He's 27!!!

My sweet Love,

I look at this picture above and my heart only smiles. You were 13 and I was 12.... that's the first time I laid eyes on you. I met my husband before I became a woman and before your voice was finished changing. How crazy is that? 

How crazy is that I have loved you for more than half of my life? 

How is it that you stole my heart so long ago?

I wrote you this note right after my 17th birthday,

"well jord, its just one of those days. These last couple of days have been good and fun but just not quite fulfilled! And especially today, i just kinda MISS YOU! just hearing your sleepy voice in the mornings, or hear ya whine about school, or hear your cute laugh, or hear ya smile (the good one)..............just know i am thinkin about ya lots and i am hoping this will be a good relaxing trip for ya. you're the cutest..............~mj 10/9/2004"

All I dreamed of at that time was to hear your sleepy voice every morning for the rest of my life or hear you whine about irrelevant things and so I could try to cheer you up... or maybe just hear you giggle or give me that flirty little smile. You know that one that makes my knees shake and heart race. That was nine years ago. And now my love you are 27 and I am 26 and we have been doing this for almost four years now. My dreams of forever, my teenage wish, my hopes of my future came true. I get to hear your sleepy voice every morning, I listen to you whine about irrelevant things and listen to you laugh. I get to hear you call me beautiful and give me that flirty little smile. Not all days are rainbows and butterflies baby, but it's pretty close. You are my ONLY ONE- always. And I am forever thankful.

I am grateful for your 26th year of life and all things you got to experience and check off your bucket list. These are the memories that we are going to laugh about for our life time. And now that you made it past your 26th year, you better start banking on growing old with me baby.(sorry but now your stuck! until you become a crazy old rock man) 

I want to sit on the porch at the ranch when we are 80 in our rocking chairs to watch a storm roll in and listen to you ramble about some crazy person you met or a rock you found.... I want to make more crazy memories and I want to love you forever. 

Thank you for your patience with me, your hard work with SurgicalFibers and helping us to become COMPLETELY debt free, thank you for being always funny guy, thank you for taking me on some adventures and thank you for loving me!

I have a good feeling about this next year baby! 

Let's go adventure what do you say?

{after this past year we can do anything}

Here is your 26th year of life.......

I love that you love the outdoors

I love when you are Mr. Funny Guy

I love your adventurous spirit

I love your attention to detail in nature

I love how amazing you are with kids ;-)

I love your competitive spirit

I do not love when your beard hides your handsome face!

You are very sexy when covered in mud and have been working outside all day

I love your imagination

I love and HATE your rebellious spirit

I love how much you love your people

I love your awe and love for God's creation

I love your face

I love how much you love me

I love you.... not sure what i can say here

You're creepy

I love the way you capture things with a camera

I love your desire to be outside

I love that you have the excitement of a little kid

I love your heart

I love your voice and I miss hearing you sing to me

I love that you are strong and keep me safe

I love how much you love your family

I love quiet moments with you

I love your free spirit

I love your discoveries

I love that you are MINE!

Happy 27th Birthday Baby!!!!

My 25th Year

25 Years of Life...

If you would have asked me 5, 10, or 15 years ago what I would being doing when I was 25 the answer would have been totally different than what I actually did. It's crazy how things can change, what dreams never come into fruition and all the things that can happen when you are willing to say "Yes" to most things and learn to move past others. It was crazy and hard and beautiful all at the same time. 

So here is year 25

1. I learned how to live in 21 foot space with one other person

2. I learned what it is like to live without electricity, without a fridge and without running water. 

3. I traveled through 15 states and explored 6 National Parks

4. I learned how to live with only 10 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of shoes, a couple of sweatshirts, no nice makeup, no curling iron and no blow dryer. And how to live and save money while only making minimum wage

5. I became brave enough to not rely on a constant paycheck and be far away from my family and friends

6. I learned how to drive a motor home across the country

7. I finally met my godson Cole, two years after he was born!

8. I fell in love with Arkansas!

9. I experienced Nashville, TN and finally got to see Texas

10. I embraced the fact that my life may never be "normal" (meaning moving will always be involved in some way, shape, or form)

11. I walked over 300 miles, up and down flights of stairs in 7 weeks while working at Amazon

12. I had 3 jobs in 3 different states

13. I spent my very first Christmas away from family

14. I read through the entire New Testament

15. I went to my first Spring Training game and my favorite player photobombed our picture!

16. I celebrated my 3rd anniversary to a boy I met 14 years ago....

17. I got to meet my little baby nephew Lennix!

18. I got to hang out with my Logan and find out my little sister is giving me another nephew!

19. I finally got to meet little Nate and find out Ian and Richelle are giving us niece or nephew #9

20. I checked off Zion National Park from my bucket list

21. I spent 4 months is Montana, which has been a dream of mine

22. I am embracing "loving my family and friends from far away"

23. I rode my bike over 100 miles this summer

24. I learned that even though I am learning how to be brave, I am still just a little mountain girl at heart

25. I processed the death of two family members and a close friend. 

God and nature heal all things

26. I finally got to see the Redwoods

27. I learn more and more each day that there is only One who can sustain us in all phases of life

Cheers to Year 26! Who knows what this one will bring?!