16 Years ago, we had a very long chat at my sister's house.
15 Years ago, we started dating.
14 1/2 Years ago, he asked me to marry him.
13 Years ago, we got married.
8 Years ago, we became parents.
Today, we have built an amazing life together and I could not imagine my life without him!
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| Larry and I at Aubree's Wedding. |
So many years ago, Larry walked into my house during a birthday party my Mom was having for me. He sat there and I was thinking "why is he here?" See, he dated one of my sister's friends. Through this friend Courtney met Brian (whom she later married). Larry and Brian were friends in college. They both were in Engineering classes together and quickly became friends. Larry set Courtney and Brian up, and they dated and then married. Larry and his girlfriend split a couple years later. But anyway, during this time, I did not care for Larry, and I don't even think I spoke to him that night.
Fast forward a year and Larry was single. At this time, he was attending Ferris State University. When he would come home, he would stay with my sister and Brian. One evening, I just happen to be at Courtney's house after Brian and Larry got home from the St. Ignance Car Show. Larry and I started to talk and we chatted for hours into the night. But at the time, I was dating someone else and had no interest in him at all.
That year, Larry brought me home a Christmas present. It was a tall thermal cup that said Ferris State University on it. I was a little shocked he even thought of me. It was the very first thing he ever gave me, and to this day, it is the only cup I drink ice water out of.
The summer of 1995, while I was working at the Photo Lab at Walmart, my Mom and I went into the store. One of my co-workers said "There is a really good looking guy looking for you." I had no idea who would be looking for me, so my Mom and I kept our eyes opened for someone I knew. As we were leaving the store, we ran into Larry. He said he was looking for me, and wanted to know what I had planned for that evening. Well, my friend Pammy and I had plans to go to a house party. I told him about it and said he was welcome to come. We later met him at my sisters and off we went...That was July 8, 1995. We went on our first official date one week later. We have never been apart since.
Larry asked me to marry him December 19, 1995. We had only been dating for 5 months, but we both knew what we wanted. We set a date for December 6, 1997...
That next fall, I moved away to Pittsburgh, PA. He still had to go to school until the following May and then his plan was to move to PA with me. That time apart was so difficult. He came to visit during Spring Break and a couple other times. I will never forget the time he was waiting for me to be done with class. I looked out the window of my classroom and he was standing there. I was so excited to see him. He brought a single red rose from the Soo all the way to PA. That meant so much to me.
After a trip to Alaska with his dad, Larry packed up his truck and moved to PA to be with me. We moved into a small apartment and he got his first engineering job. We did not have much at the time. We did not even have a toaster because we could only afford one appliance, and we chose to buy an air popper! On the first night we moved into the apartment, we locked the car keys in our car....Some crazy things happened to us while we lived in Pittsburgh, some of the best times of my life were there with Larry...
We then moved to Cincinnati when I was working with Delta as a Flight Attendant. Larry got a very good job as a Manufacturing Engineer. We bought our first house together there. I left Delta to go back to school for Elementary Education. Our first son, Kade was born in Cincinnati. We made some wonderful friends there. We lived in Cincinnati for 7 years.
When Kade was 5 months old, we moved back home.
My life with Larry has been adventurous, entertaining, educational, and many times exciting. Oh, we have had our disagreements, but we always come back to each other. We have built a wonderful family together and I could not ask for more.
Thank you Larry for all you have given me. You have given me the most precious gifts ever in our 4 children. You are always there for me and you support me in any decision I make. I am very lucky to have you and know I love you very much.
This song makes me think of our life together. Edwin McCain "Could Not Ask for More."
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