15 Years With Big Daddy

Before I go on and on about how wonderful my hubby is, I have to confess that I am a total doofus. A techno-doofus. I accidentally deleted the draft of a new post because I have no idea how to use a computer. It was quite possibly the perfect blog post- dripping with sarcasm, of course. Now it's lost...and with it my chance at fame and fortune.

Back to Big Daddy. I love love LOVE Big Daddy. Yesterday we celebrated our 15th anniversary, and today we started on the next 15. I just have to say that I know that I am the most blessed woman ever, and that some of my divorced friends are sick of hearing it. I get it. Completely. But...in honor of 15 years, humor me again, please.

Allen and I met in high school when my best friend Jenn moved into a house across the street from him. He was smart and funny and cute and I wanted to stay outside watching him play basketball all night. I would have married him right then, but there were legal issues prohibiting us. That, and the fact that he wasn't nearly as "into" me as I was him. I can't imagine why...I had like the biggest hair in my whole school, AND red high-top Reeboks, AND a Pepe acid washed denim jacket. What more could he want? He finally came around and we were the proverbial roller-coaster/on again-off again relationship for quite some time. Eventually, after a few years, lots of drama and some growing up, we were on again. It is an amazing story, and I can't type it all here- but it's one of those that gives you goose bumps and you can see God's hand in every detail of. We had it BAD! Still do.

We had 5 years together before our kids arrived- that 's a whole other post. I think that those 5 years were great for us, though. We went through a lot then...college, grad-school, living away from Jonesboro, and learning to stand on our own four feet spiritually. Then, Sophie Mae came along and simply overtook us. We had an amazing time just being us. A few years later, God decided to send us twin boys. Allen worked his tail off to pay for those monkeys and we own Sam and Jess out-right. (Thanks Dr Dunn for the buy one get one deal.) We're still having fun, and our little family is my heaven on earth.

There have been hard times too, but God has always been faithful to grab us and pull us up into His lap. As we have watched Sam lay in a hospital bed having constant seizures and not knowing where we were headed, Allen and I were one flesh. That's where it matters. I am so thankful for him and for all of the hoops that God made us jump through to get to each other. I wish we could have a thousand anniversaries.

So, tomorrow we get to send the kids to Momo's and go to a restaurant that doesn't have a kid's menu. We won't be cutting anyone's meat, or taking anyone to the bathroom. Just me and BD. I can hardly wait. Happy Anniversary Big Daddy. I love you more than chocolate.