Rod and I first met when I moved in with my father and my grandparents. His parents owned the next farm down the road and we ended up riding the same school bus together. At the time, I was dating someone else, but that didn't last long after I met Rod. Something told me that he was the one for me. Recently Rod found a memories book of mine in the basement. Under the section "goals" I had put "To marry Rodney". He had a good giggle over that one. Anyway, I accomplished that goal on June 18th, 1988.

When I think about our relationship and how it came about, I can't help but think that there's something behind this whole "destiny" thing. We just go together almost too perfectly. He is my life. I can't imagine what my life would have turned out like if I hadn't met him when I did and I don't know what life would be like now without him. I think I'd even miss the goofy songs he makes up and sings. I can't believe I just admitted that!!!!!! He has given me a few scares along the way though. He's been in the hospital more times that I care to remember and I know a lot more about pnemonia and viruses that can attack the heart than I really want to. Those were the scariest times of my life. He is my rock and there were times when I had to be the strong one for him. Not an easy thing for me to do, but I pulled it off. But we pulled through it all and things are fine now.

Rod even stood by me when I had this tattoo done. He thought I was out of my mind but he stood by me anyway. See what this poor man puts up with. And this was just the tip of the iceberg. Rod and I work together and it can make for some interesting moments. He's very calm, and I openly admit that I'm not, so things can get pretty interesting when I call him(he's maintenance) over to fix my machine. He does a wonderful job of explaining to me just why my machine is doing totally off the wall thing, but he has to get me over my hysterics first. Okay, I'm not quite that bad, but I do have my moments and he does his best to keep me grounded. Working together has it's advantages and disadvantages. We work shift work, so we don't always get to see each other as much as I'd like. This means that sometimes we only see each other when we pass on the highway. Considering that he is the light of my life, those weeks can be pretty stressful. Friday nights are reserved for talking until the wee hours of the morning about what our week was like. But when we are lucky enough to be on the same shift, just seeing him walk by at work can change my horrific day into a wonderful one. Another advantage is he knows what I go through at work. He listens and understand what I'm talking about and helps me deal with it. That is a definite plus.

See what he did to his car!!!! And he wonders why I get nervous when he drives mine!!!!! Okay, he didn't do it, a deer did, but still, you should see the way he drives mine!!!!!!. That's okay. He got a speeding ticket in the Mustang. That means I can get one, and he can't say a word about it. *S* I still can't believe he walked away from this without a scratch on him. The deer wasn't so lucky.

DON'T TOUCH THE CAR ROD!!!!!!!
What is it with this guy and cars?

What more can I say other than he's amazing. He does housework, comes to pick me up in the middle of the night after a "girl's night out", listens to me rant about work, is a wonderful dad, keeps me sane and keeps me grounded, fixes my machine(and my scanner) and most importantly he loves me. I on the other hand keep his life interesting, listen to him rant about work, taught him how to use the computer so he could take his electrician's course over the internet and love him more than anything. I know, I'm embarassing him, but it's not like he doesn't embarass me sometimes. Ask him about the KFC incident. I still owe him big time for that one.

Rod's favorite thing in our house.

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