As promised, a little look into my reltaionship with my husband. Past and present. But don't worry, I'm not going to bore you with mushy, lovey-dovey details or some kind of magical, life-changing advice. This is just an introduction to us.
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| 1999 Awww...look at those two kids! This is a picture of me and Matt from Matt's senior prom. We started dating when I was 15 and he was 16. That was in 1997. It was an on-and-off relationship. Ulitimately, we ended up together, so all of the stuff in between just helped shape our relationship today. We closed on our first house together in 2004. We did not anticpate being in the same home at this point in our lives. BUT, we had 4 kids in 4 years and I stopped working. We made the decisions that we thought would be more beneficial to us as a family while the boys are young. I am very much looking forward to going back to work within the next few years. We got married in July of 2006. We honeymooned in the Dominican Republic, but I owe Matt a better honeymoon someday because as soon as we boarded our flight out of Detroit, I was sick with a terrible sinus and ear infection. Being sick made me very uncomfortable while away from home, so I was a little grumpy. Strangely enough, we met ONE couple from America while we were there. And they happened to be from a small town only 10 minutes from where we live. The craziest coincidence is that Matt got hired at a school district that both of them work for. Crazy, right? Our twins were born in March of 2008, and Benji was born in May of 2009. I was working at a bank when I first got pregnant. When we found out we were having twins, my original plan was to take one year off work. Then I got pregnant when the twins were 4 1/2 months old. This was a game-changer. Sometimes I think God throws us some curve balls just to remind us that He's in charge. And of course, Aaron arrived in 2012. After being home with the twins, I couldn't justify going back to work just to pay for daycare. Although having another income would be nice sometimes, I think that this is better for us now. I guess time will tell.  Matt is the Director of Technology for Eastwood Schools. This was also his first season as the head coach of boys' varsity basketball. He was the J.V. coach for a few years before the opportunity opened up for head coach. I think he is an awesome coach, but I am biased. He's very passionate about basketball and coaching, and he is the best father to the boys. Again, I'm a little biased. So there's a little background to who we are today. Obviously, these things alone do not define us. We are not the same couple we were in high school, or in college, or even 2 years ago. Every new happiness, sadness, challenge, and event that happens in our lives helps us evolve. Sometimes we can do it all together, other times its a struggle for us to see eye to eye. But that is the real us. We take the good with the bad and we move forward, together. |
