4 years ago today I married my best friend. I know that everyone says that -- of course you married your friend, but it really is true. While I have girlfriends, guy friends, and a great sister that I am very close to, Kevin is all of those and more, bundled up into one adorable and loving package. I met him in October 1996; we got engaged in September 2005, and remarkably, I am not at all tired of spending every single day of my life with him. I still look forward to our evenings together, waking up next to him and his scratchy facial hair, and spending our weekends together, fighting over the newspaper, drinking coffee, and playing with the kids.
It took us a while to get engaged (this is not my fault -- I blame Kevin squarely for just not getting around to asking me -- I would have said yes years before), but once we were, I think we grew even closer together. Planning our wedding was so much fun, despite budget constraints and trying to whip up a fabulous wedding in under 7 months. But we did it and had an absolute blast on our wedding day. It really might have been the most fun day of my life and if I could do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. The most amazing thing in the world to me was appearing at the aisle on my sobbing father's arm and looking down the aisle, the church pews filled with our family and friends, and seeing Kevin standing at the altar, waiting for me. I think I half-worried that maybe he wouldn't be there (I've watched too many movies), but there he was, with a big grin on his face. I just locked eyes with him so that I didn't cry, and focused on him as I walked down the aisle.
The past 4 years have been incredible and filled with so many life changing moments. We had a son together. We bought a house. We're having another son (any day now, I hope!) We packed up Emily for her freshmen year of college. Through it all Kevin and I have become an "us" -- a strong team of "we", not just "me", not just "him". But we're now Mom and Dad, the Mullens, a couple. While we are still strong individuals, we're also a strong couple, and I look forward to the rest of our lives together and becoming even stronger and falling even more deeply head over heels in love with this man that I call my husband.
I love you, Kevin.
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