aliviajane: high school sweethearts {13 years}

this week, on january 29th, shawn and i will be together 13 years!

it is so crazy!

i feel like we just started dating in high school. i'm always saying to him "don't you feel like we are 16? i cant believe we are married with 3 kids!"

time has gone by so fast.

we actually started "talking" when i was a junior. i had a boyfriend at the time and i would always talk to shawn about him. one day i asked shawn to take me home {because i was a junior and still had to ride the bus...thanks a lot mom and dad, haha} and we really hit it off. i remember being so embarrassed the first time he took me home because it was a super hot day and we had the windows rolled down, as we were sitting at a light a bee flew in the window. if you know me at all , you know i'm the crazy person that runs across the yard if i see a bee a mile away. i tried to remain calm...but that only lasted about 2 seconds, then i started waving my hands, unbuckled my set belt and was freaking out, basically crawling into the backseat. i am laughing so hard picturing it right now! i can even remember what i was wearing... a blue short sleeve turtleneck {so ugly, i know} and i think i still might have the jeans in my closet {which i can no longer fit into}. shawn looked at me like i was crazy! he is one of those "don't mess with the bee and it wont mess with you" type of people.

so, that's when we started talking, but we didn't actually start dating until January ...we went on a group date to applebee's and to a movie, and then we used the "official" date of homecoming for our "dating anniversary" {which shawn says there is no such thing as a dating anniversary, but i think it's an important date} which was just a week later. i'm pretty sure when he came to pick me up that night, my dad had a talk with him and probably scared the poo out of him...but not bad enough because he ended up kissing me for the first time that night. {sorry dad}

our first kiss was at an after party at my friend meredith's house.

we were sitting in the same chair watching a movie and he looked at me and just gave me a quick peck on the lips. when it got to be around 3 am, i walked him out {that's when all the boys left} and he said " i'm so sorry about kissing you in there.i know you're not like that."

{he knew i dated my previous boyfriend for 1 whole year before i kissed him...poor guy, i know} and i said "oh, it's ok!" then what do you know....he lays one on me! talk about mixed signals!

ok, enough about how we started dating! all i can say is that i'm one blessed girl to have him! his parents did a great job raising him and he is everything i have dreamed of and more. not only is he a great husband he is a wonderful dad too!

{any man who does the laundry,can cook dinner and changes poopy diapers...is a keeper}

i love him so much

{obviously}

our first picture together ever

january 27, 2000