Mr.& Mrs.Colberg happy 6th Anniversary

    When I started dating my now husband 8 years ago I knew he was "THE ONE" right off the bat. We had known each other from the time we were 11 years old. We went to high school together hung out with the same people and pretty much always were together. After high school we went our different ways, he went into the military and I stayed home working and trying to get by. He was stationed at Fort Hood Texas and we didn't talk for a very long time.

  In 2002 he found out he was deploying overseas to fight " Operation Iraqi freedom",he got to come home for leave right before shipped out. Our whole high school gang all got together and it was like old times. We still didn't know what was going on because he wasn't allowed to say anything. I remember him being so much more grown up,mature,caring and def not the little kid that left two year prior. It was in December at Christmas time that he came in and it was snowing. He had to drive all the way back to Texas and I was worried about him. I gave him a big hug told him to take it easy and that I loved him and to call when he got back to base...still just friends.


  When he got back he called and then he broke the news... OMG really you are going to war :(. I was so scared yes we were just friends but I love all my friends and care a great deal what goes on with them. I was at work the day he shipped out and he called my right before he got on the boat. He went over with the supplies and trucks so he went before his unit did. I remember telling him to take care be safe and the I loved him,meanwhile tears ran down my face.. This was my biggest fear what he said he want to join back in high school. My boss was at work that day and looked at me funny because I was taking a personal call and crying..I explained and they were ok..

  When he got overseas 28 days later he called and I got his address, I felt that even though we were just friends but like best friends I needed to write to him to let him know I supported him and cared about him and LOVED him. We wrote back and forth and talked on the phone lots. One day I wrote him a personal letter telling him that I love him really LOVE him and wanted to be with him and have liked him more then friends for a long time.

  I wasn't sure how he was going to take that letter because you see I dated his best friend in high school...So I was so scared to hear his reaction. He wrote back saying that before his friend and I got together back then that he wanted to ask me out,and that when he came home early 2002 he wanted to ask me but I was seeing someone else so he didn't. Well that was that when he got back stateside and got his leave he came home and we have been together ever since.


  We had to spend 8 more months apart and another deployment,but when his contract was up he came back to me. We bought a house, got married on this very day in 2005, had two beautiful girls together,joined the military again went through another deployment and now planning out life outside the Army.. We have had our share of dark hours but our love has always pulled us through.

 

Happy Anniversary Baby,I LOVE YOU!!!!