19 years and counting

 This morning I woke up and found a dozen red roses waiting for me.  And I was thinking of the morning 19 years ago when I woke up to find butterflies in my stomach.  I was nervous and anxious, happy and full of dreams.  It was Dave's and my wedding day.  The day we had been waiting for since almost the time we met 5 years earlier.  It was the first day of our happily ever after.  We were a fairytale...a wonderful story in the making, so we had been told.  Little did I know then that fairytales don't just happen.  They take alot of trials, adversity and tribulation to make them happen.  Every fairytale I've ever known has had a hero and/or heroine who faced opposition before their happily ever after.  And Dave and I have had our fair share.  And we have learned so much in these nineteen years.  We have learned how to get through it TOGETHER!  We have learned that, although happily ever after may not be right now, it is possible through the sealing powers in the temple.  And one day, we will look at eachother and smile and say, "we made it!".  And that will be the day we start our happily ever after.  Nineteen years and counting...