By now, you know everything about me. You know my favorite color is any shade of blue. You know that when you ask me what I want eat, even if I refuse to say it out loud, the answer is always pizza. You know I got my middle name and my spitfire attitude from my great grandmother and if I could live in a blanket, I would so because I'm always cold. I know that you have to be aware of all these small details that make my life what it is and all of the parts that comprise me because for some reason you're choosing to marry me.

I also know that you know at one point I was not the girl that you love now. I am much different now than I was in my younger years. I know that you know before you came along, my body was burned all over from a boy who lit a fire in my soul with every word he spoke and every magic word he whispered in my ear. The promises he made me soaked my mind, heart and figure in gasoline and the each time he broke one, he walked away throwing matches at me and setting me ablaze but never stayed to put out the flames. He wasn't satisfied until what he left behind was a pile of ashes where the girl who only wanted to love away his demons once stood. I wish you could've known me back then - before I knew him. I was an optimist and a dreamer and I never questioned the intentions of others and I didn't flinch every time someone's hand neared striking distance of my face. But if there's one thing I know without a doubt in my mind, you are the most loving and compassionate man that I know, because you love THIS me. The woman that rose from those ashes with burns covering my skin. You didn't seem them as scars, you have always seen them as treasure maps and as battle wounds from a courageous battle that I had somehow managed to emerge victorious from and this is why I am the luckiest woman in the world to call you my husband and why I will stand here and without a single ounce of doubt in my mind, make you these promises.

I vow to always show you the patience that you have shown me in our journey together and your journey as an individual.

I vow to never stop laughing. I will never stop laughing with you because we will always have a sense of humor that no one else understands. I will never stop laughing at you when you do or say something horrendously stupid and I hope you will always do the same for me and most importantly, I will never stop trying to make you laugh because as cheesy as it sounds, it truly is my favorite sound.

I vow to only reach for your hand. In the darkness that are my worst days, I will seek out only you for comfort. My hands will never wander to another person and neither will my heart or mind.

I vow to never stop growing. At the heart of it all, I hope to always be the woman that you are standing with making these vows to, but with time, one must grow and change and I know that change is scary. As I'm growing,I promise to always let you know how to grow along with me and to help you understand the changes I am going through and I will do the same as you grow.

I vow to fight for you.I vow to kiss you even if you have morning breath. I vow to leave you notes around the house, to take pictures when you aren't looking and when you are. I vow to make you brownies when you want them, to trash talk back and forth when our sports teams play each other and not to pout for too long if my team loses and not to gloat too long if they win. I vow to always enjoy bottles of wine, bubble baths and good beaches with you. I vow to never stop adventuring and to one day, be the best mother to the children who bare our last name and to not give them ridiculous names that I know you think are eccentric.

Most importantly, I vow to love you always, all ways. That means I will love you in sickness and in health, at our highest peak and our lowest valley, whether we're filthy rich or dirt poor, rain or shine because you have always loved me this way. You make me feel like the most beautiful girl on this planet and everything I ever went through is such a blessing because it led me to the arms I never want to go without. I will cherish you beyond my dying day and if I go first, I will wait for you. I love you beyond all words. Thank you for finding me and loving the mess that I am.