3 Of The Best Years Of My Life

3 years.  36 months.  156 weeks.  1,095 days. 26,280 hours.  1,576,800 minutes.  94,608,000 seconds.

These increments of time that I have spent as a wife have been the best moments of my life thus far.  I can't believe how much has happened in the past 3 years and yet it still feels like yesterday we were running off to Reno to say, "I DO!"

I feel so blessed and lucky to be able to call him mine.  My best friend and the father of my child/children.  The man who I know, no matter what, will always make sure that we are taken care.  The man who would rather get no sleep at night to make sure that we do.  We have grown so much in these past 3 years and to see what we have done amazes me.

In 3 years we have conquered the following:

1 year being apart due to a deployment

Wedding and Honeymoon of a lifetime

Trying to become parents

Getting a dog

Finding out we were going to be parents

Buy a house

Buy a boat

Have a baby and become a family of 3

Sell a car

Buy a car

Get another dog

Date

That last one is huge for me.  I don't ever want to stop dating my husband.  I don't want him to ever feel as though we are stuck in a rut or with each other just because we have a child together.  I want to stay in love with each other forever and dating each other is a small way to show that to one another.

Marriage isn't all sunshine and butterflies and ours is no different.  We have conflicts and struggles just like everyone else, but together we have managed to get through it all.  I look forward to the days when our child/children ask us about our marriage and how we knew it was right.  We are constantly working on our marriage and keeping it alive and wonderful.

Ryan Michael,

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me your wife and the mother of your child/children.  I thank you for choosing me because it has been the best accomplishment of my life.  I know that we have our moments, who doesn't, but in the end we are there for each other no matter what.  I couldn't imagine going through this crazy thing called life with any one else.  You keep me calm and bring me out of my shell.  You make me smile even when all I want to do is cry or pout.  You give the best hugs and although you hate to snuggle, you are so darn good at it.  I look forward to many more anniversaries with you and can't wait until you are so old sitting next to me on the front porch ignoring all my gossip because you have officially lost all of your hearing.  We are going to be the cutest old couple and I hope we are still alive to celebrate 80 years of marriage!  

(JUST KIDDING!! THAT WOULD MAKE US 103!  NEITHER OF US HAVE A DESIRE TO LIVE THAT LONG. LOL)

I LOVE YOU!