I've decided to start blogging as a new hobby and I'm super excited about it!
Tyler, my husband, is in the Army and we will be moving in March.
I figure this is a good way for our family to keep up on
how we're doing and what we're up to.
I want to record all the amazing moments, and even some not so great ones.
It will be great to be able to look back and have so many memories to remember again and again.
Our Love Story
"If I were to live a thousand years, I'd belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one."
^ No better quote than that, right?! ^
I adore my husband and I'm in love with our love story.
Tyler truly is the sweetest, most loving husband and I couldn't ask for more!
It all started back in high school. My friend Ellie went to a charter school with Tyler
and she thought we would be a good match.
February of Sophomore year, she showed him my picture and gave him my number.
We text from February until August. I ditched him a million times, ha ha!
We'd plan on hanging out and then I would chicken out or just do something else.
He finally gave up on me after awhile, but then we started talking again.
We started hanging out early August and after the first time meeting him I was love struck.
All I wanted was to be around him.
He became my best friend and we spent as much time together as we could.
We were together my entire junior year and his senior year of high school.
We enjoyed highschool dances, hanging out with friends, date nights, family time, etc.
Yes, we had that young puppy love that happens in high school.
We adored each other!
Tyler got a full ride scholarship to Westminster through ROTC that following year.
He moved into the dorms and of course I was still in high school, in my senior year.
Things started to change and things weren't quite working out any more.
We struggled and went back and forth for a bit, as our lives were just going different directions.
I didn't want things to end but it seemed they had to.
We were immature and had some growing up to do. Without each other.
Things didn't finally end until that April which was just before my high school graduation.
I moved on right away, well I thought I was moving on.
I had to make myself love someone else and to stop thinking about him and 'let him go'.
I was in a pretty bad relationship for about a year and a half.
In between break ups, I always found myself wanting Tyler.
I'd talk to him and he was there for me. We hung out a few times and of course I fought myself
on feeling anything for him. I thought "I can't visit that again."
But he had waited for me, even when I told him not to.
He was always a best friend to me no matter what. He wanted my happiness more than anything
else. After I went back to my boyfriend at the time so many times, he ended up trying
to move on. He got a girlfriend and that didn't sit well with me.
Sounds so terrible, but I loved being that one and only girl for him. I didn't like
thinking about him with another girl AT ALL.
One day, he text me saying I was the only one that knew how to be there for him.
His relationship ended.
He came over, and of course I wanted to be there for him.
But I hated how hurt he was over her. I felt like it meant he really cared for her.
We only hung out a couple of times at that point.
I finally was able to get out of the dysfunctional relationship that I was in
and had some clarity.
I felt like I hadn't thought for myself in quite some time. All I kept longing
for was Tyler. I knew he was supposed to be with me.
I had so many realizations about him. How he's always loved me for me. And he loves
the things about me that I love about myself. He makes me want to be a better me.
He just gets me.
It was towards the end of April, when Tyler's friend committed suicide.
This friend lived in the dorms with Tyler his freshman year so I knew who he was as well.
Tyler text me telling me to keep Peter's family in his prayers.
Of course, I couldn't believe it and all I wanted to do was be there for him.
After a few weeks of hanging out again, I knew I was where I needed to be.
I loved being around Tyler again.
It was so crazy to me how much we had grown, how much HE had grown up.
We had a new appreciation for each other and had learned so much about what we wanted.
We knew it was each other, even after all this time.
Although we were much better versions of ourselves at this point.
We were definitely scared at first to give US another chance.
Neither of us wanted to be hurt or hurt each other.
But everything was just falling into place.
My family was thrilled to have Tyler around again. Of course, Tyler was always
the one they wanted around. He's got my mom wrapped around his finger ;)
We were having the time of our lives and I couldn't believe how happy I was.
On June 21st, we decided THIS WAS IT. We knew that if we were getting back together,
it had to be it! We didn't want to go through another break up of course.
So although we weren't engaged, we were set on each other. :)
Everything went up from there, Tyler left for LDAC which is a leadership course for
the Army ROTC. He was gone for a full month. Snail mail only.
Of course I missed him like crazy but we grew even stronger during this time.
Nothing was better than getting letters from him! I bombarded him with letters
and packages. Once he was back, we were inseperable just as before.
Nothing was better than being with my best friend again. It felt like we had never
parted! Everyone could see the smile on my face that just wasn't going away.
About 6 months later, Tyler proposed to me on Christmas Eve.
That was such an amazing day! In front of my family and everything.
We were soooo excited to be married!!!
What's so funny is back when he signed with ROTC we always said we would get married
after he commissioned as an officer in the Army. Turns out that was meant to be because
we were married the week after he commissioned!
May 9, 2013, I got to marry the love of my life. :)
BEST DAY THAT COULD EVER BE!!!!!!! It really was the most beautiful day.
Almost 2 months into our marriage and I can't believe how much more I love him.
I always think I can't love him more and then I do.
I am so glad that everything works out the way it is supposed to and I'm so happy
life turned out the way it did.
Tyler is my rock and my best friend. We are such a great team and he makes me feel
so loved and so special. I'm too lucky to have him forever and I can't wait for all
that's to come!
Now,
We are just living in a little apartment in Sandy with our new little puppy.
Tyler got a job at DISH Network doing installations and I am still at 1-800 CONTACTS
working with glasses.com. We are loving being married and all that comes with it!
Since we are moving in March for the army, I'm so grateful we have this time in Utah
to spend with family and friends. I am extremely close with my family and I'm really
going to have a hard time with leaving. But everything is easier when it's with
him of course. It will be an adventure and we will figure it out together!
I truly believe I am living a fairytale. Ah, pinch me! ;)
So there you have it, our love story. Maybe too many details, maybe not enough.
I'm a cheese ball and that's okay, I get to be on my blog right? Haha!
I'll blog again soon. Thanks for reading!
