Love the one you’re with!

A long, long time ago, I met a boy and fell in love. I celebrated my 18th birthday with him as my boyfriend, my 19th with him as my husband.  The year I turned 21 we had our first son. Years have passed and he’s still the best boyfriend ever!   Last year the love of my life turned 35.  The last year has been a whirlwind of ups and downs.  We’ve overcome a few obstacles but most importantly we refocused our priorities. In the last year we have fought hard to keep our marriage together.

We went on countless dates together.

We played a lot of games together, with others and with each other.

We celebrated life with friends new and old.

I supported Dean’s dreams….

while he was beside me as I pursued mine.

We got healthy together and as a family.

We celebrated Dean’s role in a new movie.

We conquered our weight together.

We served together.

We celebrated our 15th year anniversary and the amazing family we’ve grown.

Our family grew again this year.

Dean spent a lot of time working hard to be an amazing dad to our three sons!

We climbed a mountain together, figuratively and literally this year.

There’s a key theme to the last year in the McKenzie family: togetherness!

Today as I celebrate the love of my life’s 36th birthday, more than anything I want to celebrate that word.

We’ve come a long way in the last year and even the last 15+ years that we’ve been together.

I look forward to seeing what this next year holds for us, as individuals, a couple, and  family.

Here’s to another wonderful year by your side Dean!

Happy Birthday!