Its a love story baby just say yes.....

So today marks 6 months of being a married woman.
 I can’t even begin to explain how crazy that is!

So I thought what better way to reflect on this mini milestone then to go back to the beginning! To share with you how I came to be in this spot.

It began as two kids from separate worlds meeting at the infamous Nexus youth group in 07, I remember meeting the gang at Go Bananas the night was filled with getting to know people, giant sumo suits and going through the maze with a balloon between my legs.

It started as a slow journey with not a lot of growth in our friendship until after high school. 

Chatting on the beach in Busseleton

I remember the day I gave him my phone number. I was in Busselton with my bestie Jamey on a family trip and low and behold who walks into our camp…. Kieran and his mates, celebrating leavers. I mean of all the places (he and his mates had a challenge as to who could get more numbers. So in a bid to help a friend, digits were exchanged).

We hung out for a bit, played a game of soccer, chatted on the beach and then he was off again.
 ~a fleeting moment with the man I would one day marry~

Still a slow growing friendship, as we both dated people in-between the years we were just friends. It wasn’t until my 18^th birthday that we first gave dating each other a crack. 
Our first date was a beautiful ferry ride to south Perth were we sat chatting on the foreshore we talked so long we ended up missing the last ferry back. So we had to walk all the way around the swan river back to the city. Then a week later I called it off, we had both come out of long relationships and were trying to fill a void that neither of us could. So we went back to being just friends, but from there our friendship become one with a deeper connection. From the start we have always been very honest with each other and able to share anything, this is something I value so much in our relationship a friendship formed on honesty.

The Royal Show :)

2011 was a fun year for us we hung out quite a bit. From random outings with the gang, Sportsfest, SYG,church, nexus and everything in between. Our friendship continued to grow but could only grow so far.   

Colour Run

That time we changed hair colour

Beach hangs

Nexus.. That time we won the trophy hunt

  As the year went on our lives took us in different directions and sadly we drifted apart. We would still see each other and our friendship remained quite strong but in my mind that's all it would ever be and we were on the path to be more  acquaintances then friends.

YA Dinner

It wasn’t until one day in 2013 that Kieran and I spent the day talking on couches at my house after a friend’s party. The minutes easily turned into hours as we chatted about so many things. Before we knew it was nearly 6pm and nite church would be on soon. I take it back to this moment that I saw Kieran in a different light, so different to the guy I had been friends with the past couple of years.

Our Morning Runs!!

 

 Then a couple months later I jokingly asked at  nite church for a running buddy and thus Kieran so kindly volunteered so for a couple months he would meet me at my place at 6am and we would go for a 30 min run, come back have breakfast then go to work. Through this our friendship just blossomed from there we were inseparable, but always just friends. I didn’t want to get into a relationship as I was thinking of moving over east to spend a year with my mum and we had "been there done that". So in my mind it didn’t work and I never wanted to hurt Kieran again because he had become so important to me I didn’t want to ruin what we had.

             

A church concert.

Adventure world for my 19th

 But as our friendship grew more I was reminded more of why I first liked him, I was seeing him as a man, with a servant heart and such a kind soul, and I couldn't wipe the smile of my face when I was with him.

He went to Thailand for a friends wedding and I to South East Asia for a mission trip, and I remember thinking about how much I actually missed him. 

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Who couldn't miss this cutie <3

Which brings me to Nov’14^th 2013. We decided to go on a date to Hogsbreath. On the way home we walked through the TAFE and stopped at the lake. We had come to a point were we needed to “define the relationship”. It ended with me spilling my guts to Kieran I had been thinking long about where I wanted this to go. It took thinking about leaving Kieran for a year and quite some time in prayer, to realise how much I loved this man, after pretty much a good 10 minutes of talking I finally told Kieran it was he that I wanted to walk down the isle to.  I was terrified that he was about to run in the opposite direction but he to my absolute delight agreed.

