8 years

8 years
96 months
2922 days
70126.5 hours
4207590.1 minutes
252455408 seconds
That's how long I've been married to my best friend.  We did both traditional and personal vows. I want to share our personal vows that we wrote. I love them because they are from the heart. You can hear our personalities shining through, especially our humor and honesty. (Before you comment: Yes that was humor where I said he'd become a Cowboys fan. I'd never want him to switch teams just because of me. I love that we can support and cheer for opposite teams.)

Mike: georgette, it's amazing how fast something like love can overtake a person. Almost a year ago  we were nothing more than people who knew each other through a mutual friend. And now, here we stand together to be married. And over the course of that year, my love for you has grown into something that I have never ever felt before. It has consumed me, much like you consume my thoughts every single day. And that love continues to grow even today. every day I can look at you and feel even stronger that you are the one for me, you are the one that God meant for me to be with and to take care of. I love you more today than I did yesterday and I will love you more tomorrow than I today.  

You and gabrielle are every thing to me. I will do everything in my power to provide for, care for, and protect both of you. there is nothing that I won't do do to make sure both of you live the lives that you both deserve. I love you more than any thing.

I love you for you beautiful red hair. I love you for your sparkling blue eyes. I love you for your warm, inviting smile. I love for you the large heart you have for others. I love you for ythe amazing friend that you are to me and others. I love you because you are an amazing mother. I love you because you like to cuddle. I love you because you make me feel good about myself. I love you because you keep me grounded. I love you because you make every one around you happy. And I love you because you are you.

So it is because of these reasons that I am marrying you today.

georgette: I can't promise you everything will be perfect and full of rainbows and butterflies. I can't promise you that our beloved Cubbies will ever win the World Series. I can't even promise that we will never fight or I will never push again. And I know I can't promise that gabrielle will always listen or ever be potty trained. But what I CAN promise you is that I will never stop loving you. I can promise to never give up or leave. I can promise to to always support your dreams and goals. I can promise to always help motivate you in a positive direction. I can promise that no matter what life throws at us, the three of us will get through it together because of our love for each other and our faith in God.

I love so much about you. I love that you never are able to beat me in thumb war. I love that you some day soon will forget about the Bears and become a fan of America's team, the Cowboys. I love that you will not let me push you away. I love that you always look at me with such love and admiration. I love that you pray with me nightly. I love that you can do the impossible and make me believe in myself. I love that you support all my hopes and dreams. I love that you love and treat gabrielle as if she were your own child. I want you to know that I love you simply because you are you. Because of these reasons I am marrying you today.

Wow 8 years! What a crazy ride it has been! We have shared our ups and downs, laughter and tears, health and sickness. You are my ride or die, the pb to my jelly, the cheese to my Mac, my person, my everything. I love you Mike. Here's to a lifetime of whatever God throws at us, because there is no one I'd rather go through with!