4 years & counting..

On July 12th, 2010 I married the love of my life.

4 years later, I am still completely head over heels in love with him.

"Every day, in every way..I love you more than words can say."

It was no surprise that Dan & I were going to eventually get married, but we didn't actually plan on getting married so early in life. He was leaving for BMT shortly after he graduated high school & married or not I was still going to be there for him every step of the way. We had originally decided on getting married after he graduated BMT and Tech School, but after many long nights of talking it over, we decided that it would be best for us to be married before he left. So with a 3 week notice, we announced to our families that we were getting married on July 12th, 2010 at the little courthouse in town. Not everyone in the family was too thrilled to hear about our decision to marry early, but in the end everyone came together to support our big day. We didn't spend much on the wedding, my dress was literally less than $10 at Walmart. Both of our families helped with the food, cupcakes, decorations, etc. I am forever thankful for everyone who helped make our day as special as it was.

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I still remember waking up with butterflies in my stomach, and they stayed the entire day. I was beyond excited and nervous all at the same time. I was so busy running around trying to make sure we had everything together that I waited until the very last minute to get ready. Luckily, I didn't want anything fancy so subtle make-up and a simple hair-do were perfect. 

The minute we walked into the courthouse it finally felt real. Standing across from Dan as we held hands and looked into each other's eyes, I knew I was marrying the man I was suppose to be with for the rest of my life. I couldn't wait to say "I do". Hearing him say "I do" was by far one of my favorite parts of the day. I knew he loved me more then anyone has ever loved me before & I have never loved anyone like I loved him. I knew he was my soul mate. When I heard the words "I now pronounce you husband and wife" my heart leaped with joy. I had never been happier then I was in that moment. 

The rest of the day was amazing. We had a great reception and had an even better honeymoon. 

There isn't a single thing I regret about my wedding day now that I look back at it, except not getting enough photos! It was perfect for us. We were young and in love, and had gotten the wedding that WE wanted. I didn't want a huge fancy wedding, even when I was a kid I wanted something small and simple. I'm happy that we decided to do a courthouse wedding, it didn't put us into debt, we didn't have to stress over hardly anything & it was perfect. I am still head over heels into with the man I married. Maybe 6 years from now when we celebrate our 10th year anniversary we will have a small vow renewal in the mountains somewhere. 

But until then, I'm going to keep falling in love with my husband again and again.

"Just when I think you couldn't possibly mean more to me than you already do, you'll look at me in a certain way, touch my hand, know my thoughts, and I'm reminded all over again that marrying you was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Happy Anniversary Daniel, I love you.