When I was a little girl I would lay in bed and dream of my knight in shinning armor. He was handsome, loving, caring and would swoop me up and we would ride off into the sun set. When I was in stressful times I would just drop out of it all and day-dream about this knight who would rescue me from all that caused me pain, from all that made me sad and take me to a life that was full of unconditional love. My prayers were answered when I meet Greg. He did just that fulfilled all my dreams, hopes and gave me unconditional love. Greg’s brother gave me his address so I could write him letters. Greg was stationed overseas with the United States Air Force. We became pen pals and wrote for over 2 years. I still have all the letters, cards and gifts he sent me. When he came home in April of 1986 we meet face to face. I knew that very moment we would be married. On June the 19th 1986 we got married in San Antonio Texas where he was stationed. It wasn’t a big wedding at all just us and the preacher man. I was so happy all my dreams had come true and I was in love. So I don’t have fancy wedding pictures of a beautiful dress or a wedding cake. What I do have is a strong man who has held us up and held together a family over the past 30 years. Greg blames it on the movie I had watched called An Officer and a Gentlemen, what ever. Okay maybe it made me dream just a little bit about him coming to my work and carrying me off into the sunset. Hey dude look at our story you did just that, goofy.
Don’t get me wrong there have been times that I wanted to kill him and I know there were times he wanted to kill me. Love always won out no matter how mad we got it didn’t take long before we would come to the other and offer forgiveness or a simply I’m sorry. We disagreed on where to live, how to punish the kids, where to spend holidays and so much more. What we did agree on was how our kids would be raised and that was under the faith of our Lord. That was something that never wavered nope never once. We have arguments about money, dinner, movies and many times how many animals in a house was too many. With all that the good times out weighted the bad times. We were unstoppable and unbreakable.
By far our two children Heather and Dallas are our biggest accomplishment of our 30 years together. We have lived in San Antonio, Garland, Frisco, Rowlett, Allen, Lucas and back to Garland all in the big state of Texas. We have had many animals, like I said it has been an issue once or twice as to how many is too many. We have built 3 beautiful homes and I loved them all for every stage of life we lived in, but by far the one I’m in now has to be the one that I love the most. It is the home that Greg and I came back to just us, a couple the way we were when he swooped me up and loved me unconditionally. I wouldn’t trade any part of my life over the past 30 years the good or the bad. It has framed us as a couple, it has weaved us together into one fabric. We have touch all of the vowels that we promised on the beautiful day in June of ’86. We have been richer and poorer, better and worse, sickness and in health until death do we part. Well that last one we haven’t yet covered. I tell Greg all the time when he is being hard-headed “hey buddy you know that marriage vowel we haven’t done yet, you better be careful”. He knows I’m joking! When Greg was sick last year and things were touchy I prayed harder than I have ever prayed before. My life without him was something I couldn’t imagine. God Heard my prayers and granted me more time, more years and more love.
We have over the past few years added a son-in-law Clint and a grandson Ethan. This little boy is the pride of us! It’s like starting over with young kids but when you wanna sleep or quiet time your call the real parents. In early fall we will add a granddaughter Scarlett we couldn’t be more excited. Clint has been a blessing and we love that we can rest in the fact that our daughter is taken care of and loved unconditionally. This year our son Dallas will marry and our family will grow once again with a daughter-in-law Ali. They are very young so woo Nellie on the grand babies from them just yet.
Life is good! I’m happy to say that on Sunday we will be married 30 wonderful years. I’ve never looked back and never plan on it. He is a blessing to be married to and I wouldn’t trade him for anything. Here’s hoping you find your unconditional Blue Happy love.
Pam
March 27, 2017Beautiful love story! Beautiful family.