It is amazing to me how much one person's life can change in the matter of 9 years. With the blink of an eye, I have been married to my best friend for nearly 7 years and together, we are raising two of the most beautiful little girls.
Nine years ago today, I was a 22 year old party animal who worked full-time at a shop and had just recently moved back into my parents house. That summer, Memorial Day weekend to be exact, is when our lives together started. In September of that year, my very first nephew was born. A few months later, I went on my first cruise with Josh and his family, came back and found out I was pregnant. In the meantime, my brother in the military got deployed to Iraq. In July 2003, our precious bundle of joy was born 6 weeks early. June 19, 2004, Josh and I tied the knot. Thanksgiving Day of 2006, we found out we were pregnant with our 2nd child. In March of 2007, we found out we were having another girl, the sister Lexi always wanted. That summer of 2007, I graduated with my Bachelors Degree. The purchase of our very first home was made in February of 2008 and I started a new job just days later, and Josh got laid off permanently from his job just days later.
So much has happened over the last nine years. It's amazing to me how different lives can change in just the matter of years.
Nine years ago today, the world lost an incredible man, my Grandpa Jack. I never got the chance to share with him these important milestones and happenings in my life. After thinking about all of these things, it makes me sad that I didn't get a chance to share these aspects of my life with him.
