Our Ten Year Journey...

Dustin and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary this Friday. We leave for Maui tomorrow! I am excited about getting away. It was hard to leave Samara at my dad's tonight but I know that she will be spoiled rotten by the time we get back. I also know that it is good for Dustin and I to get away from everything and reconnect.

We are going to renew our vows in a beach ceremony on our actual anniversary. We have a few things planned that we want to do but a lot of rest and relaxation as well. We have finished packing and it is time to get a good night sleep before our long journey tomorrow. One of the journeys we have planned is the "Road to Hana". I have read several travel guides about this trip and they all say it is about the journey not necessarily the destination. Sometimes this is true of marriage. The journey is what makes a marriage special. I have been blessed to share my journey for the past 10 years with Dustin. He has been such a blessing to me for a number of reasons but for starters here are 10.....
1. I never ever doubt that he loves me. He tells me every day.
2. I know that I am the number 1 woman in his life.
3. He makes me laugh when no one else can.
4. He would do anything for me....yes even move back to Oklahoma
5. He gives the best back and head massages I have ever had.
6. He does not worry about what other people think and stays true to himself.
7. He picks out random (sometimes strange) songs and plays them to me while I cook supper. (Sometimes he sings too!)
8. He is the father of our beautiful baby girl, Samara. He loves her with all of his heart and he is a good dad.
9. The way he cares for and relates to his students.
10. For always being by my side no matter what the situation. He has been there for good and bad. For rich and poor. In sickness and in health.