Today is our 9th anniversary. It’s so hard to believe that we have been married 9 years! Time has flown by so incredibly fast.
I met my husband online when I was 16 years old. I didn’t talk to strangers online, but one night I was bored and decided to find someone to chat with about the country music singer LeAnn Rimes (we were both huge fans of hers). I searched through AOL profiles and he was online and so we started chatting. We hit it off and 5 months later we met in person (he lived 150 miles away). My mother always said she would go on my first date and I didn’t believe her, and sure enough…. she went on our first date. Looking back I really appreciate her doing that, but I was rather annoyed at the time.
And that night I got my very first kiss…. on the baby aisle of a grocery store. We had gone to Books a Million and decided to walk next door to the grocery store and he kissed me right there on the baby aisle! I went weak in the knees. I’m not kidding. I really did swoon.
The next summer he moved to town (just before my senior year) and we were inseparable (well as much as my mother allowed us to be. I wasn’t allowed at his house by myself, etc. We spent A LOT of time hanging out with my baby brother and sister). The month after I graduated high school we got married. We had planned on having a nice, small wedding, but my home life was too crazy at that time to even plan anything. So finally my mom told me to just elope with him.
So June 29th, 2001 we went to the courthouse and exchanged our I Do’s. And after the judge pronounced us husband and wife….the Judge gave me a bag of coupons and samples. I’m not kidding! There were samples of cleaners, dishwashing detergent and coupons for bathroom supplies, paper goods and more. It still cracks me up thinking of it.
So here we are 9 years later. 2 amazing kids and a happy life. My husband is my best friend and I am so incredibly thankful to of found him at an early age. When people wonder how I get everything done between the blog, kids, house etc. It’s because of that man. He is amazing…. he even does laundry and the dishes!
Happy Anniversary! What an amazing story!!
Happy anniversary!!!!
I want one!!!
Congrats
I love hearing how others met and started their relationships. Sincere congratulations to you both!!! Thanks for sharing your happiness with your followers.
Congrats! Isn’t it surprising how quickly the time goes? :)
Congrats on a happy 9 years, and may the next 99 years be even happier! My husband and I met on AOL too, lol, right before I walked down the isle at our wedding the AOL mail alert “ding you’ve got mail” played. It was so funny! Ironic how the judge started your married coupon “book” for you! If he only knew you now!
You guys are such a cute couple. Congrats! Happy anniversary and here’s to many many many more!
What a great story! My hubby and I meet 9 years ago but dated for 5 years. I was 18 when we meet – and it is wonderful not having to look for someone since I found him at 18.
That is so sweet.. Congrats and Happy Anniversary!!! I think those go hand in hand.
What a sweet story! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Anniversary to you 2!
Happy Anniversary. I met my husband online also. We have been together almost 13 years & married 10. We have 2 beautiful children. It sounds like meeting your spouse online isn’t so uncommon after all.
What a sweet story! Happy anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful day together and that there are many more delightful years ahead of you both. =)
Aww, this makes me so happy! First of all, CONGRATS! There’s nothing better than having a great supportive man by your side. Secondly, I love the fact you met him online- I met my boyfriend online and I’ve never felt more comfortable and open with someone before. When we tell people we met online, they kinda do a long pause LOL.
But we are 2 peas in a pod, he’s also so supportive of everything I do. (even helping me blog now with Dealicious Finds!)
Thank you for sharing your story Kristin, and have a great day today!
Happy Anniversary! What a sweet story of your beginning. Since you eloped, maybe one day you could plan to get re-married at DisneyWorld. How cool would that be? You could plan it for a future anniversary.
My DH and I went to DisneyWorld for our honeymoon years ago and we stayed at the Carribbean Beach Resort. While there, one day we came upon a couple getting married on the beach at the resort. It was so sweet.
Cute story! Happy Aniv. hope you both have a wonderful day. :)
Happy Anniversary. June brides are the best…I recently celebrated my 13th wedding anniversary.
Sweet story too. And I think you need to start saving money for a Disney “renewing of your vows”. I want to do this in the next few years. I think we might be able to swing it if we do the Disney Cruise option. But if anyone should do it, it should be you guys.
Cindy
Happy Annivrsary, I am so happy that you have an amazing love story. How sweet!
May the sun rise today
& fill ur day with warmth………..
May the flowers bloom today
& spread their fragnance around……..
May every moment of ur special day…
bring u many reasons to smile………
Making all ur wishes true……
Together forever in life u cover every mile!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary!!! I love your story. Thanks for sharing. Is that what got you into couponing?
congrats on 9 years. My husband and I are coming up on one
What a nice story. Have a great day.
HaPpY aNnIvErSaRy!!!!!! You have such a great story to tell, thank you for sharing it, definitely brought a smile to my face!
happy anniversary! your kids are very lucky to have wonderful parents.
That is so great! Happy anniversary and I wish you many more happy years to come!!
Congratulations! Who knew you would be spending so much time in that baby aisle in the future? :-) By the way, I met my husband online when I was 23. We recently celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary and we have known each other for 7 years. Thanks for all you do for everyone online! You have taught me a lot. My friends and family are so jealous of the deals I get, but I share them every now and then!
