I am so blessed to have married my best friend! (Cliché I know!) Erik and I were married on October 29, 2005. The years have gone by so fast…especially after having kids! We started dating the summer before my junior year in high school meaning we have been together for nearly half my life! In honor of our wedding anniversary I thought it would be fun to share with you a bit about our marriage and how it all began!
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
I was always very shy, definitely the most shy of my friends! As we entered high school I got more and more outgoing but was still more shy than everyone else. We had a large group of friends and we hung out all of the time! Most of them had boyfriends on and off and we had a lot of guy friends, but I had never dated anyone.
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The summer before my junior year and 17th birthday, I was working at the grocery store in the neighboring town and I loved it! Many of the regulars became friends. All the while, I didn’t notice one young man coming in quite frequently…
As it turns out I was being pursued and I had no idea! Erik came in almost every day (and always bought Dr. Pepper!). We would chat every time but I never thought much of it. I honestly wasn’t even thinking about it! I was totally oblivious.
He made the first move
Eventually one Friday night Erik came in and asked if I was going down to the Jubilee that night and if I wanted to meet up or go with him. I had no idea he was making the first move! I had to turn him down and explained that I had to go home and eat dinner with my mom (she was making pork chops and I promised to be home!) but mentioned I was going to be there later though and I would see him there! At this point I had no idea how naive I was!
How I unknowingly blew him off
That night I rode down to the festival with my mom to meet up with my friends. I found one of my guy friends from the store and I was walking around with him, looking for our friends together. (Again, I really had no clue as far as boys were concerned!) As I was walking around, I ran into Erik! We chatted a bit and then he said he was just going to go home for the night. I just told him goodbye and proceeded to look for my friends.
He was on my mind
Time passed after that and I would still see him here or there but I was thinking of him more! In fact, he was often on my mind! (Thank you, Jesus!) One evening my sister and I were driving around town and we happened to drive by his house… I didn’t know where he lived but he was standing outside. We kept on driving but I kept talking about him. I wanted to stop and talk but I was so nervous! Finally I gave up and as we were nearing the edge of town on our way home, my sister said she would stop and knock on the door if I wanted her too. I felt so silly but at the last minute I said ‘Okay!’ and we went back! (Again, thank you Jesus!) I was mortally embarrassed that my baby sister went to the door and not me but it worked out! Erik came out to talk and we set up our first date!
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The rest is history
And after that, we got to know each other more and more and fell hard fast! We spend all of our free time together! My friends became his friends quickly. He took me to my junior and senior prom and we dated as I went through college. He asked me to marry him the summer before my senior year of college! We were married the following fall!
Marriage for a lifetime
Long story short: First boyfriend, last boyfriend, forever. Gods plans for us were more than we could have ever imagined. We do not take the sacrament of marriage lightly and work each day to protect it. Our five (almost 6!) children mean everything to us and we try each day to show them what a true marriage with God looks like! To say we are blessed is an understatement! We are here together to make each other saints and to raise saints in the process!
I would love to hear your love stories! How did you and your spouse meet?
