About Me: Our Marriage

In case you missed it, I recently started a little "About Me" series. I'm working through a list of things I want my kids to know about me. I thought it was sort of a cool getting-to-know-you project and would also be nice for this scrapbook that Reid will eventually look through.

Here's what I've done so far:

1. List 20 random facts about yourself.

2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears
3. Describe your relationship with your spouse.

I'm not sure this is going to be an easy one. Here goes!

Dac and I met in church (the same church we attend now as a matter of fact) as kids. He was/is a couple years older than me so I didn't really get to know him until probably early middle school.

We always had fun together and became very good friends. We remained just friends through first semester of my freshman year. We went to fall homecoming together and had the best time together just hanging out and laughing. It was very un-date-like and that was perfect. On December 3, 1998, Dac asked me to "go out" with him and the rest is history.

(Proof that I CAN be thin and in shape AND can even tan too...)

For those of you who don't know the history - I'll give a quick recap. We continued dating through high school and Dac went to a community college in town. Then, when I started college, I went to Oklahoma State and Dac went to Wichita State. We did the long distance gig for four years (minus a brief breakup) before getting married September 16, 2006. 

Edited to add: We got engaged in March of 2006 before I graduated college. Dac and I had found it challenging to find time to talk that week so he made a phone date with me at like 6 p.m. that night. I called him and he "couldn't talk". I was pretty dang furious, to say the least. About the time I hung up, there was a knock at the apartment door. Beth and Julie hollered at me and low and behold, Dac was at the front door with flowers. We went to Theta Pond on campus, where a swan just about ruined the moment... that's another story though. Anyway, Dac proposed, I said yes, and voila! =)

Our relationship started as a true friendship and that has remained our foundation. I'm certain it's what brought us to here and what will keep us going.

Dac and I are very different. For the most part our cores are the same... you know, the important stuff. Our personalities and tendencies are not as much. I am a worrier, a little type-A who stresses and cleans in an attempt to have control in my life. Dac is laaaaaaaid back. He is easy going and doesn't let much get to him. He also tends to not pick up after himself. ;) While I encourage him to stay on task, he encourages me to relax. We complement each other. There's never a day go by that we don't laugh. Dac insists and for that I'm thankful. He respects me, encourages me, loves me, and... runs the updates on my phone and laptop. =) 

Today, we celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary. We've been through the ups and downs. Things have changed a great deal since then but in so many ways - the right ways - things are very much the same.