October 24th, Our 13th Wedding Anniversary!
The Sager's 13th Wedding Anniversary
Today Wes and I celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary.
Let me tell you a story...
Wes and I met in 1989. When I was just 11 years old. We went to the same school/church together. His mom was my music teacher. I always describe our "meeting" as "we met in grade school and I and he was the boy yelling "I hate you!" "stay away from me!" , while I was busy yelling back " I love you!" I was a "little" boy crazy back then.
He finally decided to "admit" that he liked me when he was a junior and I was in 8th grade. About time! That was awesome! Well, it was atleast for me. we went to 1 movie, accompanied by his mom and we "dated" at church. By the time that that i got to high school I had a different boyfriend. But I continued to still like Wes. He was the guy that I would talk to about my boyfriend problems. As I was going into my sophmore year, Wes was graduating and if that wasn't bad enough, he was moving to Kentucky! I hated it! I know now that it really isn't that far but at that time it might as well been on the otherside of the world! We kept in touch with one another through mailed letters and phone calls. Wes called me more often. We also wrote to keep in touch (I still have every single letter that Wes ever wrote to me.) All throughout highschool we stayed in touch. By my senior year we were talking about our future and what we wanted from it. We wanted to spend it with each other.
Thanksgiving of '96 I rode down the spend the holiday with the Sager's. I got a ride from my father-n-laws sister. Wes and I had previously discussed getting an engagement ring so when I came down to visit we went to pick one out! I was so nervous and scared. I chose one and when Wes came up to Michigan for my graduation in June of 1997, he proposed to me. He planned on coming up to see me graduate and to propose. That was such a wonderful night. We went for a walk along the boardwalk in St. Clair and then he proposed to me. It was so romantic. I don't even remember what I ate that night. All I know is I kept looking down at my finger. That ring was so beautiful! We were engaged June 13th, 1997! Friday the 13th that is. Good thing we don't believe in bad luck.
We were engaged! And lived 600 miles apart! CRAP!!!!
When Wes left to go home after staying a week, that was heart breaking. But I looked at that ring and smiled. I was getting married, now the question was, when? We talked about getting married in June of '99.
One day I got a phone call and the voice on the other end said, "How would you feel if I moved up to Michigan?" YES!!! Wes was movin' on up. I cried. He moved January of 1998. It so different having him around. A good different but still different. So, here we were living around one another and planning a wedding. Well, as I said we were getting married in June of '99. However, we decided to move it to October of '98! Why Not! That surprised my parents. So, we had a wedding to plan. Or shall I say, my mother had a wedding to plan. I had no idea what to do!
We had a beautiful Wedding. We got married on October 24th, 1998. Wes sang to me, I love his voice. He doesn't sing to me much any more, "shoulda put that in the marriage contract!" my sister was my maid of honor. So many loved ones came out to celebrate our special day. I look at my wedding pictures often! Some make me sad like " Look how skinny I was!" , but on a lighter note. "I got my MAN!"
We took our honeymooon in Cumberland Falls. I remember "WES" decided that we took a hike to some waterfalls. They were supposed to be gorgeous! And they were. However it was a very long hike. Now we were'nt in bad shape back then but, Oh My Goodness! We were exhausted! But it was a gorgeous place.
Wes was offered a management job down in detroit (1st move) so that began the 1st of our many moves. We lived down there for a few years when we started looking into moving to Murray, Kentucky. So, in July 2001 we packed up all of our things and headed down south. Wes's parents lived there (2nd move.) Wes continued to work at Lenscrafters and I got a job in a daycare. We then moved to Paducah, Kentucky (3rd move) to get closer to Wes's work so he didn't have to drive so far everyday. We were able to find some friends there, I worked a few jobs. Then after a few years Wes decided to go for a management position. So we were headed down to Jackson, Tn (4th move) where we currently reside. We moved into a one bedroom loft apartment which was great for a few years. And then when we found out we were having a baby on March 27th, 2010 we looked around our apartment and both said. "where are we going to put our baby?" We have a closet! Hey he can be Harry Potter!! We made phone calls and we were still in shock. We just sat on the couch looking at one another. We decided to go down to our office to let them know that we were interested in getting a bigger apartment. We didn't have to wait long before one became available. (5th move) It was wonderful getting into a 3 bedroom. Our baby would have a nice bedroom of his own. This is the place that we brought our son home to. This is the place that he has his 1st bedroom. We love our life together, and Wesley has enriched it beyond our wildest dreams.
All my dr visits went really well. They sent me to a specialist since I was considered a high risk pregnancy. They performed a number of ultrasounds and then our last ultrasound was performed. At that time we had no idea that it would be our last. The technician told us to watch the screen and we did. All of a sudden our baby's face appeared. It was in 3D. He had the most beautiful face I have ever seen. When we found out we were having a boy I had some more phone calls to make. And as my due date got closer, Nov. 6th. I became more anxious. I was ready to meet my son. I went to see the dr for the last time on Nov. 9th and he admitted me into the hospital that night.
And after a long labor (which he will hear about someday) Wesley Thomas Sager was born on Nov. 11th @ 7:06pm. Meeting him was the most wonderful moment. He has brought so much joy to my life. He is the piece that has been missing. I didn't know that I would wait 32 yrs before I had my child. But he was well worth the wait. He is named after his daddy of course, but also wesley is Wes's grandpa sager' middle name. Thomas was Wes's mom's grandfather's name. Both of them. So, we were able to honor both sides of Wes's family.
Thank you Wesley for coming into our lives and making our dreams come true!
Thank You, Wes. For loving me and being such a wonderful husband and daddy. I love you very much and you take such good care of both Wesley and I. And we look forward to what the future hold for us!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Wes!
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