Nine years ago today!

Nine years ago today I met Jimmy on the pier in South Haven. Ever since that day I knew without a doubt we'd be together no matter what. Nine years ago today we didn't go out for a fancy dinner or to the movies we met on the pier and walked along the river and around South Haven and back to the pier and just talked for hours and hours. We clicked right away, conversation was easy and comfortable, it was like meeting up with a good friend only I'd never met him before. We sat on the end of the pier for hours watching the stars. I remember leaning my head on his chest while looking for shooting stars and hearing his heart beat. He saw a couple, I kept missing them. He walked me to my car, it was almost midnight and I never wanted to part. After that we were together all the time even though we lived 30 miles apart. Good ol' non expensive gas.
Life has not been perfect, I'm not the kind of person who acts like I live in a fairy tale and that we hold hands and skip while singing cute songs all day. But life has been far from imperfect too. We have grown together so much in the past nine years. I feel if you don't have challenges if you don't have to work out some disagreements your relationship doesn't grown and improve. People who say they never have disagreed or never ever had to work through any problems are to me either in a very fresh new immature relationship or they are faking themselves. Because if you agree about everything and anything and never have a different view on things that seems kinda boring and not realistic. Anyhow, I feel like because of the bad times and of course the many good times we've grown together so much. I can honestly say he is truly my best friend and I know I am his. We've seen each other through hard times, embarrassing times, sad times, happy times, funny times, and through everything our relationship has become stronger and stronger. Because of this wonderful man I have three beautiful children I love with all my heart, I have a home for my family and I have found a love for photography. I give him a lot of credit for where I am today, because he's always been there to encourage me, to help me figure things out, to help research and even to go to certain events with me. I know there are still bumps in the road but I also know I don't have to go over them alone and if someone is along for ride, those bumps don't seem as big. I love you Honey!!