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Three days later he asked me to be his girlfriend, Crazily three years to the date the last time we dated. It was crazy to be back at this place again but so right.

~

I remember the first time he told me he loved me, we had gone to the church late one night to pack up some tarps from youth the night before. We were walking back to the car and I was staring up at the stars talking about camping and I love sleeping outside under the stars when he grabbed me in his arms and told me he loved me, my heart skipped a beat.

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Then one night, we had decided to have a late night movie marathon at ‘our spot’ a really romantic secluded lake with a garden, we planned to meet at mine at 11pm and went to our spot… we slowly walked down, when I noticed.....

" Will you Marry Me ?"

Small lights lining the path, me being me, the first thought that ran through my head was ‘ oh they installed lights how awesome’ uh no Jackie they were tea -lights lining the path. We walked down further and there in the distance is our tree were we picnic under, covered in fairy lights, ‘be mine’ and I love you’ hanging from the tree and a picnic set up, music playing and my favorite flowers (sun flowers) all beautifully laid out waiting for us.




 I was so shocked. Kieran walked me to the picnic and after a beautiful poem got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. I melted and said “Yes” of course. 
My words do not come close to describing how magical that moment was. After the kissing and hugging and excitement three of my fave’s Charlotte, Sam and Holly (and two friends visiting from Adelaide, all who had set up and took photos) ran out from behind the trees. We sat and talked and got all excited about being engaged, weddings and all sorts. They left around 3 and Kieran and I laid there hopelessly in love and taking in the journey we just embarked on.
We decided we should pack up soon, that was put on fast track when we hear the sprinklers start then it was double time to get everything packed up as we were frantically dodging sprinklers. Kieran heroically stood in front of one to save me, defiantly a keeper.

"YES!!"

The picnic

Engaged!!

 Then it was onto planning a wedding... OH BOY!! what a task that was, I already wrote a blog on planning a wedding so I wont re-go over everything. Just to say though.. 
Although it was a short engagement Kieran and I grew so much, we had only dated two months when he popped the question but for me there was no second thoughts, no doubts in my mind that this was the man I wanted to Marry. 
Coming from divorced parents this was always hard for me as I wanted a love and a marriage that would survive. Don't get me wrong my parents are amazing and I love them dearly and am not angry at them that they are no longer together. But for me I was scared as I didn't want that for myself... People ask how do you know "their the one" for me it was when I realised this man was never going to leave my side, when in my heart I had no fear that he would walk away. 

here are some happy snaps from our engagement party <3

 

 

oh yeah that time Kieran asked himself to be his wife??

I am grateful for the time we spent as friends from the time we first dated it gave the chance to grow into the people we needed to be for each other, to strengthen our faith and deal with some baggage.

THEN THE WEDDING!!

I Love You

The Groom

The Bride

It was truly an unforgettable day.... Nothing compares to walking down that isle knowing this is the person that loves you so much there willing to be with you despite your flaws, to love you even when your at your worst, at your best and at your just average. My breathe caught in my throat and I'm pretty sure my heart exploded with happiness.

~I have found the one whom my soul loves~ Songs of Solomon 3:4

~Love bears all things, believes in all things, endures in all things, Love never fails~ 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

The Kiss

Mr and Mrs Turner 

Forever and Always

 It has been the most incredible journey and it's not over. I'm constantly learning what it is to be a Godly wife and sometimes I'm not so good at but that's OK. We take every day as it comes the ups and the downs and every thing in-between. I am so lucky to be married to an insanely wonderful man, who loves and appreciates me and also helps out with the chores ;) 
We're not perfect people and this world is sometimes hard but having this man beside me makes everyday shine that little bit brighter and special.

So here I am 6 months on from the day I said "I Do"
Happily and still hopelessly, madly in love with my husband and very excited for the journey that were on and where God will take us in the future!

sorry for the long post...


Love and Blessings
Mrs T