Happy Anniversary!

For those of you who don't know, Matt and I had a very odd way of meeting each other. See, I was supposed to break his heart. Yes, that's right. I was friends with an ex-girlfriend of his and she wanted his heart broken. Being her friend, I agreed to do it. Remember, I was only 16 years old at the time! Matt came to a restaurant that I was working at and I was shocked. Holy cow was this guy hot or what! Later that night, we all went bowling. (Pictured below) We had a great time and I was actually starting to like this guy. Once it was time to leave, he asked for my number and wanted to see me again. And of course, I said yes. That night I went home with butterflies in my stomach. How could I hurt this guy when I'm starting to like him?

A few months after we started dating, he told me that he knew that I would be his wife and mother of his kids. To a 16 year old this came to a complete shock. Typical guy says that quote to every girlfriend he has, but I knew there was something different about him.

We graduated in July of 2009 and spent that entire summer together. Moved into our first apartment in August and we lived off Macaroni and Cheese with no cable, but we were happy. One night we were talking about getting married, it wouldn't be too soon, but we could start planning. I decided to look up venue's to see prices and I came across a gorgeous place! The only day available was October 24, 2009 or late 2010. Wait, that soon? I don't even know how to plan a wedding! We talked it over and decided to go ahead and do it despite what people may think. We booked it for $100 and I started to worry. Who plans a wedding in just two weeks?



 The hardest part was probably telling our family. We got a lot of is she pregnant? Why so soon? No, I was not pregnant and we felt that getting married was the right thing for us. Now, we had to plan on buying a wedding dress, looking for a tux, looking for a reception, buying rings, making invitations, finding a cake, getting make-up done and so much more in such a short amount of time. The day came, it was time to devote my life to one person for this rest of my life at 18 years old.

 

Reading our vows that we wrote for each other.

 

Our wedding cake. It sure was tasty!

 

And our first dance as husband and wife to My Endless Love.

 

A week after we got married.

On our one year wedding anniversary, we ate the other half of our cake and it tasted even better!



Did we face tough obstacles that were hard? Yes. Did we live paycheck to paycheck? Yes. Did we argue almost every other day? Yes. But one thing always remained the same, we both said for better or for worse. To me, those words mean we will be at a breaking point and won't have anywhere to look, but we are in this together. You and me.

 

 

Now, three years later, our marriage has taught me so much

 

1) We don't always have to know everything

2) We must forgive each other and I mean forgive a ton of times

3) Never bring up mistakes in the past

4) Never go to sleep angry

5) Sleep together every night

6) Always eat together as a family, if you can
7) Let nothing separate the love of a husband and wife

 

Matt, I take you my one true love. I thank God for you and I believe that he made you just for me. Knowing that I would love you beyond reason. I said till death do us part and I mean it with all my heart. I promise to never talk bad about you to anyone and I promise to always be there for you no matter what. We are 3 years into our marriage and while we have had tough times, I take you for better or for worse, even if the better comes after the worse. Love, your wife.