This picture was taken in 2010.
This picture was taken 4 years later. And I'm still smitten.
[don't mind the pack of cigarettes, one of the many bad choices made in college hehe]
Ladies and Gentleman, meet the love of my life. my bearded, hunk of a man, Colby. Aka Michael.
I would say there aren't words to describe how i feel about this man, but let me tell you, there are plenty. i could go on for hours, write books, put an article in the newspaper or send a telegraph thats 10 pages long, proclaiming my love for him.
We met at 15. Him 15, me 16 in San Antonio, Texas. Our parents had become great friends and decided to take the families on a vacation from Henderson, TX [where we both grew up] to the hill country. (our parents to this day are still best friends and are literally neighbors) I was more than excited to go, and not because of him but because i loved to travel. When Colby tells this story he will tell you how he already despised me because i was a cheerleader and all cheerleaders have no substance. Boy was he wrong!
The first words we ever said to each other were "Hey, we have the same phone" and the rest is history. We immediately got along. Immediately became best friends. Colby tells me he was hesitant because he had a girlfriend at the time and i had a boyfriend, but also because i was "popular". But that didn't stop us from staying up all hours of the night every night just talking about our lives and telling each other secrets that no one else knew. I instantly knew he was special to me. I didn't know then, really how much. God had his plan in the works for us at 15 years old.
Dating on and off through high school and college, in August of 2013 we finally spoke after literally two years of silence. We loved each other so much that when we weren't together, we couldn't even be friends. We just didn't speak. I can remember thinking to myself that i would never see my best friend again. All that changed one summer night.
Our first date after not seeing each other was at TGIF. He had grown a beard and at first i hated it. We sat in the booth and talked for hours. After that night, i never left. Literally. I packed up my essentials and basically moved to Tyler. For a few months i stayed with Colby. Not seeing this wasn't in Gods plan. What was in Gods plan was a beautiful engagement. On April 24th, 2014, he asked me to marry him. In Bri and Josh Lomas kitchen. It was the best day of my life.
After we got engaged, we decided i would move out and get my own apartment and i was having convictions about us living together. Thinking this would solve all our problems, i was rudely awakened when it didn't. I was so accustomed to living a selfish life that i took that selfishness out on Colby. He literally had to teach me how to be a better human, and live for others. The first year was the most trying in our lives. I think back on it now and know it was God speaking through Colby each and every day. I thank God that i found a man who would take the time to teach a 24 year old how to live.
Now, equipped with Gods strength, our relationship is blossoming. Im experiencing things I've never felt before. Joy, happiness. A yearning to go out of my way to make Colby feel good. I owe every last bit of my happiness to Jesus.
Colby is beautiful, humble, honest, caring, loving, compassionate, a dreamer, incredibly smart (beyond genius) and he is mine.
My bride groom. Sent straight from the arms of my savior. I couldn't be more lucky!
I challenge you to live a life where you put yourself last and everyone you love, first. It will bring you to your knees with joy.
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