in twenty-two days...

{us on ocracoke island, nc - june 2007}

...this man & i will celebrate our eigth wedding anniversary.

february 23, 2002 was the day we said "i do."

when we got married, we had already been together for eight years. we've managed to make it through another eight more.

sixteen years i've been with this man.

sixteen years.

that's half of my life {so far}!

i'd be a liar if i said things have been peachy & all lovey-dovey. like any other relationship, they haven't. we've had our ups. we've had our downs. there have been moments when he's been a real joy to be around...not. and, of course, there have been times when i've been a less than stellar girlfriend/wife.

bottom line is this, though:

this is my man. the love of my life. he is my best friend. he is my soul mate.

we can't picture ourselves without the other.

Looks like we made it!

Seven years ago, I married my husband (after eight years of dating and one child it was finally time to get hitched!)...happy anniversary to us!

Sorry...it's a scanned image!

Us on Valentine's Day 2009

The whirlwind wedding weekend is over!

Whew...try saying whirlwind wedding weekend three times fast...I had issues just typing it!

Things turned out for the good...the weather cleared and up we saw the sun, the ceremony was short & sweet, the food at the reception was good, drinks were a-flowin' and my hair didn't loose it's oomph! Yay!