Living the Dream :: July

It’s crazy to think that David and I were married 3 years ago today. Unfortunately, because we are in the midst of camp season, we won’t be able to spend the day together. David is at a CentriKid camp in South Georgia and my mom, Noah and I are on our way to the beach. We have a fun weekend planned in August (the next time we will see each other for longer than 8 hours) to celebrate this special day.

As I have been packing up the house, I ran across some things from the beginning of our relationship, so I thought it would be a great time to reminisce on how we became The Odoms. As many of you know, I wasn’t really a "dater" before David. I had a few relationships in high school that are not worth mentioning and went out with a couple guys in college for short stints. People would tell me that I was too picky or that I needed to be more open, but I knew that God had my perfect match out there and I would know when he came along. Let’s say that David was the exact opposite of me when it came to dating. He liked to "play the field." I actually think I would have thought he was a bit of a player if we would have met under different circumstances.

My world was changed when I met David at SuperWow in the summer of 2004. I had met him a million times before that week (he ironically remembers none of those previous introductions), and I definitely thought he was a looker, but was determined to keep my focus elsewhere as this was the last week of camp. At lunch one day, David had confessed to our sweet friends Dustin and Erin that he really felt like he was going to meet his wife this summer. They so graciously pointed out to David that I was single. All the while, I thought David was WAY out of my league. After dinner on the last night of camp, David had asked for my phone number. These types of things didn’t happen to me, so I really TRIED not to think about it all that much! I wanted him to call so bad I was sick to my stomach. To quicken up the story, I will leave out some other key details, but just know that God had intricate plans to bring us together.

David called me that next Monday, and our first official date was July 19, 2004 to see I-Robot. We spent that whole entire week together. After those seven days, I just knew. After being faithful to wait on God’s perfect match, He had brought David to me. I was completely enamored by this man. I couldn’t be without him (I was a really bad friend at this point in my life-sorry friends!). We were engaged on November 14, 2004 and married that next July.

David, I love you more than life itself. I am honored to be your partner in this life. Thank you for loving Jesus with everything that you have and for wholeheartedly loving me for who I am-flaws and all. You are my perfect match.

Here are some of our wedding pictures from that glorious day!
Our families made the day so special!