17 YEARS!!

Where does the time go? 17 years ago, July 8, Steve and I got married. I was 19 years old and Steve 21, when we got married. I've had people ask, "will you let your daughters do that?" I think that's a funny question because when I think of our daughters being that age, I think "they wouldn't get married that young." But we did, and we don't regret it one bit. I'm don't think it's my decision at that point if they get married :) I'm not sure what my parents thought but I know they love Steve and they knew we'd be ok. I feel like Steve and I have grown up together. We've shared every kind of emotion. We've been through financial issues, health issues, lots of kids, jobs . . . and we always come out on the other side stronger. God has everything to do with that, not us.
Usually for our anniversary we don't go anywhere. Sometimes it seems like more work to leave, than to just hang out at home and grill out. Well, my parents said they would take the girls for the weekend. We tried to make plans but the weather and the farm looked like it needed attention, so I told Steve, we'd have a date in the tractor. No biggie! Well Thursday night he got done side dressing (fertilizing corn) and said, "what should we do?" We had a sitter and no where to go. I had wanted to go to a Nascar race (yes fast cars intrigue me) but it was all sold out by then. Steve goes a farming website, AgTalk. I mock him that it's Facebook for farmers. When he was on there he found someone with Nascar tickets, to the Saturday night race in Kentucky. He asked if I wanted to go, and of course I did, so he booked a hotel and we left Friday. Being the skeptic, I was unsure if this AgTalk fella was actually going to have tickets for us. But we met him Saturday (his wife thought we wouldn't show up :) and we were off to the races, literally :) It was fun! I LOVE watching people and there was ALOT of watching to do. Plus we had a riot driving all over the country side, even got lost. My hubby did good, and I will try not to mock him about AgTalk :) I said try, I make no promises.