Happy Anniversary, Papa Shu!!
17 August 2014
My entire adult life has been peppered with troubles, choices, and learning experiences. Was I the cause of some of my own troubles? Absolutely. Have I made bad choices? Of course. But all of the learning experiences that have been placed in front of me, I have embraced. Everything that has happened in my past (good or bad) has made me who I am today. I know I wont be the same person in ten years that I am today, and I am good with that. Happy even!
But, truly, throughout my entire adult life (and some when I thought I was grown enough) I have had an amazing man standing by my side. We joke around about how we "grew up together", even though we didnt meet until we were 16.
The point is, without such a wonderful man growing with me through the last half of my life.. that's right... HALF my life!... who knows where I would be. Where he would be. Where, or if, our wonderful boys would be!
Living the "army life" may not be ideal for everyone. For us, however, it has done nothing more than make us grow... as adults, as a couple, and, most importantly, as a family. I would not trade our history or our lives for anything!
Short story long... happy anniversary to the best friend, husband, and, especially, the best father for our boys I could ever dream of! I love you, stud!
