10 YEARS!

I can NOT believe that David and I have been together for 10 years! On April 8th, 2003 we went on our first date and the rest has been history.  I immediately knew he was the person I wanted to be with for the rest of my life. He's not perfect, but he is absolutely perfect for me.  This prom picture is the closest picture I have to the beginning of our relationship.  I think at this point we had been dating for a month and a week. 

Throughout the last 10 years, I have learned so much about David.  He is silly, annoying, nerdy, smart, helpful, compassionate, loving, messy, spiritual, kind, hard working, passionate, he is quite possibly the best daddy in the whole world and so much more.  We have been through a lot of struggles together.  A lot of pain and heartache.  Through these times I realize that nobody in this world could be as patient with me as he is.  He is my rock.  He sees through my tough exterior and sees the girl inside who needs an extra hug. With his reassurance and support I am able to get through anything!  I love him so much and I'm so happy he chose me. He pushes me to be a better person.  He tolerates me when I'm unkind and he loves me when I'm unlovable.  I have never once doubted that I'm meant to be with him forever.  Thank you David for being an amazing husband, an amazing father and just plain ol' amazing!  I love you more than I could ever express!

 

The other day David and I decided to put together a "mix tape" of songs that have meant something to us over the past 10 years.  Some of them may seem strange but they all make sense to David and I. Some make me laugh, others make me immediately cry and others just simply make me happy.  Each one is from a particular time and it took us a lot of thought to weed out which songs HAD to be on the list.  We didn't want a list of good songs from the past 10 years, rather songs that truly meant something. 

 

Here they are in no particular order:

You Got What I Need- Biz Markie

Kelly Cries- Movie Life

Boys of Summer- The Ataris

Fill Me Up- Staind

Hell Song- Sum 41

Float On- Modest Mouse

Best of You- Foo Fighters

Cute Without the E- Taking Back Sunday

Move Along- All American Rejects

Diary of Jane- Breaking Benjamin

Bless the Broken Road- Rascall Flatts

Glamorous- Fergie

How to Save a Life- The Fray

New Day- Will i am

Shake it- Metro Station

Tonights Gonna be a Good Night- Black Eyed Peas

Coming Home- Diddy

Home- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

If I die Young- The Band Perry

Lost in You- Three Days Grace

Save and Sound- Capital Cities

Born This Way- Lady Gaga

Mr Brightside- The Killers

Hate Me- Blue October

Ohio is for Lovers- Hawthorne Heights

You're Not Alone- Home Grown

Nice and Slow- Usher

White Houses- Vanessa Carlton

Swing Life Away- Rise Against

Firework- Katy Perry

Let it Bleed- The Used

Shimmer- Fuel

Wish You Were Here- Incubus

The Naked and Famous- Young Blood

Moths Wings- Passion Pit

Jump Into the Fog- Wombats

Broken- Seether