Growing Up

Then...

I haven't kept in touch with very many people from high school but I was lucky to have made some lifelong friends.  One of my greatest friends got married yesterday and it hit me how far we have come from high school.  Somehow when you watch other people take the big life steps it hits you even more than when you take the same steps.  I can't believe how far we have come in the last 10 years.  I don't think we ever would have predicted we would be where we are, but of course we wouldn't have it any other way.  I am so luck have had Vanessa in my life and I hope she knows how much she has meant to me.

Now...

Vanessa taught me to love country music.  She supported me in all my crazy band activities, even though she didn't understand any of them.  I will never forget hiding out in the locker room to ditch school and take trips to the beach our senior year.  She taught me about love and life and being beautiful inside and out. She is one of the craftiest people I know but always encourages my projects and makes me feel so proud of my efforts.  And now as we grow and face struggles and challenges in life she is an inspiration to me as a wife and mother.

Now...

I hope that in many, many years from now we can sit on a porch somewhere and relieve every moment of our journey together. I love you VVB.