Recently I got a new camera, naturally I wanted to play and test it out. I could go on about enlisting my husband Keith to model for me, make a joke about his pretend resistance. As I was editing these images I struggled with thoughts about what I should write this blog post about. Looking at these images I decided I wanted to make this post a love letter (yes, I recognize how cheesy that is but I don’t care!) so read on or don’t but

Dear Keith (aka babe),

Two years ago, when you reached out to me on the dating app, I remember looking at your photos thinking you were fairly photogenic but wondering why all your photos of you sucked (sorry babe, its the truth…) I knew then, that if us talking ever turned into something more, that I would simply have to fix that, But considering you were like the 30th guy I had started talking to in 6 months I wasn’t real hopeful that our story would end any differently.

But then we kept talking and then we talked on the phone for hours and hours. somehow you became a quiet steady safe haven in my crazy emotional and turbulent world. I am not sure how you did it but you were safe, we talked about anything and everything. Then we met and all of your carefully set plans didn’t work out and we were in the literal middle of nowhere. Somehow you still found a way to make that the best 1st date of my life.

I remember thinking you were so handsome and had such a striking profile. Yet again, I thought: “if this ever gets more serious, I really need to get him some good pictures!”

Long distance really does suck but we made it work! We traveled back and forth between our homes a total of six times. Countless phone and video calls. and in June we closed the gap, in the best and easiest decision I know I have ever made and agreed to be your wife. Between moving, getting married, starting a new job, navigating the step mom role, and getting to know the new extended family I inherited, I probably should have felt stressed and overwhelmed. Instead, you were my rock, my anchor to peace, support, and confidence, knowing with you in my corner I didn’t have to face it alone and that is the biggest gift I continue to receive from you.

Since we got married, we have had so many incredible adventures, amazingly good times, and hard times too. But I can honestly say my life is 100% with you in it than it would have been, had I not met you. I know I have told you, when I was getting divorced I was afraid i would spend the rest of my life alone, but God told me he had someone “incredible” for me. Every day you prove to me how much better Gods definition of incredible is than mine.

I know we took less than 20 minutes for these photos, but I genuinely was filled with so much gratitude and love as I took and edited these photos. To you, these photos are just images of your face that i begged you for. But to me, these photos represent years of blessings finally being realized, thousands of prayers finally answered and the most beautifully messy and joyful life we get to live together.

Love Kailey <3

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