6 years

6 years ago, I was waking up in my parent's house.  It was the last morning spent as a "single lady."  The queen size bed in the downstairs room, was at capacity, hosting 4, yes 4, girls.  Some of my favorite girls.  I woke up next to my best (girl) friend and my sister and cousin.  One of the last nights that I would wake up to someone besides my Mr.

I would describe our special day as magical, the Mr., in typical man fashion would speak of that night being magical...just saying.

While I perused the aisles of Target last night, with my baby girl in the sling, I wondered, even if I had money would get him anything?  I know this sounds terrible.  But you have to understand that we have been college students our entire married life, up until this anniversary.  With just relocating our family of 5 across the country, well, we are still in the "poor house."  But soon enough...

Someday, we'll hit up an anniversary date/minivacation just the two of us.

For now I'll enjoy this life.  Where a babygirl wakes me, peeking her little smiling eyes out at me through her crib bars.  The smile just screams, pick me up-love me mama.  I'll open the bedroom door to a little boy, who is just a day away from 2 years old.  He jumps down from his mattress and his little feet pitter-patter across the floor super eager for the day.  He says "love you mom" as he reaches for my hand to head down the stairs.  My Rykiebear will join us a tad later, with "morning mom, how was your sleep, good?  GOOD!"

and I'll cook cinnamon rolls.  and we'll wait for the Mr. to wake (he stayed up late working...)

We will have a day, together, the 5 of us.

I have dreams of an Olive Garden family dinner.  Hope it plays out as well as I think it can.

Our life is magical.

Even though some days, (yesterday, and the day before that) aren't the fairy tale that I had dreamed of that night 6 years ago when I was at my parent's house.  Every day has been perfect.

I couldn't imagine a better person to share this life with.

So thankful you are mine, Paul.

To many more years, and hopefully an upcoming anniversary with a vacation :).