My Front Porch Looking In ...: June 2010

I am about to take a stroll down memory lane...

Recently we just celebrated our 2 year anniversary! Whoa..lol ;) I know I know just two years ... & I can't wait to be able to say 50 but 2 is the number for now!

It would take me years to type a story on how God made our paths cross and how we should have known each other most of our lives but somehow God managed to save that for one sweet september day :).. and how we fall in love.. so I will try to keep this short and sweet!

I had started my junior year in high school and I was just ready to start thinking about college and was not making any plans of finding my husband by any means... I sure wasn't but God was.. and boy am I glad he was! :) A friend of mine at that time was just begging me "there is this guy I want you talk to .. I just know yall will really like each other".. my response was nah .. no thanks.. I am good...lol.. so I guess in all reality it was sort of a blind date thing....but I just like to call it God's sweet little surprise for me ;) because I love them so much! haha!..It all started with a text message .. thank you Lord for technology ;) or I may not have my husband..jk.. anyway it was like a dustin :"hey" ginger: "hey..what are you up to?" dustin: "just sitting around playing my guitar" to dustin: " this is so weird, can I just call you" and my response being "I was just thinking the same thing ... sure"..lol .. I mean yeah we were young but how did we really think we were going to get to know each other?... Those messages were in some sort of fashion that way.. and I still have that same cell phone with those messages saved on it :)... we ended up talking for like 5 hours and I was already so silly over this boy... we lived 20 min apart.. our families knew each other..and I never knew of him?! We ended up talking about our beliefs..our families..our lives.. such sweet conversation and I still love his voice to this day as much as I did then! Although I was still a little freaked out because I had never seen him... I know you are not suppose to judge a book by its cover and I was clearly falling for his personality buuuuuttt..my friend could have been setting me up with anyone knowing that girl..haha! The next day he came to town I lived in.. and back then when you rode around and wasted a bunch of gas you were also cool (seemed like that way to do things since we did not have any other form of entertainment than wave at your friends as you pass them on the street .. too funny right?) .. so we were just going to meet up with my friends and actually see each other in person for the very first time... we met down by the river(I guess that was a good place to meet & if you are from the wee little town I grew up in you will get it .. no I am not a country bumpkin off of the river although I love being barefoot..haha.) and it was awkward as most relationships are a little at first but I felt right at home and soon fell head over heels! He was a blonde hair, blue eyed, muscly & handsome young man :).. and I was hooked ;-)..... maybe its a little selfish ;) but I thank God for creating him just for me! ... I love him with my whole heart! We dated for four years..engaged for one..and have now been married for two! We have been able to have so many neat experiances ..blessed beyond what we deserve.. and God has brought the both of us a very long way throughout our adventure as I like to think of it :)!!!

Our engagement was one of the most fun times in our life! It started with a happy birthday/engagement surprise celebration! We got to plan a whole year for the best day of our lives thus far (everyone says that turns into the 2nd best day after you have a baby) but for now it is our best day :)! That year was full of amazing adventures from trying on wedding dresses all over the state of Arkansas... checking out wedding venues..buying magazines-cutting pictures out of them..flowers...details details details...family...amazing wedding showers...a bridal luncheon that should have been in a magazine ;)...newspaper articles..picking a photographer..etc..etc..etc....tooooo

Rehearsal...
You always have to have a rehearsal before the real deal;) we had ours and then went on the arkansas queen with all of our family..wedding party..and friends! That night was so fun.. we had dinner on the Arkansas river and watched the sunset..then had some fun cutting a rug on the dance floor to the music the band was playing! It was an absolute blast! We laughed all night and just enjoyed our family and friends!

Our BIG DAY :)....
I got to have my fairytale wedding! It was more than I ever dreamed of! We choose Marlsgate Plantation as our wedding venue! It was a beautiful place with a mix of southern elegance & charm :).. and I added a pinch of my vintageness to the details ;)! We could not have picked a better site for our amazing day! My wedding planner knew his stuff and made our special day one to remember! From the horse drawn carriage ride to the vows we shared... the whole day was simply exquisite! Our reception was outside under a big white tent (something I have dreamed about since I was a little girl :)... we had a live band and enjoyed the happiest day our life with our amazing family and friends!

So here we are two years down the road! I promise it has not all been cupcakes and candlelight, and we have been through bumps in our road and lots of lessons learned already but God has blessed us and covered us with his amazing love through our journey and we love growing and learning together .. even if it is the hard way sometimes :).. I have burned a lot of meals, rolls, and cookies and Dustin ate seconds to keep me from crying ;) ...God is good to us & we give him all the credit.. after all He created each of us for the other :) I can't wait to grow old with you Dustin Lynn King ;-)

Our Engagement Party...