Twelve years ago yesterday (July 17th) in a little church in San Antonio, TX, I married the love of my life. The little college girl that bought me, yes, bought me for $110 at my fraternity date auction at the frat house in August of 1997. Oh, and also, if you didn’t notice, we shared the same last name even before we were to wed. And no, we aren’t related. Our healthy kiddos have proven that (smiley face).

We’ve had such an amazing twelve years and we are both extremely excited for many more fun, exciting, challenging, sleep deprived, fast paced, adventurous, laughable, lovable, whimsical, spiritual, thought provoking, victorious years to come. The years haven’t always been the same as others, yet there are so many that I can’t stop thinking about due to how much fun we’ve had. I sure do love adventure and the great outdoors, as you can see on my blog. However, I didn’t realize that when I signed up for marriage, that there would not be another adventure that I can think of out there that could contend with this one. Traveling through trails and rough terrain of mountain ranges that we’ve never traveled before, rough on our feet, hotter than Hell , and at times unbearable, but we always get through and are better for it. Storms that come out of nowhere, yet still have a stunning view only to learn that these adventures & storms that we’ve weathered have made us stronger individually and have brought us closer together throughout the journey. The adventure that brings us to the most peaceful of streams, the feeling of gliding through the air on a hang-glider without a care in the world thinking nothing will ever come between us and we’ll never lose this feeling. Oh, the ups and downs of marriage, life, love and relationships. We can’t live without them and I wouldn’t change a thing from the good and the bad. It’s ALL of it that makes us who we are and who we’ve become as a couple. I know that I’ve made some of the most unbelievably ridiculous decisions in these past twelve years and I’m pretty sure that I’ll make some more. Yet she is still with me and SHE STILL Likes ME!

Happy Anniversary My love, and here’s to many more adventures with you my queen!

[Enjoy some pics below of our past adventures]

(ABOVE: our 12 year anniversary trip to Asheville, NC)

(ABOVE: our honeymoon)

(LEFT ABOVE: our wedding night – RIGHT: moments after I proposed)

(LEFT: the moment we met – RIGHT: our first date)