JESSE'S VOWS

7,185. That's how many days I was without you. And not one second of any minute of any hour of any day passed that I didn't think about you. Somewhere in the first thousand days, I made myself let go of the hope that I would ever hold your hand, or kiss your lips, or look into those amazing eyes again. But I never let go of my love for you. It was my memories of you that guided me through the dark. My thoughts of you are what kept me alive. When I came back to Pine Valley for Frank, I never expected to see you. You stopped my heart, just like when we were kids. I can't believe we're here. You've talked about miracles a lot lately and you always refer to me when you do. Baby you're the miracle. You took me back after 20 years without question. You taught me what unconditional love means. You've given me such a beautiful family. There's not a man alive as blessed as I am. Or as proud. You are the sun to my earth and I happily revolve around you. I am grateful to exist on the breaths you discard. My heart beats in time with yours. With you my soul is at peace. With you my faith is strengthened. With you I know so much joy sometimes I fear my heart will burst. I love you beyond measure. I don't have enough words to tell you how much I love you. But I pray I will have enough days to show you. I never knew what love was until I met you. When I look into your eyes I see everything I aspire to be. Your warmth, your grace, your capacity to love inspires me. Everything I have I give to you. I live to honor you. You made the boy into a man. I will try to be worthy of your love. After God, I place no one before you. Thank you baby. Thank you for loving me.

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ANGIE'S VOWS

I'm standing here shaking. Not because I'm nervous but because I am so happy I feel as if I am going to float away. You fill me with such joy. I look into your eyes and see the beauty of the past and the promise of the future. What a blessed woman I am. With you I know without a doubt I am loved. I feel it everyday. I see it in your eyes, I hear it in your voice, I feel it in your touch. Your love engulfs me in warmth and protects me. Your love makes me feel invincible. Even when you were gone, the memory of your love warmed me. What we have is unparalleled. I never stopped loving you Jesse. Even though there was room in my heart for others, I have always loved you. And being able to look into your eyes now is nothing short of amazing. You have taught me never to take anything for granted. Every moment we share from this point forward will be a gift that I will treasure. Your love is like a sunset. Always beautiful yet different every day. That's such a blessing to me. With you my life will never be mundane. It never has been with you. When any other man would have walked away in frustration, you said "Marry me". When any other man would have been relieved to not have the burden of a child at such a young age, you fought to find our son. When any other man would have given up, you fought to find your way back to us. I promise to always remember how grateful I am to have you back in my arms. I'm older and hopefully wiser this time around. I realize how fragile all of this is. And I won't let one day pass without letting you know you are the light of my life. I love you. Mind, body and soul. I thank God for you. And I am so proud to be yours.