Jaime and I met in college in October 2001. For me it was attraction at first sight. For him, I'm not sure he even noticed me on that couch of my roommates house lol. I saw him around campus on several occasions and wanted to introduce myself but never really had the courage. Well, it took a few drinks and a night club for me to get that courage (romantic, I know). And the story of us begins!
Jaime was a wrestler and I was a basketball player. We were both very committed to our sports and so we made a perfect match. We both understand each others dedication to something other than us. We moved in together after only a few months of dating. Everyone thought I was crazy, but I somehow knew that he was my one true love. If you doubt that exists, then you have never experienced true love =). We spent the next two years falling madly in love with each other, traveling for sports, and experiencing the typical college lifestyle. It was great!
Since our college was a junior college I only had two years of eligibility and Jaime redshirted his first year, so he had another year. I was stuck with the delima of staying with him for the 3rd year or going on to a University to continue playing ball. It was no easy decision, but in the end I chose Jaime. It was the best decision for me. College sports has too many politics anyways, and I was in love. That year we got pregnant with Aryana! It was a great time for us. We were so excited to be welcoming a little girl. Jaime decided after that year to move us to North Dakota to continue wrestling. I don't think he realized how hard it would be to have a family and wrestle at the collegiate level. We managed to get by, but it was miserable. North Dakota is desolate and boring and cold and we didn't have anybody.
So, we made the move to Jaime's hometown. South Texas! He was closer to home, and I was 3000 miles away. I never thought I would make it here. A country girl stuck in the city with a whole bunch of culture that I was unfamiliar with. It has been 5 years and I can finally say it feels like home. In 2007 we welcomed another daughter Nevaeh into the family....and now with McKenna we are 5! In these 10 years we have been through up, downs, and in betweens. It has not been easy, none of it really, but we are managing. I love my family. I love Jaime! In all these years it has taken me this long to realize that love is all you need. Family is all you need, and I am lucky enough to have plenty of both. Oh my goodness...I just realized I don't a picture of all 5 of us....coming soon!
