Happy Anniversary my love!!

I'm more blessed than ever to have you in my life. I am so thankful to God for you! We've been together for 10 wonderful years and married for 7! You are my rock, my soulmate, my everything! I love you with all my heart forever and ever! Thank you for loving me! Happy Anniversary, Jeff!

celebrating 5 and 8 together!

Dynamo and I celebrated 5 years married and 8 years together on Saturday! I can't believe how fast time does fly. You know what they say about time flying when you're having fun? Well, it's the truth. We've had a wonderful time together. Each year gets better and better. In the end if you know you have each other then that's all you need. No matter what you go through, if you do it together you will make it.

I have to tell you a story about the picture above. It was our wedding night. We pulled up to the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. The valet helped me out of the car (I was stuffed into that car with my wedding dress overflowing onto the dashboard). The bellman walked us inside and I asked if he could take our picture on the big staircase. It was my dream to have our picture in our wedding garb on those steps. As we walked to the steps we noticed a large party was going on below. Everyone started staring at us. As the bellman was taking our photo another hotel guy shooed us off the steps saying that there was another bride who was supposed to be making her entrance soon. Oops! The bellman just smiled and took us to checkin telling us not to worry. I kinda felt bad for confusing all those people. They probably were thinking that the bride and groom they were looking for were a lot different than us? But...in the end we got the picture and we'll cherish it forever!

Long before the wedding day, Dynamo proposed to me! It was a proposal like you see on television. Yes, there's even a commercial about it today! I'm sure you've seen it.

Well, Dynamo surprised me and took me to the neigborhood where our condo (first home together) was being built. I thought we were going there to meet up with our friends from Richmond to show them our new future home! When we got there, he got out of the car and was wandering around. I thought something was a little odd. Lexi and I were in the car (after all this was January so it was a little cold). All of a sudden he comes to my car window and he has this little piece of paper with a poem that he wrote. He's reading me this beautiful poem and at the end he said, "look up in the sky to erase the wonder why..." As I stepped out of the car and looked up there was a plane flying overhead with this banner....



It was amazing!! Unlike the TV commercial, the pilot saw us and circled the area several times. It was pretty awesome! Then, my parents came around the corner with a bottle of champagne and glasses for us! It was so magical. I felt like a princess. Dynamo has always treated me like his princess. I'm honored to be his wife. I'm honored to be his soulmate. I'm honored to be his helpmate. When I count my blessings, I put Dynamo at the top of my list. God had a wonderful plan for me and it included Dynamo and his wonderful family. God is good!


1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

Happy 4 and 7 today, Dynamo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then...

(2004 - when we started dating)

Our wedding day...

(2007 - the best day of my life!!!)

(July 2010, Wilmington, NC)

 

(October 2010, Georgia)

(February 2011, Richmond, VA)

With every day that passes I am more and more thankful of our time together as husband and wife and as best friends. You came into my life and swept me off of my feet...still do - like this!!!!!

You are my Prince Charming! I have learned so much from you and each day become a better person because of the love you show and give me...it's unconditional. Everyone should be able to experience that love. I'm so blessed to be so loved by you! I'm so blessed to have you! God has given me a special gift by giving me you! I thank him everyday for one more moment with you!

I'm so glad that you left your number on my car windshield that day 7 years ago! I'm glad I decided to call you :) We've been through lots of changes, but the one thing that has remained the same (and grown tremendously) is my love for you!

So, happy 4 year wedding anniversary, Dynamo! And...happy 7 years together!!! I love you forever and ever!!

If The Stars Were Mine

If the stars were mine,

I'd give them all to you.

I'd pluck them down right from the sky

And leave it only blue.

I would never let the sun forget

To shine upon your face.

So when others would have rain clouds

You'd have only sunny days.

If the stars were mine,

I'd tell you what I'd do:

I'd put the stars right in a jar

And give 'em all to you

If the birds were mine

I'd tell them when to sing.

I'd make them sing a sonnet

When your telephone would ring.

I would put them there inside the square

Whenever you went out.

So there'd always be sweet music

Whenever you walk about.

If the birds were mine,

I'd tell you what I'd do:

I'd teach the birds such lovely words

And make 'em sing for you.

I'd teach the birds such lovely words

And make 'em sing for you.

If the world was mine,

I'd paint it gold and green.

I'd make the oceans orange

For a brilliant color scheme.

I would color all the mountains

Make the sky forever blue.

So the world would be a painting

And I'd live inside with you.

If the world was mine,

I'd tell you what I'd do:

I'd wrap the world in ribbons

And then give it all to you.

I'd teach the birds such lovely words

And make 'em sing for you.

I'd put those stars right in a jar and

Give them all to you.

words and music by Melody Gardot, 2009 

40th Anniversary Calendar

So, I've had Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio (MDS) for a while now, but haven't had the patience or time to play around with the features enough to decide how much I like the digital scrapbooking thing. I decided to sit down and work on a project for my parents' 40th Anniversary, which is today! My Momma is always making calendars for everyone else, so I thought making them a calendar of their very own would be a good gift to celebrate 40 years together!

Remember, this is my first effort!

Here's the front cover...

And, a few of the inside pages...

I printed the pages on Stampin' UP!'s confetti white cardstock and then bound them using my Zutter Bind-it-All! The Zutter is a very awesome tool! I'd recommend getting one. You can bind all sizes of albums.

You have the ability with the MDS program to add embellishments and journaling, as well as make notations on the different dates. The quality of the project might have been sharper if I'd used photo paper, but I really like the matte finish of the cardstock, along with its thickness. After I printed it, I distressed the edges to frame the photos better. I was pleased!

Momma and Daddy really liked the calendar! I'm excited about experimenting more with the MDS program.

Happy 40th Anniversary, Momma and Daddy!!! We love you!!