happy birthday, babe!

today the love of my life turns 28!

this man is one who consistently exemplifies integrity, servanthood, and joy.

my life is so much better with him in it and we have SO much fun doing life together.

i get to marry him in 3 and half months.

as i think about getting to be his wife all i can do is smile.

God has taught me so much through aaron and i am so grateful for the next 70 birthdays that we'll get to celebrate together.

because her words are better than mine:

"Today is your big moment. Moments, really. The life you’ve been waiting for is happening all around you. The scene unfolding right outside your window is worth more than the most beautiful painting, and the crackers and peanut butter that you’re having for lunch on the coffee table are as profound, in their own way, as the Last Supper. This is it. This is life in all its glory, swirling and unfolding around us, disguised as pedantic, pedestrian non-events. But pull of the mask and you will find your life, waiting to be made, chosen, woven, crafted.
Your life, right now, today, is exploding with energy and power and detail and dimension, better than the best movie you have ever seen. You and your family and your friends and your house and your dinner table and your garage have all the makings of a life of epic proportions, a story for the ages. Because they all are. Every life is. You have stories worth telling, memories worth remembering, dreams worth working toward, a body worth feeding, a soul worth tending, and beyond that, the God of the universe dwells within you, the true culmination of super and natural. You are more than dust and bones. You are spirit and power and image of God. And you have been given Today.” (niequist, cold tangerines)

i'm SO thankful for every today i get with you, aaron.

you constantly remind me of all that is good.

i love you! happy, happy birthday!!!