
Jordan's birthday always make me feel sentimental. It's a reminder of how long we've been together, of all the years gone by, of all we've done together.
I have a very clear memory of Jordan blowing out the candles on his cake at his 15th birthday party. I remember looking at him, heart skipping beats and all that jazz. I remember going to bed at night and praying and hoping that oh-please-God-I'll-do-anything if Jordan and I could just fall madly in love and live happily ever after.
And some days I still look at him, my heart swollen to three times it's normal size and I think "Wow. It happened. I'm really here. This is really him. I'm in the happily ever after." I know that's cheesy but love is cheesy.
Jordan and I started dating over 11 years ago. While he has changed a ton and grown leaps and bounds, I still sometimes I get a glimpse of the 15 year old boy I fell in love with and I get whisked back to those days of butterflies, late night phone calls, giggles, first kisses, first dances. Of growing together. Of falling in love. I look at him as these old feelings and memories wash over me. And I feel ... grateful, blessed, like the luckiest girl alive.
Not a day goes by that I am don't thank my lucky stars that I have Jordan. This man who loves me, who cherishes me, who is my best friend, a fantastic father, who makes me laugh and who rubs my feet as we watch reruns on t.v. This man who covers me back up at night when I'm sleeping and the sheets slip off my shoulders. This man who still gives me butterflies and shivers. Who I wait for by the front window everyday when I expect him home from work. This man who is so so very easy to love in return.
There's this song and I'm sure I've mentioned it on my blog before but here it is again. I love it. I think it has been and will be our story. I love watching as we pass the verses in our own lives together.
Remember when I was young and so were you
and time stood still and love was all we knew
You were the first, so was I
We made love and then you cried
Remember when
Remember when we vowed the vows
and walked the walk
Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard
We lived and learned, life threw curves
There was joy, there was hurt
Remember when
Remember when old ones died and new were born
And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged
We came together, fell apartAnd broke each other's hearts
Remember when
Remmeber when the sound of little feet
was the musicWe danced to week to week
Brought back the love, we found trust
Vowed we'd never give up
Remember when
Remember when thirty seemed old
Now lookn' back it's just a steppin' stone
To where we are,Where we've been
Said we'd do it all again
Remember when
Remember when we said when we turned gray
When the children grow up and moved away
We won't be sad, we'll be glad
For all the life we've had
And we'll remember when
So happy 26th birthday Jordan, my one and only love. My mate from beginning to start. S & P.
I love you. Like, a lot.