Our 8 year anniversary

OH my goodness! 8 years! we have been married now for 8 whole years... wow i look at that number and i am blown away... time flies, even thru hard times and good times, you blink and the years go by....when you are little you cant wait to grow up, learn to ride a bike, drive a car, go to college, fall in love and start a family! you look back and wonder where all the time went??? i remember thinking that the month of December was a year in itself cuz of all the waiting to open gifts and now December is one of the shortest months for me. i just cant believe it's almost over and here we are, December 29th 2008 and i have been married for 8 years!!!
I cant say it's been perfect, what marriage is??? but if you are blessed enough to find the perfect person for you, then i would have to say that is half the battle, the other half is keeping your marriage on track and believing that no matter what you have to make it work. I know that 8 years to some is nothing, but 8 years to others is amazing... so i may not have all the answers, or the best advice but i have to say i am sooooo thankful for the man i married and so thankful that we have grown up together and have made it work. it has been hard at times, but the good times have been amazing and they are well worth it! they always out weigh the bad. and the hard times make us grow closer together... i have to say one of the defining moments in our relationship was my miscarriage... four years ago God brought something good out of something bad that happened to us. Dennis was by my side and even though we had been married for four years, i have to say i realized just what kind of man i married. he stayed by my side, cried with me, prayed for me, and took care of me when i needed it the most. ever since then he has been so wonderful to me. i know that things happen for a reason, even thru the pain of losing a baby, something good came out of it... and here we are four years later, stronger than ever and about to welcome our son into the world. God is so good. He truly knows was is best for his children even though at the time all we see is sadness and despair.


Dennis, i love you more than words can say and i am so thankful for all you do for us. you work so hard and always show me how much you love me. there is not a day that goes by that you dont say you love me or how beautiful you think i am. even when i am huge and pregnant you make me feel so gorgeous and loved. even during the years that we thought we would never be parents you always told me that no matter what you would always stay by my side, and if it was just the two of us then that's how it was going to be. now i am so happy to know that in just three weeks (or less) we are going to be parents and you are going to be a daddy... you are going to be such a wonderful father to our little Elijah. he is going to be the most blessed little boy in the whole world. thank you for your love and your support. and thank you for being my best friend. you have grown up so much since i first met you and wow! who could ask for more???
God has truly blessed me and i never ever imagined finding a man with all the qualities that you have and knowing that no matter what, you will always be by my side.
i love you sweetie, and i always will.
Always and Forever,
your girl
ps. thank you for the amazingly beautiful roses today. you surprised me and it made my day!