue to make me a better woman. We are a solid team and I believe we bring out the best in each other. I love how supportive and encouraging you are to me and how you're always my biggest fan. Three years ago today we were embarking on an unknown but exciting journey. We had our whole lives in front of us and had big dreams to buy a house and get settled in the Twin Cities and travel and start a family. We have been to some absolutely amazing places and experienced some incredible things in our three years as husband and wife, but returning from our Scotland/Ireland vacation and finding out we're expecting tops them all. I don't want to ever forget that moment! God has blessed us so richly, provided for all of our needs and more, and is now bestowing on us the gift of a child. Wow. Wow. Wow. Five years ago we were just two friends who decided to "give it a try" and now we're going to be parents! I can't wait to see you as a daddy - I know you will be amazing.

I look back on this day three years ago and am in awe of how much more I love you today. I didn't know it was even possible, but my heart continues to grow. You are the man God intended for me, and I thank him over and over for bringing us together when everyone least expected it (even myself *smile.) He knows what we need much better than we do. You constantly build me up and make me feel beautiful. You are always making me laugh and listening to my crazy stories. You are honest, which I appreciate, and quick to say sorry or accept my apology and give me lots of hugs and kisses (sometimes too many.) I just think you are the best and I really do adore you.

I can not wait to raise our son or daughter together, and see what else God has in store for us.

Happy anniversary! I love you so much!

Lyrics to Alli Rogers, "If I Ever"

(which my sister sang at our wedding...)

I don’t have words to tell you how I’m feeling
I don’t think any language can

At times like these silence is appealing

Somehow I know you understand

And if I ever lose my hearing

If I ever lose my sight

If all my five senses leave

I know we’d be alright

Cause it seems your heart is a part of mine

So this is how it feels to be breathless

When someone walks out of the room

Stay by me, we can be timeless

Less than forever is too soon

And if we ever lose our hearing

If we ever lose our sight

If all our five senses leave

I know we’d be alright

Cause it seems your heart is a part of mine

I’ve sorted through every word I know to use

And looked for beauty to define

I haven’t found what I want to say to you

But I’ll try for the rest of my life

Lets try for the rest of our lives

And if we ever lose our hearing

If we ever lose our sight

If all our five senses leave

I know we’d be alright
Cause it seems your heart is a part of mine