Its been a whole year already?!?

In 2008, I started working for Score Federal as a teller.  I got to know many of the members of Score by working with them face to face on a daily basis.  Towards the end of 2008, I noticed one member in particular that would come in on a regular basis.  I thought he was attractive, but because of the drama that surrounded my life at the end of 2008, I did not think much of it.  One day, he came in and I helped him.  He struck up a conversation with me that went from all the way from tattoos to Nascar.  From that day forward, I had a crush.... but again, was not thinking much of it.  Just someone to flirt with and look at :).  He became known by my coworkers as "cute boy."  Well, he started coming in more and more often and the conversations continued and the crush grew and grew.  One day, my coworker and I were joking with cute boy and we told him that he should go buy us lunch with all of the money that he withdrew.  About 30 minutes later, he showed back up with lunch for myself, and 3 of my coworkers.  And not McDonalds..... Roly Poly. I decided that day that he earned my phone number.  That followed with a first date. 

Our first date was amazing.  We went to a Mexican restaraunt and we talked for 3 hours straight.  It took us over 30 minutes to order and then we did not shut up long enough to eat while dinner was warm.  I was smitten.... here was this handsome guy who thought I was something special.  And he accepted me with all of my baggage.  Amazing.

on April 2, 2011, my handsome (and single by the way) brother walked me down the aisle to marry "cute boy." 

Our relationship has been interesting to say the least.  We had the whole world against us.  We both had some MAJOR baggage, we had our baby way too early in our relationship, we were both broke and trying to make it, and we were both trying to overcome some major emotional junk. 

But, we MADE IT.  It has been a whole year now since we took the plunge and I am so so thankful and lucky that he chose me. 

We celebrated our anniversary at Level 8 and Shulas.

My beautiful anniversary gift

the sun was really really bright and I couldnt take it

being silly in the lobby at Hotel Duval

 

We had an amazing time. 

Allen is wonderful.  He is my best friend.  We laugh all the time.  We argue.  We play.  We enjoy life.  We get stressed out.  We are parents.  We dissagree.  We agree.  We are a normal loving couple.  We are still very much in love.  We still flirt and take silly pictures of ourselves.  Allen has become Daniel's dad in every sense.  Allen is my angel. 

I am a lucky girl.