The day was a blur. But what I remember was beautiful.
We drove off in a borrowed red Corvette with nothing but dreams and a few dollars in our pocket. We were heading off into the sunset when I suddenly realized I had left my makeup bag behind at the church. We were too far away to turn around. I silently looked at J wondering if he would recognize me the next day, without mascara and lipstick.
But he loved me anyway. He loved me through three rounds of real estate school, a fledgling home based business, too many trips to the Animal Shelter and my less than desirable cooking skills.
Two apartments and five houses later, we’re still building a dream home in our head. It sits on beachfront property with 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, a wraparound porch, lush flower gardens and a live in maid (and it’s completely doable if we each take on 8 more full time jobs). But our reality is perfectly fine too. A little brick ranch filled to capacity where noise abounds, school takes place and toast is often burnt (sorry J).
We’ve grown up together. We’ve fought, we’ve cried, we’ve prayed and we’ve giggled a lot over the last 14 years. And we’ve welcomed three children into our little world.
Truth is, 14 years ago I didn’t care where that red Corvette was going when we left the wedding, as long as I was beside him. I still feel the same way.
amanda t dodson 
Nice…what a great feeling! You are very blessed!
So glad you linked up today, Amanda. The tears are never far away when I read posts like this about true married love.
“Truth is, 14 years ago I didn’t care where that red Corvette was going when we left the wedding, as long as I was beside him. I still feel the same way.” – those are the best lines of all!
How lovely. Congratulations on a milestone. I’m looking forward to my first weekend away with my husband since Kids…short as it is, I can’t wait!
That made me teary. I feel exactly the same way about my husband of 12 years. We aren’t living our dreams, not yet, but when it comes to reality vs. the dream, I’ll take reality thankyouverymuch.
What a lovely blog! Thank you so much for stopping by today and comenting. I’m looking forward to reading more!