Beginning with my Best Friend!: March 2013

We met many years ago and had no idea of the love that would grow between us. Today is my best friend and hubby's bday and he is the big 27. I'm glad he's finally the same age as me because he always comments on how much older I am even though it's only 6 months :) I must be 6 months wiser than right!?!?!

Yes, I was the first to have a crush on my handsome devil and it began young for me. A high school crush. I loved watching him play basketball. He was so athletic and such a smooth player. He was tall and studly and I wanted to hang out with him, so I began making friends with some Cardston girls hoping that someday I would get lucky and get to hang out with my lil crush. That never happened as he ALWAYS had a gf throughout high school.. lil stinker :)

But we found our way to each other in college. My best friend, Jarah, grew a crush on him and she drug me over to the house he lived in with some buddies. I had mostly got over my crush on him especially because my friend now had a fresh crush on him, but it was always stirring around. Then he left on his mission to the Philippines. So I spent the next couple years dating various not-as-good-as-my-hubby men that never seemed to last. I also became best friends with Dustin's lil sister, Kenzie. When Dustin got home, I was a flirty gal who thought it was funny how uncomfortable most returned missionaries were when they got home. Kenzie and I went to a pool party with a bunch of friends and Dustin ended up coming to try to get back in the swing of being around girls :) I gave him a hug and made a joke that I would help him get over his awkwardness with girls...so smooth haha

That fall he ended up living with my lil bro, Carson, in Calgary while they played football at the University there. He, of course, found me irresistible and while we were at home during Christmas, he put the moves on. I had spent New Years with Kenzie and her fam and we went out sledding with the boys. Later that night, Kenz, Dust and I were watching a movie and, of course, Kenzie fell asleep (she never could make it through a movie) and Dust couldn't keep his hands off me ;) We ended up having our first kiss right there in front of my sleeping best friend. This led to Dust coming up to Edmonton to seal the deal, but I had other plans... committal issues. He left Edmonton frustrated and gave up on the idea of he and I. I, of course, had many regrets of letting him go so easily.

Who knew a couple years after this happened that we would go for round two and that it would work out as a happily ever after story. We joke around all the time about whose fault it is that the first round didn't work out so well, but I truly am so thankful that he took another chance on me because I know I would never be happier with anyone else!

Dust is my best friend! He has my back through the thick and thin. He loves me through all my faults and shortcomings and makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world on a daily basis. He has amazed me with how naturally he has taken on the fatherhood role. He adores our beautiful daughter and I love watching him with her. It's an unconditional love and she has him wrapped right around her lil finger.

He brings out the best in me and pushes me to be better and strive for greatness in our life together! I very much dislike when we're apart and can't wait to be back by his side at any opportunity! I feel so blessed and can honestly say I have the best husband and friend for me in the whole entire world!!!!!!

I love how goofy he is...