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How the Fish family started...
It all started one summer day in 1990, Mr. Fish and I were on a blind date...with other people :) We broke up with the "others" and starting dating. My parents divorced when I was 13 and his divorced when he was 9. We talked about this a lot. We wanted to be married and have children and never have any problems :) but if we did we would work through it together. This was a vow we made long before a wedding when I was 16 and he was 18 and we were in LOVE :)
I went away to college in Oklahoma and he went to a college in Indiana. In 1995 we decided we wanted to be together forever.
We married one cold and snowy day in November of 1996.
Along the way we had a dog Boomer Jo born 1998 and died 2008. He was our first baby and boy did he prepare us! He was a chewer...couches, doors, bibles, photo albums, kitchen floors, pillows, curtains, shoes...the list goes on and on. When we had to put our sweet baby down (lymphoma) it was the hardest day of my life. I (THANK GOD) have had a mostly easy life with few obstacles and that one will go down in history. As I walked out of the room, after he was asleep and before he was gone, I fell into the waiting arms of my niece/best friend NatalieJanette. I was beside myself. I couldn't sleep or eat. 2 days after his death was Mr. Fish's birthday and at dinner he told me that he wanted another baby. One by one we started to add children...V in 2000, S in 2002 and A in 2008. That is also the story of why we waited so long to have A. And why we still don't have another dog...the heart takes a long time to heal.
Don't be confused the road has NOT BEEN EASY but I can't think of anyone I would rather have beside me, cheering me on. Mr. Fish is an unbelievable human being. He would give the shirt off of his back and then offer you his shoes. His spirit is contagious and his dedication is amazing. He is the greatest man that I have ever known. So when we lay in bed this morning, talking about where we had been and where we will go wondering what God has in store for us next, it really took me back. I said to him it is unbelievable to me that we are starting our 20th year together. We both are starting to wrinkle...we are growing old...together and I wouldn't want it any other way. I thank God for Mr. Fish and our 3 blessings every day. This, my friends, is what you call...Happily ever After!
It all started one summer day in 1990, Mr. Fish and I were on a blind date...with other people :) We broke up with the "others" and starting dating. My parents divorced when I was 13 and his divorced when he was 9. We talked about this a lot. We wanted to be married and have children and never have any problems :) but if we did we would work through it together. This was a vow we made long before a wedding when I was 16 and he was 18 and we were in LOVE :)
I went away to college in Oklahoma and he went to a college in Indiana. In 1995 we decided we wanted to be together forever.
We married one cold and snowy day in November of 1996.
Along the way we had a dog Boomer Jo born 1998 and died 2008. He was our first baby and boy did he prepare us! He was a chewer...couches, doors, bibles, photo albums, kitchen floors, pillows, curtains, shoes...the list goes on and on. When we had to put our sweet baby down (lymphoma) it was the hardest day of my life. I (THANK GOD) have had a mostly easy life with few obstacles and that one will go down in history. As I walked out of the room, after he was asleep and before he was gone, I fell into the waiting arms of my niece/best friend NatalieJanette. I was beside myself. I couldn't sleep or eat. 2 days after his death was Mr. Fish's birthday and at dinner he told me that he wanted another baby. One by one we started to add children...V in 2000, S in 2002 and A in 2008. That is also the story of why we waited so long to have A. And why we still don't have another dog...the heart takes a long time to heal.
Don't be confused the road has NOT BEEN EASY but I can't think of anyone I would rather have beside me, cheering me on. Mr. Fish is an unbelievable human being. He would give the shirt off of his back and then offer you his shoes. His spirit is contagious and his dedication is amazing. He is the greatest man that I have ever known. So when we lay in bed this morning, talking about where we had been and where we will go wondering what God has in store for us next, it really took me back. I said to him it is unbelievable to me that we are starting our 20th year together. We both are starting to wrinkle...we are growing old...together and I wouldn't want it any other way. I thank God for Mr. Fish and our 3 blessings every day. This, my friends, is what you call...Happily ever After! 
6 comments:
awww so sweet!!
I was nervous to read a post that you advertised as "what happened with Mr Fish and I in bed this morning". Ha! I love this and I love that you both are such a great example of love to your kids. I was thinking you were going to say you were ready to start trying for another kiddo! :)
I love this! You have such a beautiful family, fitting for such a beautiful person!
So very sweet! I kept saying 'aww', ha!
Oh, I love how you met! How meant to be.
That was very cool how you two met and are still together after 20 years. Some things are meant to be. God has blessed you and your family.
Love,
Doreen
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