Nine years ago today I married the love of my life, and I’m more in love with him today than I ever have been!

It only took two days for me to meet Michael after moving onto campus at Grand Canyon University.  It took about two months for me to fall head-over-heels in love with him, and it took only two years for our engagement to be official (although we both knew we would marry each other shortly after we started dating).  On May 13, 2000 our fathers married us in a small church in Scottsdale, AZ – and our life together has been as close to a ‘fairy tale’ ending as they get!  Of course we’ve had bumps along the way, but God continues to bless us as we travel through this life together.  Michael often says to me, I can’t believe how much God takes care of us, even when we totally blow it or mess things up, He’s there to guide us through.  The blessings we’ve received from God are overwhelming and undeserved, and everyday I’m so thankful I’m a christian and one of God’s children!

Here are a few pictures I found (the quality is not great because I had to scan them in because we dated before digital cameras existed – I can’t possibly be that old!)

One of the first pictures of Michael and me as a "couple" Sept 1997

Our engagement photo...no laughing at the butterflies in my hair, that was so cute back in the day! August 1999

Our Wedding Day (one of the only pictures not glued into an album) May 13, 2000