Yesterday, Today, Always & Forever

Hoopfest

Being a Hoopfest Champion feels great! I am so excited to see my girl in a few hours! I missed her bunches! As good as being a hoopfest champion feels I know that it doesnt even compare how I am going to feel this weekend! I will be the happiest I have ever been in my life. I cannot wait!

Shawn Michael

7 days

In one week my life will change forever and I absolutely cannot wait! I love fireworks!

My sad excuse for a love letter.

Sometimes I wonder why the words haven’t come out as freely as they have in the past. I’m simply at a loss for words — and it’s okay. In the past, I felt as if I always had so convince myself of the feelings I felt in relationships — That i had to somehow write it all down on paper to make it real — but thats not the case with you and me. You came into my life when I needed a friend the most. You didn’t judge me, you didn’t control me or manipulate me for self gain. You were patient with me. You were always willing to talk to me. I took my time in trying to figure things out, I bet I drove you crazy for a while. You drove me crazy for a while too — in the good way.. ;) When I finally found myself smiling at the thought of our conversations… I knew. I was miles away, but our paths had intertwined so many times before — I knew that those miles wouldn’t keep us from eachother for long. I consider December 28 the day we started dating, because that day I was assured. I had already fallen in love with who you were as a person… we just needed some quality interaction time. You were so polite; yet so nervous. I remember how nervous you were when we sat down for coffee — I thought it was cute though, Honestly. I remember spending 1 day a week together, followed by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and now - seven ( unless circumstances don’t allow it…) — I love spending time together. You’ve made me a better person and I’m excited for our future. I love you.

Jennifer Lynne

A letter written in April for someone special…

To my future wife,

Life is so unpredictable. Changes always come along, in big or small ways. I don’t know what happened that this sudden change has turned my world upside down. I don’t know exactly what it is, it just hit me, but there is something really special about you.

It might be all the things I see on the surface, the things that everyone notices and admires about you, qualities, capabilities and a wonderful smile obviously connected to a warm and loving heart. These things set you apart from everyone else. But it may also be the big things, the person you really are that I hope to know more someday. And it might also be the little things, the way you walk and all your actions. I receive so much joy just being able to see a smile in your eyes. If I ever figure out the magic that makes you so special, I’d probably find out that it’s a combination of all these things. You are a rare combination of so many special things. You are really amazing.

Inside of me there is a place where my sweetest dreams reside, where my highest hopes are kept alive, where my deepest feelings are felt and where my favorite memories are safe and warm. I find that you’re on my mind more often than any other thought. Sometimes I bring you there purposely just to make my day brighter. But more often, you surprise me and find your own ways into my thoughts. There are even times when I awaken, I realize that you’ve been a part of my dreams. Then during the day, when my imagination is free to run, it takes me into your arms and allows me to linger there knowing there’s nothing I’d rather do. I know my thoughts are only reflecting the loving hopes of my heart because whenever they wander, they always take me to you.

Only the most special things in my world get to come inside my heart and stay. And now, I realize how deeply my life has been touched by you.

It is so amazing that after all of the years that have passed us by with hardly a notion of each other’s existence, that now we will soon be together for the rest of our lives. We grew up as children, never having a clue that our paths would cross so much later in life, and that we would both find a love that neither has found with anyone … until now.

We were always meant to be together, of that there is no doubt. You are truly the woman, the partner and the wife I have prayed about and only dreamed of until now. I love you, Jennifer. You are in my heart and soul. I am so wonderfully blessed to have you in my life. I love you, always and forever.

Patiently Waitng,

Your future husband
Shawn