Since you people only want to read about my happy wonderful marriage, and I hate you for it, here's another happy wonderful post about the happy wonderful things that happen.
Four years ago, to the day (amazing, right? I time these post so well.) a huge part of my life changed. Matt (the husband) left to serve an LDS mission in Forth Worth, Texas for two years. At that point, Matt and I had only known each other for about 5 months. But we were inseparable from the beginning, absolute best friends. Having him leave was a HUGE deal to me. He text me all the way to the Missionary Training Center in Provo and when he stopped responding I was pretty much distraught. I cried for a week, and that's probably not an exaggeration. For real. I don't deal well with people I like leaving me. Obviously, he was off doing an amazing thing, but I didn't miss him any less.
You'd think that I'd have some idea of what would happen once the kid got home. But if you had told me four years ago I was going to marry Matt, I wouldn't have believed you. But at the same time, it would have made complete sense. Everything happens for a reason, and somehow, some weird girl from South Jordan was supposed to meet tall blonde and handsome up in Ogden. It took us awhile to figure out what was going on, but once we did there was no stopping it.
Even though I was so mad at Texas for taking him away, I'm so glad he went. Don't get me wrong, I would have married the kid regardless of him going on a mission or not, but because he did we both grew in so many ways. It gave me a lot of time to think, a lot of time to figure out what I wanted, and I know it changed him in so many little ways, but those little things made him the rock in my life he is today. It made him stronger, kinder (if that was even possible), even quicker to forgive, and gave him the patience that he needed to put up with me. Forth Worth area, I owe you a lot. You didn't just help Matt grow, but you helped me too.
So much changes in four years. I can't even believe how much happened since September 8th, 2010. These four years have pushed me to my absolute limit, but brought on the most amazing parts of my life as well. Our family experienced in that 4 years one missionary homecoming, two graduations, my grandma passing away, three weddings, a baby, a missionary farewell, and a new 60" HD TV (this is a huge deal, actually). These four years have shaped me and changed me in ways that I can't even explain.
I wouldn't trade any of it.
I really wouldn't.
The last 4 years brought so much, and I know the next will too. I know there's going to be a lot of good. I know there's going to be challenges. There's going to be a lot of them. But it's going to be worth it, and it's going to be great. I'm excited to see where it all takes us.
4 years got us here. 4 years can get us anywhere :)
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