20 years ago today I married my Sweetie!
We met and married in 1989. A chance encounter when I dialed the wrong number and heard a very sexy voice say, "USS Missouri, Boatswain on the Watch" We met later that night at the US Naval base in Long Beach!
That was March 24, 1989-Good Friday
We danced, we talked and we laughed. It was Easter Weekend and we both had plans. We made a date again for Monday. We saw each other everyday after that for months. Then he left for a final cruise on the ship, just for a few days!
We married 8 months later on December 16, 1989.
20 years later we have four kids, we have lived in three very different areas and owned three homes! We have made many wonderful lifelong friends in each place. We treasure those friendships and the love and life lessons we have learned from them.
We have endured illnesses, layoffs and loss, but we have gained so much more in the life we have built together in these 20 years! The memories that we have made together with our kids is what life is about! I am looking forward to see what the next decade of life brings us!
I love you Sweetie!
The Bride
The Groom
The Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins
The Wedding Party
Marie Lambert as Matron of Honor ( her sister was the one we borrowed the name Aralie from)
Daleen and Leonard
Edward Terry as Best Man
Kenneth Morton(aka Squirrel) as the brides escort down the isle.
Last year I wrote 19 reasons why I love my Sweetie. This year I will re-post and add 1 more for our 20 years together!
1. He's a great Dad
2. He loves to Coach the kids in sports
3. He always wants the best for me
4. He always thinks about my comfort or happiness first
5. He's helpful
6. He's kind and considerate of others
7. He works hard
8. We like the same movies
9. We like to share entree's at restaurants
10. He lets me pick the Desert
11. He loves Lost, The Office, Desperate Housewives as much as I do
12. He always fixes my computer when it's sick
13. He likes the same sports I do
14. He always does the early morning shift, no matter what it is. Thanks Babe!
15. We like the same music
16. He loves mexican food
17. He spends time with his family
18. He likes to play games like Settler's and Power Grid
19. He's a handsome sexy guy!
20. He never forgets the Special Occasions...
Birthdays, Anniversary's, Valentines and all the other holiday's! He always goes out of his way to do something special for me, like the Roses he brought home today! (well he did have to learn after the first Christmas that women do not love shower caps as a gift) But, I have never been disappointed since!
