Saturday, September 8, 2012

Time Flies.

When I was younger and people said "Time flies" I never really understood it. I guess. I mean, obviously time goes by, at the end of every year we're all like "Oh, hey, how is it already Christmas?" and "Where did this year go?!" but until there's a certain date (dating a couple, a few, several years ago) or something funny that you remember randomly but realize that it happened 10, 11, 12 years ago, you don't realize it- time DOES fly by.

12 years ago (tomorrow 9/9) Eric and I started "dating." I say dating in quotations because we were 16. What kind of dating really happens at 16? I mean, we went to the movies. Held hands. Showed everyone we were a 'couple'. Smooched in the hallways. Wrote each other notes on college ruled, three-hole-punched notebook paper that we passed to each other between classes. I guess at 16 that is what dating consists of. But we always say that we never really dated during our relationship. Here's why. 
We started off as classmates in freshman algebra. Then we became 'neighbors' due to assigned seating. Then we because absolute best friends. Talking to each other on the phone for hours and hours on end. Then we shared stories of our lives. Our ups, our downs. Our crushes and what-not. I always said no to his asking me out for those years. We were best friend. I didn't want things to turn ugly, then I would lose my absolute best friend.
Then my 16th birthday happened.

One week later. "Hey I was thinking........" came out of my mouth on the phone one night.
E: "Thinking about what?"
J: "People"
E: "Who people?"
J: "Me and you people."
Let's just say, it was on like Donkey Kong after that. We were pretty much inseparable.
He even liked me when I had braces. Yuck.
 I stole his t-shirts.
We went to prom.
We went everywhere in his car.
We graduated high school.. (I have no scanned pics... sadly)
I graduated college.
Shortly after that, we got married.
Then we drove to Vegas.
1. The Arch in St. Louis. 2. Sunflower fields in Kansas 3. Sunset before Colorado. 4. Pit stop in the Rockies 5. Utah 6. The Grand Canyon 7. Treasure Island in Las Vegas
We went to hockey games.
I started my photography business.
J.M. Photography-- jmphotography01749.weebly.com/jmphotography01749.blogspot.com
The Bruins won the Stanley Cup and we were front row for the parade :)
Took Eric to his first Sox game on my birthday!
Then this happened. :)
 And this.
 And this.
Then this.....
 Which turned into this. This perfect little boy.
 And now we're here. I write this blog. I work full time for an excellent company. Eric still has his full time job that he got when we were in high school. We live in a great apartment (the one I grew up in which amazingly became available when we desperately needed to move out of a terrible situation). And we couldn't be happier. So, yeah, I guess the older I get, the more I appreciate (and realize) that time does fly.

With all that being said, Happy 12 Year Anniversary, Dear Husband. I love you to the moon and back. Hope we spend many, many more years together, living, growing, sharing and raising (and loving the crap out of) this little guy that we call ours.

**Sorry this post was so long.. Clearly I got a little carried away ;)**

12 comments:

  1. Time flies when you're having fun! Stopping by to say hello from the blog hop! (And isn't the Grand Canyon a-m-a-z-i-n-g??!?!?!)

    makingitfeellikehome.blogspot.com

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  2. Happy 12 years. What an amazing story you have!

    New follower:

    http://www.memoirsofmeandmine.com/

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  3. Love your story, friend! So sweet! I'm a new follower from the Sunday Social, and I'd love a follow back at http://www.two-in-diapers.blogspot.com when you get the chance! :)

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  4. I loved your story! You and Eric are such great people and you two deserve the world!. Your family is beautiful. Im so lucky to have you as a friend. Looking forward to the next to the next blog :)

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  5. Wow, twelve years!! That's so great for you guys, and time really does fly when you're having fun!! congrats on those years spent together, and here's to many more!!

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  6. Love you so much! This post made me so happy. You and Eric and Lucas are the most perfect little family and I adore you all. <3 twin

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  7. Awww I loved reading every word of it. It's amazing how time does fly. I look back on us and think, seriously? I have known him for that long? That's a good chunk of my life I have been happy, sad, through hell and back with him. That's sweet you guys have been in love since high school :) Loved all those photos too

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  8. What a great post and amazing pictures. I just had to comment on the red car. Was it a Dodge Daytona? It looks like it. My son had one exactly like it. You two are so cute and with the addition of your little one, you have a perfect family.

    Barbara @ www.allmylivesnow.com
    your Cara Box Friend

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    1. Yes it's a Daytona. Probably one of the best first cars ever! What a tank!

      Thank you so much! I feel so lucky every day to have these two cool dudes in my life!

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