(MATT)
So I dedicate this entire post to my beautiful wife, Amber, who is without a doubt, my soul mate, and the woman of my dreams.
It’s funny to think that when I was a child, I always told my dad that I never wanted to get married and I never wanted to pay bills.
Now look at me…married and paying bills.
It was four years ago today that Amber caught my eye while sitting in her friends dorm room at the University of Southern Indiana. I walked into the room with my good friend Lukas one day, when I finally decided to hang out with the people on my floor, and set my eyes on a woman I hadn’t seen on the floor since school had started.
She caught my eyes immediately I tell you. There she was wearing some rather nice clothing, which I still remember in detail to this day, while reading an issue of People Magazine. After saying hello to each other, I quickly turned to my friend Lukas and asked him, “Who is SHE?”
Yeah, I thought Amber was quite beautiful. Ah heck, she was hot!
She still is too. This girl was unlike any girl I had ever seen before. She looked smart, looked good and had such an easy personality to work with. We both learned very quickly that our love for sports was not only ironic, but something special. Amber had played basketball her whole life while I had been playing since I was in fifth grade. Although I will go out on a limb and say she got more playing time than myself. I’m just guessing, but I’m sure that I’m dead on with this one.
After dating for a little while, I decided it was time to propose to her on July 27, 2008. Yeah you read that correctly. 2-0-0-8!
I had to wait 2 years to marry the woman who I always wanted to be with. Talk about tough!
Ever since day one, Amber has had my full attention and my heart. From top to bottom, Amber has been the type of woman who loves and cares about those around her. She’s silly, and does some of the cutest things at the most random moments when her and I are alone…poor thing is shy.
She knows me inside and out. I know this because we both STILL complete each other’s sentences. I know it’s cliché, but it’s true. We know so many things about each other, I’m surprised at how quickly it’s all gone.
All I can of sometimes when I’m laying next to her is…what are we going to be like when we’re old and gray? I mean seriously. She’s gonna be one of those cute old ladies who spoils all of her grandchildren and even the other kids outside of the family. And I’m gonna be one of those old guys that plays pranks on all of the members of the family. I’ll still be sneaking up on people and scaring them because that’s what I do. Unfortunately I probably still won’t be able to school my older brother at basketball though.
But regardless…I look forward to our future each and everyday, but I also cherish our present life and what all it has to offer. I don’t get to lay with Amber in bed at the same time due to my job and my sleep schedule, but it’s something that is unavoidable right now. Both her and I know it is more than just that in our relationship. Sure I can’t sleep at the same time as my wife, but I’m there when she gets back from school, I get dinner ready when it needs to be done and I’m there whenever something is going wrong and only I can fix it for some reason, lol.
Amber’s the best. Four years with her has been great, but 40, 50, 60, 70 more years with her would be even better. I’m gonna be all hunched over with a bald head and flabby arms along with my balloon butt, which will become a popped balloon butt, if you know what I mean.
SAGGY!
But like I said, let’s look forward to the present…right now…and what it has to offer.
We’re both happy and loving each other more and more each day. We are both working and going to school while taking care of our fat little boy, Zack, but also enjoying the time we have to just sit back and relax. Sitting around on a sofa on a Friday night used to be boring, but now that real life is here for the both us…boring Friday nights couldn’t be any better. There’s nothing I cherish on this earth more than being able to watch tv with my wife in the same room while talking about each other’s day and how the other is doing.
We’ll always pick on each other and will also give each other a hard time, but what matters at the end of the night is that we know that we love each other.
I tell Amber every night…
I love you more than words
Always and forever
Goodnight and sweet dreams
God bless you
I love you
Yeah, we say “I love you” twice. Love is the only way a REAL relationship will work. With God in our relationship we’ll be fine. We have two great families on both of our sides that are there for us when we need them and we have friends who we wouldn’t trade for anything.
It really is ironic and silly how Amber and I came to be at the same school in the first place, but go figure…I ain’t going there. Maybe someday down the road though. Just know that our marriage and our relationship really was an act of God and that ANY single thing that would have been different in high school for both of us, would have changed our futures to something completely different. God led both of us to each other in his own way. Amber just so happened to be in her best friend’s room on the same day that I just so happened to wanna stop by…considering I only visited that room maybe once before.
I was just a step or two from going back home after a really rocky start to my college career and Amber could have very easily gone to IUPUI considering her circumstances as well. But like I said…a story that will not be shared. At least not tonight.
All any of you need to know is that her and I love each other more and more each day.
Four years ago…
It really was a winter wonderland that year.
Every December 11th that comes by will remind me of how it all started. I know it will for Amber too.
So before I go, I should probably tell you Amber, even though you’re asleep as I type this…
I love you more than words
Always and forever
Goodnight and sweet dreams
God bless you
I love you
See you soon boo boo bee bah!
Oh, that is a sweet story and funny too and saggy, LOL. You will always make me laugh, so glad you are in our family. I too, will never forget the prayers we shared and the unexpected phone call close around December 11th.
Have a great weekend!