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my fractured fairy tale
… and they lived happily ever after. as long as I can remember, those words filled my eyes with hearts and my stomach with butterflies. disney movies, romantic comedies, and love songs created a foundation for what I expected from a relationship. add to that the religious teachings of purity culture and I felt like I had my fool proof plan to earn my happily ever after. I just had to put in my time, right? I had to earn it. at 16, I found myself in my first relationship, it lasted a month or two before I felt “convicted” about the relationship distracting me from my summer missions trips and…
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Lucky Number Seven
October 1, 2007. It was a Monday. I was sitting in the house my hubs (then Fiancé) shared with his 2 friends waiting for him to get home. He was at work. We were chatting, probably on skype or MSN Messenger (remember that?!) I had flown to Missouri to go with his family on a weekend vacation to Branson. I met his Ree & Pa, spent time with his family, and was scheduled to fly home to Florida that Tuesday. We had been engaged a little less than 2 months and were knee deep in planning a wedding for December 29th. We didn’t know when we’d be able to see…
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Best Valentine Ever.
Have you guys seen the Handmade Ryan Gosling tumbler? Of course I found it hilarious and had to show Chris a few of them (even if he didn’t think they were as funny as I did)… And guess what kind of valentines I got? another reason why i have the best husband ever. happy valentines day.