Okay, this is going to be an emotional one for me. This post is about Her, my wife. Her name is Gina. She has loved me at my best, and especially at my worst. She has loved me since we were kids. Since we didn’t even know ourselves fully. We didn’t know what we’re going to do with our lives but we knew we wanted to do it together.
We met while we were both in our senior year in high school. We’ve been going to the same school since middle school but have never met. We actually met outside of school at my job at Pizza Guys. She walked in and didn’t even notice me but I immediately noticed her. She was looking at the menu overhead and said something out loud, something like “that’s seems expensive”. I replied with the very first words that I’ve ever spoken to her, “I’ll pay for it”. She looked at me and my heart skipped.
This post would be extremely long if I detail all that has happened since. I’ll probably start a blog/page series for that, Monday Memories maybe? Anywho, here’s a little peek into what we looked like at that time. This tattered-up old picture is the very first picture of us together. Est. 2006.
When I joined the military, without hesitation she moved to be with me. We started a life together. We got married after three years of being together on 2009. We were married at the courthouse in Napa. Before we went to the courthouse, we stopped at an In-n-Out and had a meal just her and I. Her in her white dress, me in my Air Force Blues. The place was full of people but it was just us. I look at her and I see my entire life in front of me. It was one of my favorite meals.
Three years later we had our first son, Eric. Three years after that, we had our second, Gavin. We’ve lived and traveled around the world. She’s been by my side every step of the way. I’ve done things that I’m not proud of yet she’s loved me through it all. I’ve put her through the worst and even though she was put through the toughest times, she was the one who anchored us, anchored me. I’m forever grateful for the undeserving love she’s given me.
As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’ll try not to write everything out on this one post so I’m trying hard to rein in what I want to say. I love Her. She’s shown me true unconditional love that goes beyond reason. She’s given me a wonderful life. She’s supported me, encouraged me, motivated me, …
It may seem abrupt but I’m gonna end this post here. If I keep going, it’ll sound all over the place and it’ll be way too much and maybe even overwhelming. However, this post gave me an idea of doing a series, so you’ll find more of our life there. Blogs and posts are not enough to describe how amazing of a person my wife is, but I could at least try. My life and my world is infinitely better with Her just being in it.
“Love bears all things, Hopes all things, Endures all things. Love never fails.
From this day forward, I promise to love and comfort you, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, be faithful only to you, as long as we both shall live.”
-Wedding Vows, October 27, 2009
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