Those boys turned out to be David and his younger brother, Jonathan along with their little sister, Amy who were at the beach for the weekend but lived in Orlando. David's opening line to me was...... " Where are you all from?" (My southern accent paid off big that day!) We spent the next few hours swimming in the pool with David and his siblings. The next morning he even got up early to watch the sunrise with us before we left to travel back to Tennessee. With a simple hug and exchange of email addresses....... we parted ways.
For 2 1/2 years we kept in touch through email, dated other people, and went on with our lives. At about this time 11 years ago, David sent me an instant message on the computer and asked if he could call me. That was when our friendship turned to romance and we planned a trip for him to come to Tennessee 2 days after Christmas. My heart skipped a beat as he got off that plane and as he was walking towards me at the airport my first thought was that this was who I was meant to marry.
For the next 5 months we dated long distance.... traveling back and forth once a month and spending every dollar we could gather on plane tickets. David began working to save money so he could move to be near me and in June of 2003 my Mom, Dad, & I made the 11 hour drive to Orlando, FL to move my love to Tennessee.
David moved into this little tiny studio apartment off of Memorial Blvd. and we began making plans to get married. On October 5th, 2003 at the Allendale Mansion in Kingsport, I said "I do" to my best friend and made a commitment to one another that we would spend our lives together.
The last 10 years has been so amazing and everything that happened to bring us together all those years ago is nothing short of a miracle. I am so proud and honored that God selected David to be mine.
David is the definition of prince charming....... thoughtful, loving, honest, hardworking, romantic, fun loving, an amazing father, selfless, and not to mention easy on the eyes! He gives without expecting anything in return, he loves with all his heart, and most importantly he loves the Lord. He takes his role as the head of our house very seriously and I can lay my head on the pillow at night with complete peace at where he leads us because he is seeking the Lord first in everything he does. It is the most amazing feeling to know that my husband is praying for me and our marriage on a daily basis. He is my love and even though I don't always feel like I deserve him, I know that God created him with me in mind and our divine meeting was in the plans way before our time.
So Happy 10th Anniversary to my prince charming, David!! I love you more now than ever before and I thank God for you everyday!
"I found the one my heart loves" Song of Solomon 3:4
