Our story

If you would have asked me 2 years ago, what I hated most about myself, it would be..
The fact I thought I needed a boyfriend to be happy, Until I met my now-husband, every guy I had dated cheated on me, lied to me, and manipulated me into believing I wasn't good enough; and being the shy girl I was, I believed them, and accepted every apology.

Two summers ago, I moved in with my best friend, and it opened me up to believe in myself more, I became more confident, and I really knew I was better than what people had told me.
I met my husband the fall before I moved in with my bestfriend, and at first I didn't think of him as a friend even. It was one night shortly before I moved in with my friend that I had decided I needed to trust guys more, and opened up to him mainly because I just needed a friend, we talked for a few months and hung out quite a lot, I invited him to my family Independence Day camp-out and he asked me to officially be his girlfriend, I was so ecstatic! However, not all of me was excited.. I really thought I would just end up hurt again, but instead I decided to keep my thoughts positive and just take it one day at a time, his family was so wonderful, and the way he got along with mine, was mind blowing. Even, my grandpa loved him! Which.. is rare!

He was a year ahead of me in school and planned to join the military, and when I graduated a few months early in November I was really excited we would get to spend more time together, however, before I graduated,  he got his date to leave for Basic Training/AIT, and it was a few days after Valentines Day.. that meant we only had a few more weeks together, I was devasted! At first I had no clue how I was going to be able to have a long distance relationship, I was so moody and upset all the time I was just really scared, I took the 5 months without him to open up my relationship with my childhood bestfriend, we spent nearly everyday together after we got off work, and she made the days go by so much faster than I could imagine!

My now-husband came home just in time for Independence Day and our 1 year anniversary! It was so magic for me, knowing we could spend that time together, I got a huge surprise on the 14th of July. We were suppose to take pictures in his uniform before he moved over 3,500 miles away from me. We arrived at the park, and his mom was already there hiking with some of his younger siblings, so we had to go on the trail to find her, I didn't think anything of it! We were walking and there was red and pink rose petals all over the trail leading up to the most beautiful gazebo and stone overlook over the water, and 2 flutes of sparkling juice, I thought it was so cute! But still did not realize it was for me! He asked me to look over the edge at the water and when we was behind, he asked me to turn around and take a picture with him with the water in the background and when I turned around, he was kneeling with the most gorgeous ring I have ever seen in my life and told me the most romantic words I have ever heard, and asked me to marry him! I was beyond athrilled! We got our pictures done, and they were beautiful! And the next day, we wed! Just a few hours before he left for his duty station!

It took about 3 1/2 months for the paperwork to finish for me to be able to move with him, and when I finally was able to, it was perfect, our life together is perfect. That is the only way I can explain it! I love living with my husband, and I am so happy that God led us together, after all the problems I had in my past, I believe God was really leading me in the right direction when he put my husband in my life!