Almost a year (in two days)

So...it's been a long while since I updated this thing. I'm pretty sure no one has been checking.

A year ago, my life changed forever from the smile of the man I was meant to spend the rest of my life with. In 2 days, we'll celebrate a year together. A lot has happened in this past year. A lot of growth, rebuilding, and most of all, a lot of love.

I remember thinking (longing painfully) for the ability to share my love with someone. The opportunity to grow a family and care deeply for someone who cares just as deeply back. As time went by, I started to accept that that day may never come. That I had to learn to accept and love being a single woman with a great career, supportive family and wonderful friends. I think when I stopped really caring (or focussing on it) about settling for life with just me, Steve walked into my life.

I've never felt more comfortable with someone who I am excited about partnering with for life. He's already a father so watching him be a parent was better than hoping he'd be a great dad. I cannot wait to raise our children together.

Of course relationships have their ups and downs and the baggage he came with and the emotional baggage I brought to the relationship can sometimes be trying, but the easiest part about our relationship is talking about everything. We work everything out. He is strong where I'm not. And I'm strong where he's not. Couple that with the way we are the same and I'm blown away every day that there was someone this 'right' for me.

While it's not official (we do talk about), I'm going to marry my best friend and I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. I don't know what I did right to be lucky enough to find him, but I'm glad I did it.