Soulmates...

My engagement ring is the most beautiful piece of jewelry I have ever seen.. I have never owned a more beautiful object. And not because of the diamonds or the price or how pretty it is to the eye.. (Even though it is extremely beautiful!!!) But because of what it means.. Every time I look at this beautiful ring I am reminded that my dream came true. That my soulmate and the love of my life found his way back to me.. 

That all of those years of heartbreak, abuse, pain, longing, and wondering around feeling like half a human being finally paid off. 

Every time I see this ring I get to look back and remember being a shy, scared 12 year old little girl with a crush that was out of this world. And I get to remember that it wasn't just a crush. I knew. Even if I didn't realize it then, my heart knew. I wasn't just staring across the classroom at some cute boy that I liked and would forget all about in a few years... My heart found her match very early in life.

All those years of wondering how he was, what he was doing, if he remembered me.. It all meant something and it all paid off. 

I've gone from scribbling "K'lee & Kerry" in my notebooks during class to writing it on our engagement photos. 

I've gone from imagining what it would be like to marry him to actually doing it. I've gone from being the girl that just watched from afar and thought she'd never be good enough for the guy she loved, to kissing him every day when he gets home from work. 

I've gone from saying "It'll never happen... Just forget it..", to saying "I do."

I've gone from listening to and watching other people try to bring me down and ruin our chances together to making wedding plans.

I have gone from missing him, thinking of him, crying over him, and wishing he were mine.. To making him my husband.

Every time I look at my engagement ring, I am reminded that I am so blessed to have this amazing and beautiful man here to love me so unconditionally. Someone who I have always felt connected to and someone that, no matter how much time went by, we were still one. Someone I spent many sleepless nights thinking about.. And now he holds me in his arms every day. I am beyond lucky and happy that this incredible man looks at me with so much love in his eyes and never gets tired of me.. Someone who makes me feel beautiful and loved and safe. Someone who reminds me every single day of what I deserve and gives me everything I could ever need. 

Out of all the people in the world, I get to marry Kerry Seifried... Not just anyone.. But KERRY SEIFRIED. I know so many of you probably don't understand exactly how big of a deal that is... But it really is mind blowing for me. Every day is almost like a dream.. 

After all of these years and spending so much time trying to convince myself that I was ridiculous, we finally ended up together. What started off as just a silly little 7th grade crush turned in to my entire universe... 

The one I never let go of. The one I never forgot. The one I never got over. The one that got away. The one that I thought would never be mine. The one I always thought about. The one I always dreamed about.... Turned out to be "The One"...

Words cannot explain the way I feel when I look at him. The way I've always felt. This truly is an absolute dream come true. From imagining it and scribbling our names in an English class notebook, to staring at this beautiful ring on my finger....

Being your wife is going to be AMAZING, Kerry. I hope I never let you down and I want to be the best wife I can ever be for you and only you for the rest of my life.💖💍