One year down, I can't believe it. It seems to have gone by so fast, and so much has happened! Getting our puppy Skyler Mae, moving to California, a new job, basketball games, Eric's graduation. Life has been pretty cool. I love Eric even more than on the day I married him, which is a good thing I think. ;) I laugh everyday, whether it be by tickles, or by Eric shaking his butt in my face. Whenever he says I look pretty or comes and kisses me and tells me he loves me I get this huge smile on my face and butterflies in my stomach. At the end of a long day at work my favorite thing to do is come home and cuddle with him and watch our latest favorite show. I'm crazy about him, he's everything I could have hoped for myself. Two years ago I had my heart broken, and I felt very naive and extremely stupid. Before that I was confident and very content with myself, and I felt like I was in control of my life. All that disappeared in a moment. I had never been so depressed and I was in this dark hole, and for a week I really hated myself. Isn't it incredible how one person can make you feel like that? I didn't understand how I let one person destroy me like that. Little did I know that the Lord had something better in mind for me. CHEESY, I know, but the Lord really did hand pick Eric Hunt just for me. Eric brought me out of that dark place and made me feel like the most beautiful and amazing girl in the world, the way a man should make any woman feel. Eric reminded me that I deserved to be treated like a queen, like the daughter of God that I am. I am so grateful for my husband, he built me back up. It was so easy to fall in love with him.

And now here we are. We started dating two years ago, and everyday has been wonderful. Don't get me wrong there have been hard times, I married someone with a temper to match mine, but through out everything, every argument, every disagreement I have loved Eric through it and he's loved me. We have grown so much together. He's wants me to be the best person I can be, he's patient with me, and encourages me to love and forgive. Because of him I have a greater love for my family, my siblings and more importantly my mother. Any one of my friends could tell you how volatile mine and my mother's relationship was, but watching Eric's relationship with his mother, it made me sad that I couldn't be that way with mine. It took changing on both sides for me and my mom, but with Eric's encouragement I was able to forgive her, and I was able to grow a deep love and appreciation for her. By seeing Eric's relationship with his brother's and sister I wanted a better one with mine. My siblings and I are very different, every child in my family is different. We are our own person with our own lives, and as children, especially with the age difference, it was just hard for me to have a good relationship with them. I love being with my family, I love dinner with them, I love laughing with them, and bonding with them in a way that just couldn't be done when we were younger. I'm so grateful to God for how we are now and grateful for my husband for helping me see how important it was to have a better relationship with them.

I am a better person with Eric, I really believe that. He's exactly what I need, and exactly what I wanted. I have never been able to be 100% myself with anyone that I have dated. I've gotten close with a couple great guys, but Eric is the only one that has seen every single part of me, the good and the really bad, and has loved me. God knew I needed someone like that, someone to just love me and be there for me through anything and everything. I am so incredibly lucky. Sometimes I wake up and I look at him all snuggled up next to me and just think, "How could this guy love me as much as he does?". I am eternally indebted to God for giving me such an incredible companion, for giving me someone who makes me smile everyday, and who makes me feel loved, who makes me feel important, and makes me feel like no matter what I do he will always support me. It's the kind of happiness I want every person on this earth to experience, because it's magical. I love you Eric. I'm so excited to start a family with you, I'm excited for all the adventures we have planned, I'm excited to experience everything with you by my side. Thank you for everything you do for me. Happy One Year Anniversary. :)