A Love Story For the Ages

Dear Ty,

Maybe I don't tell you enough how grateful I am for you, and for the wonderful relationship we have. You and I have overcome so many obstacles and proved wrong so many naysayers. We're making our dreams a reality together!

I love that you are my home and my safe place. Even on the days that we are snippy with each other or when we argue more than we should,  I know that when we climb in bed at night you'll still hold out your arm for me to come lay with you. At the end of the day, you're always the one I run to.

You're the only one who can calm my anxious mind. You wrap me in a big hug and stroke my hair until I feel better. You are my rock and the calm in my storm. 

Every time we go through a rough patch or a hard place together, we always come out stronger and closer. I love the way we have no-boundaries communication and tell each other absolutely everything, even the things that are hard to say. 

I love how our love keeps getting better with time. We are always working on the hard things and becoming more patient and better forgivers. We are getting to understand the reasons behind the ornery days and getting better at putting ourselves in each other's shoes.

I'm so grateful for a husband who never gives up on me and is more than willing to work on our relationship and change the things that need changing or improving. 

I'm grateful to be married to a dreamer like myself, to be married to someone who is always looking for ways to grow and better himself.

I believe in you and in us so much. I know we can accomplish ANYTHING together. We're the perfect team. Thank you for giving me a love story for the ages; for giving me a love that is kind and forgiving and withstands the storms and the test of time. I'm so glad I get to do forever with you!

When it Was All Just a Dream (pt. 2)

This is what happiness looks like for me. It's 10:00 on a Saturday morning, breakfast is on the stove and there is a happy boy running to the door as you come in, saying, "Daddy, miss you!"
The oven beeps and the cinnamon rolls are done. There are happy giggles coming from the living room as our little boy ropes the dummy with you. The baby is playing on the floor and making gurgling sounds. Remember when it was all just a dream?

Outside, it's a beautiful summer morning and the horses are grazing in the pasture. The dogs are barking; there's a big crane in the yard! Tell loves it and says "want see big duck!"
We always talk about how we wish we could freeze him at this age; he is the funniest, sweetest boy. Remember when this was all just a dream?

We now have our second little boy, who we've been talking about since Tell was a baby. Our little Cas is the sweetest, happiest, most mellow baby. Tell loves him so much and he is the best addition to our family. Remember when he was just a dream?
I can see it now, our little cuties wrestling on the rug while we try to watch a movie on a rainy Sunday. We give up on the movie and sit on the porch to watch the storm while the boys run wild through the yard, screaming and laughing.
We're looking out on our field of horses, a couple of babies grazing with their mamas. You mention how we need to go check the cows this afternoon and make sure the trough is running. I'll smile and lean up against you on the porch swing, sigh happily and say, "Remember when this life was just a dream?"
Later, we pile the boys in the truck and head up to your parents' house for Sunday dinner. You talk to your dad about the cows, and the hay and the weather. Your mom gives me the rundown on how everyone has been doing, and I tell her our happy secret... we're expecting baby #3!
This is the beautiful future I dream about with you...and someday, we'll look back on these early days of dreaming, after all the hard work and planning to achieve our goals. We'll smile and say, "Remember when it was all just a dream?"