What a lovely story!! Happy Anniversary! May God bless you both with many, many more years!!
nice..:-) good to hear your story! Happy Anniversary to you both!!!
Have a wonderful day! Enjoy eachother and the kids!
Too cute!!! Congratulations!
I really enjoyed hearing your story of how you met your husband. Thanks for sharing. Happy Anniversary!
That is almost exactly how I met my husband! We were both bored online wanting to chat about our religion. We found each other via the AOL profiles :) Its amazing how love works! We just celebrated our 6 year anniversary in June.
Congrats! What a unique story! My husband and I were married by a Buddhist Minister in our backyard bc our big wedding on the beach plans got out of control and became more about other people. So we cancelled that and invited our immediate family to come to our backyard wedding. It was so much nicer to be that intimate.
AND, Leanne Rhimes is my husband’s 2nd cousin! They have even “jammed out” together at a family reunion! Sometimes my kids look an awful lot like her… my eldest didn’t get the singing genes though! LOL
Congratulations!!! That is so awesome! You knew right from the start that he was the one for you and you didn’t give up.
What a great story. Happy Anniversary.
What a great story – from beginning to end!! Usually, relationships don’t last, especially starting at such a young age. Congratulations!!!
Happy Anniversary! What a great story! May you have many more years of love together.
Congrats! DH and I have been married for 6 years. We met when I was 15 and started dating when I was 16. So we’ve been together for about 11 years. Time really does fly.
Oh…and my husband also does the laundry and dishes. I’m a pampered princess!
Wow what a great story :)
I love that you found him so young, but you are still in love and so happy. Its nice to see such love and happiness. Have a great anniversary.
Love the coupon and sample story also…. :)
Happy Anniversary! I also love that you got coupons and free samples! It was a sign of things to come!
Kristin,
Happy Anniversary. Your story is soooo cute. I love how you guys found each other so early in your life. I wish you both many more years together.
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary! As I have read your blog this month I can’t believe some of our similarities. Our birthdays are just a couple days apart, my 8th wedding anniversary was yesterday, and we both share a love of disney. Sounds like you have a wonderful husband just like I do.
so that judge started it all!?!? :)
(the samples and couponing)
Happy Anniversary. It is also my husbands birthday.
Sweet story! Congrats!!
No way! I met my now-husband via AOL just before my 16th birthday! We were both bored online one night, and he decided to search through AOL profiles of other high schoolers in the area involved with Bible Clubs. My profile stuck out, and since I was bored too I went ahead and chatted with him. After I turned 16, we met at a mall (two close friends came along), became good friends, and finally started dating a few months later. We will be celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary on the 29th (of December) this year! We’ve got two kids, a happy life, and a couponing lifestyle with the purpose of saving for our Disney trips!
We’re practically clones!
Happy Anniversary! Are you using coupons to go out on a nice date together to celebrate? =) (I love that part of your story about the coupons… what a wedding gift!)
I LOVE to hear stories like that. My husband is my best friend too and I have never been happier. I met him when I was 17 and we’ve been together for 20 yrs!!! Hope you have a wonderful anniversary!!!!!
Happy annniversary. How ironic that you received coupons & samples from the judge. Thanks for sharing your story.
Congrats! Wish my hubby did laundry LOL!
Happy Anniversary! What a great and unique story. I had to laugh at the mental image of your mom on your first date.
How awesome! We have a somewhat similar story only we met at the Mall of Georgia and also married right after I graduated. We have been married 8 years now! Being married young and growing up together is AWESOME!
Happy Anniversary!! How cool, my anniversary is tomorrow and it is also nine years for us!!!
Awww. How sweet. I love your story. Happy anniversary!
Congrats to you and Jason!! You two are a great couple!
Very sweet story! Tomorrow my hubby and I celebrate 9 years! We were introduced at a football game by my cousin and 7 weeks later we were engaged, 8 months later married. We have 5 year-old quintuplets (2 girls, 2 boys and angel son). We have been through more than most and he is my best friend and soul mate. Thanks for sharing!!
That story is just TOO CUTE! Isn’t it great to know everyday you look at your husband it just reminds you how great of a man and father he is? I feel that way about my husband and everytime I see him with our little one, sharing their special moments (which is every moment), my heart just skips a beat. My eyes welled up today just seeing the two of them together. Happy anniversary to you both, your children are very blessed to see such a loving, devoted couple.
Me and my husband have been together since 2001:) We met online as well when i was 15.. what a coincidence, We have a Great 6 year old son:) We are still going strong:)
VERY CUTE!!! What a nice story! Congrats on your anniversary!!!
Happy Anniversary! I love hearing other peoples stories. We’ve been together since we were 14 years old (27 now) and agree time flies when your in love! I hope you have a great day!
Aww, so cute. It is great to see a couple that is happy. Happy Anniversary!
Wow! That’s a really neat and sweet story….we are the same age! Love the little bit about the coupons/samples ;) God has a funny sense of humor!
That’s so sweet! Happy Anniversary! I love that he gave you the coupons & samples. Too cute:) Have an awesome day!
What a nice story! Congrats!!