This blog is the story of our journey toward finding home.

The most important part of our journey stared long before blogs even existed. It started at a Halloween party when I was a gypsy and he was a pirate.

We’ve been together for 22 years, married for 18 today.

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And now we are blessed to be a family of four with two amazing children who love him so much.

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He has been my best friend, my biggest fan and the one who truly gets me.

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He works harder and smarter than anyone I know and takes such good care of us.

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They have learned so much from him on what type of person to be and I see their relationship growing every day.

And he is so loved by my whole family, my parents included.

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He gets up crazy early to make exercise a priority and so that it doesn’t cut into all that life holds for us. I could learn from that.

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It was a long 26.2 miles yesterday, but he did it and did so very well.

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Thank you so much to my incredible husband for 18 years. I know that I am already blessed beyond my greatest expectations.

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I have been so fortunate to grow up with you. And I look forward to growing old with you.

You have been an example of faith, hard work, kind heartedness and grace and I would not be the person I am today with you having been by my side.

Happy Anniversary Dana.

Thanks for following along for this part of our journey and reading.

October 08, 2012 — Laura Putnam