Joey and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this week! 20 years is a long time, but it went by fast! It’s hard to believe it's been that long, because we still feel like kids. Our mothers have been dear friends since middle school. So, Joey and I have known each other a long time! I've had a huge crush on him since I was 5 years old that I’ve never been able to shake. :) We lived in different towns during much of our childhood so we didn’t know each other. As kids, we were opposites… I was a "total dork" and he was "super cool" so that wouldn’t have worked out so well, anyway. We both grew up and changed quite a bit during our high school years though!
He attended my older sister’s wedding as a family friend and we immediately connected that night and within a few months we quickly fell in love. I was only 19 years old and Joey was almost 20 years old when we got married but when we knew God wanted us to be together as husband and wife, we didn’t want to waste any time dating, so we decided to get married right away! We were in college at the time, so we just continued life and graduated together. Since then, the Lord has blessed us with three fantastic kiddos, a few moves, and a few career changes. Through it all, Jesus has strengthened us with lots of tough times and lots of great times. I wouldn’t have wanted any other man to live life with! To celebrate, this week we stole away one night to The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. It was just perfect! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delicious and the company was unmatched! We are so thankful to Jesus for giving us His patience, faithfulness and love so we could give it to each other for the last 20 years!
