so i can kiss you whenever i want to...

what movie is the title from??? of course, my favorite, sweet home alabama.

i have seen this floating around some blogs and since i am super bored at work today i figured why not talk about my love story. i wish i had some pictures to go with it, but i am on my work computer and don't.

1. How long have you and your significant other been together? we have officially been together since march 15, 2005.

2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?} acu has a program called freshman follies they put on every year. after the saturday night performance, my friend emily and i were going to the car and we saw a group of people that she knew in front of mabee dorm. she introduced me to all of them and one of them happened to be justin. i remember this night like it was yesterday. we ended up all hanging out as a group that night. we were both dating other people, but we ran into each again the next week and we became quick friends. before we were ever dating, i told a friend that if we started dating i would marry him.

3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {do tell} we have been married for 1,363 days.. haha we got married on may 18, 2008.

4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding?  If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small? we got married at the briscoe manor in richmond, texas. it was a dream come true wedding. it was pretty big (300-350 people) and it was on a Sunday. we fell in love with briscoe manor and it wasn't available on a Saturday for over a year. we decided we didn't care what day we were married, but we knew we wanted that to be the venue.

5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share! we both say babe and he sometimes calls me case but i guess that is it.

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey. his love for children and for our future children--- kids flock to him and he can play with them for hours. i can't wait to see him with our own children. his love for me and the way he shows it. not a day goes by when he doesn't let me know how much he loves me and how happy he is.  melts my heart everytime. his passion for the Lord and for mission trips. he LOVES Haiti and could probably go down there once a month if it were an option. he talks about his "kids" down there all the time and i know he thinks of those kids quite often. 

7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your ideal proposal?  my entire family (grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles) all went to pagosa springs, colorado for my grandma's birthday in july 2007. monday morning we had planned to go on a hot air balloon through the mountains. we had to be there bright and early--- around 7:00 (early for a vacation). my mom, dad, sisters and i all got in the car (apparently we were running late and everyone else was already there) and we drove over to the hot air balloon. immediately, when we drove up i knew what was happening. there was a big banner on the basket to the hot air balloon that said, "casey, will you marry me?" for all i knew justin was in austin working with his dad. he came out of the trailer and proposed to me right then and there in front of all my family. i was so surprised! i loved it.. we are such a close family and i wouldnt have wanted it any other way! my mom, sisters, grandma, justin and i went on the hot air balloon and afterwards we had a champagne toast. justin got to stay for 3 more days and we did so many fun things. it was the best vacation ever. july 30, 2007 was one of the best days of my life.

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals? umm neither?? i tell him not to get me flowers on valentines. they are wayy overpriced and i would rather be surprised with them on a random day. but if i had to choose i would say flowers with champagne... i hate strawberries. ha

9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch? it would be fabulous to go to the beach, but we don't go very often. i am not a very "beachy" person. however, i can watch a movie with a take out dinner from our favorite restaurant any day of the week. i feel like in the past couple of years i have definately turned into a huge homebody.

10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere? i have a mile long list of things i want us to do. i want to travel europe with him for a few weeks.

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day. we haven't even talked about it. we will probably pop in a movie and eat some delicious food-- maybe cook a fancy dinner.. who knows!

12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day? nope. i never do. i leave it up to him.

13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love. listen to each other. and laugh together everyday. not a day goes by when we don't laugh together.

14.  Show us a picture of what love means to you.
us together in peace and quiet just dreaming of our future children and growing old together. love you justin!