2 Years Down.... 50 More To Go!

April 4th marked 2 years of marriage for me and Scott. I keep thinking back to the way we met and our courtship and thought I would share it with you.



After my separation and divorce I promised God to not date for a year. I wanted to devote myself to him completely. I knew I needed healing and my Heavenly Father was the only one who could do it. I went to all the Bible studies and conferences I could. I dove into the word and surrounded myself with Christian friends and activities. During this time I went on a missions trip to Sweden. It was my first international missions trip and my first time out of the country. It changed my life. It was also a turning point because it marked one year since my divorce. I decided I was ready to take that next step and start dating again even if I was scared to death. I was invited to join a course for getting your life back after a tragedy. It helped you get past the hurt and also helped you learn how to control your finances. The class started in August and went through November. There were about 15 of us in the class and Scott was one of them. He was still going through his divorce in the beginning. In September his divorce was finalized. I had been going to the Singles class for a while and Scott decided since he was officially single now he should go as well. The first time he went I wasn't there. It was the Sunday before Halloween and he was invited to the Singles party. He called me to see if I was going. He wanted to know at least one person there. I told him I would be there after I took Caleb trick or treating. When I arrived I was mingling with my friends and he came up to talk to me. We talked for a while and then I went to talk to some more friends. The entire night I found myself gravitating back to him. He then asked if I wanted to go grab some Starbucks. In my head I was saying no, but Yes came out of my mouth. I was very surprised to hear it. We went and drank some coffee and talked for a couple of hours. After we closed Starbucks down he asked if I wanted to go to 5 Points Grill to get a drink. So we did. We had such a good time talking and getting to know one another. We ended the night at 3:00 in the morning. After that night we were inseparable. We saw each other at least 4 days a week. We knew we wanted to get married right away. We had both had big weddings and wanted something just for us. We decided to elope to Las Vegas. It was the best decision we could have made. No family, no friends and no wedding headaches. We spent our honeymoon in Vegas and had a blast. God is so good. He sent me the man of my dreams. He is a christian, romantic, smart, funny, reliable, safe, patient and much more. He totally gets me. I love him more than I ever thought I could love someone. He is my true love, my best friend, my soul mate and my other half. He is the one I will grow old with. I can't wait for the next 50 years.

Lymerick Time!

I got inspired by Kim and Penny to write a lymerick. Having not written one before it took a while. I had so much fun I am having Lymerick time in my head, a scary place to be sometimes. I even got my manly hubbie trying his hardest to reach down and embrace his sensitive side, he's writing them too. Here are the ones I came up with!

The kids they are waiting for snow
Their faces they are all aglow
Snowballs and snowmen
It is fun to pretend
Can't wait to see smiles start to grow

I am a mommy of four
Each day I love them all more
Because of the "men"
And their stinkin' sin
My sanity walked out the door

Diapers and bottles are life
I am a simple housewife
Laundry and dishes
Not my own wishes
Give me a life filled with strife

Why is it I can think of a ton pity party lymericks, but the jolly ones are hard to write. I really do love my life I promise.

Here are a few of my manly hubbies newly found sensitive side lymericks:

I like to write lymericks tonight
They give me a source of delight
Tomorrow they don't
Just 'cause I won't
Take the time to make them right

She won't let me do it my way
Her way is MUCH better she'll say
So I give in
To this clucking hen
And pray one day I'll have my way

Okay, maybe sensitive is not the right word to use, but at least it kept us busy for awhile. Maybe we'll have lymerick time every week. Probably not but it has been fun.
That's all she wrote!

I'm 29!

Okay, I turned 29 on Friday. I can't believe this is my last birthday in my 20's. My sweet hubby took me to a bed and breakfast for the weekend. Sorry, no pics we were too busy doing nothing. I had a wonderful facial and took two naps! The best part I had nothing to do for 2 whole days. Our breakfast was incredible and the dinner Saturday night was superb. My hubbie knew exactly what I needed. A day of nothing!

Yours, Mine and Ours!

YOURS!

Now we get to the kids. Scott has two kids from before. Luke, who is now 4, and Parker, who is now 3, are two of the sweetest boys. Luke is very smart and very much an in charge kind of boy. He is high strung at times but always wants to please you. He loves trains and being the boss. Luke is just now finding his independence and isn't much for snuggling anymore. Scott isn't liking that too much. Parker is the baby boy of the family. He is the most laid back of the boys. He loves to talk and to watch tv with daddy. He is a lovey boy and tells you he loves you all the time. He is very sensitive and does not like getting into trouble.

MINE!

Caleb is mine from before. He is now 4 and very much the athlete and daredevil. He is the most active of the boys and loves anything to do with the outdoors. He skateboards and rides bikes. He plays baseball and soccer. He is the one who will help out with anything. He is also the one who will test your limits.

OURS!

We have 1 child together. We got pregnant on the honeymoon. We tell everyone, "What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas!" We were hoping for a girl because we already had 3 boys. We found out we were having a girl on August 14th and we were so excited. We had already come up with a name. After a long and difficult pregnancy Madeleine Claire was born on January 5, 2007 at 12:43 pm.

How we started!

Scott and I met in July of 2005. We met at Briarwood Pres. Church. Neither of us was ready for anything more than friendship. We both had just gone through pretty bad divorces. We would say hi to one another in passing. In September I went to Sweden on a missions trip. That trip changed my life. While I felt I didn't know who I was after the divorce on that trip God showed me who I was again. I began to grow and become more confident in my new found identity. When I came back I finally felt I was ready for the dating world again.

I was involved in the Singles group at Briarwood and Scott had decided to start going as well. The singles had a Halloween party and we both ended up going. Scott didn't know anyone there and we talked for a little while. Even though I would go off and talk to my other friends I always came back to talk to Scott. There was this connection I couldn't explain. We went to Starbucks after the party and talked for hours. It was so nice. We saw each other 2 more times that week. We spent Thanksgiving together, where I met his parents, and knew pretty much from the start that we were meant to be together.We were unseparable.

We started planning our wedding in February. We didn't want a big wedding. We had both already had our big wedding. We wanted something just for us. We decided to go to Las Vegas. We didn't tell our parents until right before we left. We wanted no company with us. We got married on April 4 2006. It was exactly the way we wanted it. It lasted 7 minutes and was every bit personal and intimate. We spent the rest of the week in Vegas and had the time of our lives.

Here we go!

Here we go, I am now entering the world of BLOG! I have so many friends that do this I was feeling left out. I also have so much of my family out of town this is the easiest way to tell them about the our family without sending out 80 emails. Okay, so maybe not 80 I exaggerate a little.