Happy Anniversary to US!! The big 3!

Three years ago today I married Todd Charles McCann! Without hesitation and not knowing exactly what the future would hold, we said I DO. I can still remember how nervous I was to walk down the isle in front of 360 people! The church was packed, but when I saw Todd and his Dad (who was his best man) standing at the end of that isle I knew everything was going to be OK!

We are both very fortunate to have found each other, thanks to my sister! I never would have thought I would have ever met and married a man within a year and a half! WOW! A lot of people thought we were moving a little fast... but as the saying goes, "When you know, you know!" That is exactly what happened to us, although it took me a little longer to "know" than it did Todd!

Here is the story of US!!

It was the summer going into my junior year in college. My boyfriend of 3 years had broken up with me just before my sophomore year and I was not really interested in a serious relationship! I really just enjoyed getting attention from different boys, since I never really got that type of attention in High School because I was so tall! Anyway, it was in August that this boy that I really liked and spent all of my time with at Spring Arbor decided to start dating another girl. I was devastated. I considered this boy to be my best friend! We did everything together, like a couple would do; he payed for my dinners, we talked everyday, we saw each other everyday, and flirted with each other to no end!!! So, when he started dating a girl I was DEVASTATED!! So, I changed my weekend plans to come home early to hang out with my sister and her friends on Friday!

Now, at this point in my life I had to drive my dad's 89 blazer because my sunfire got ran over by a dump truck. (that is another story!) So, I drove to Brooke's house right after I got done cleaning the house I cleaned on Friday's with only the 4 windows in the HOOPTY for any type of AC!! I pulled into my sister's driveway and saw a TALL handsome man standing in her garage drinking a beer! I, mind you, had blue and white polka-dot men's boxers on, with a big baggy OLD t-shirt, and my hair was a mess from the 4 window AC!!! I quickly ran into the house without even saying hi to anyone to get changed! My sister came into the bathroom where I was getting ready and asked her who that HOT guy was in her driveway! She said, "Who, Todd?" You know Todd right? I replied, "If I knew him I wouldn't have asked who he was, dork." (This is exactly what we said to each other!! I remember it like it was yesterday!) She told me that it was Todd McCann, he graduated with our brother from HS and they were friends and had been friends since HS!! So, as the evening went on Todd and I talked a little but I was really kind of annoyed by him because he was really hyper and seemed like he needed attention, plus I had just had my heart broken and had sworn off men for a really long time!

When the evening was over Todd asked for my phone number and I told him. "If you want it bad enough you will find a way to get it!" (I sound mean!!) All he really had to do though was call my sister, which he did first thing Saturday morning!!!

TRYING TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT!!!

He ended up calling me on Sunday and I called into work for Monday so we could hang out Sunday evening. He drove over to my house and picked me up and we went on a drive! WEIRD!! We just drove around... and we talked... and that is when he told me he knew I was a virgin and he didn't want me to be scared because he would never try or pressure me into anything I didn't want to do! In which I replied, "I know, I would probably kick your ass!!" (WOW, I can be a real bitch sometimes!) That night he dropped me off and my mom was waiting for me at the door! I walked into the house and she asked how it went, I told her he was weird and he wasn't really my type! Then I went to bed and headed back to Spring Arbor the next day!

Todd kept calling me and we would hang out on the weekends but I never really liked him a whole lot! We ended up becoming an official "couple" at the end of August, but I still didn't really "LIKE" him as much as he liked me! I even told him once on the phone that I thought he liked me a lot more than I liked him, he replied, "That is OK because I am just thankful for the time I have gotten to spend with you!!!" (HOW SWEET!!)

Shortly after we started dating he told me he loved me, which totally freaked me out!! YIKES!! I told him Thank You!! Then, sometime in October I broke up with him! I thought I still had feelings for the other boy, the one who was a jerk and started dating another girl!! Needless to say, Todd was devastated! He called my sister almost crying as soon as I hung up the phone with him! After a few weeks of him not answering any of my phone calls I got mad and went to his house to talk to him. (I think deep down inside I knew I really did love him but I was soooo scared of how much I did... and I didn't want to be hurt again! Plus he was totally the opposite of me!)

On Halloween we were at the same party at my Sister's house. That is where I whispered in his ear that I loved him... but he was sleeping!!!

The week after Halloween I went to his house, we were snuggling on his couch, YES I WAS STILL A VIRGIN, and I told him I had something to tell him! He asked what, and I told him, I LOVE YOU! One tear ran down his face and he said, "REALLY, can you say that again, it is so nice to hear!"

From that moment on we were never apart! He asked me to marry him January 31st in front of my whole family! He got down on one knee and said, "Ashley Elizabeth McCann, you are my princess, and I want to know if you will have me to be your prince for the rest of your life." We were married the following December 10th 2005!

I am soooo lucky to have Todd as a husband. He is the best man I have ever met! He treats me like EVERY woman in the world deserves to be treated by their husband. He puts my needs and wants before his own ALWAYS!! He is the worlds greatest dad, always helping with the baby, feeding, changing, and waking up with him at least once a weekend so I can sleep in even though he works so early everyday! I can not say enough how much I love him! Our love had grown so much in the last 3 years! I love him more than the day I married him! He is my soul mate and I am so fortunate to have found him!!! I LOVE YOU TODD!!!