a dedication to my wife

***WARNING! sappy lesbians ahead!***

you know, you can take the girl out of texas, but you can't take the texas out of the girl -- at least thats what i say when i listen to country music and someone makes a face. when i'm being "ghetto" (that is the kids' description, not mine), i say you can take the mexican out of the barrio (ghetto), but you can't take the barrio out of the mexican.

anyway, our anniversary is coming up soon. 2/25 makes 10 years for the wife and i. that still amazes me when i think about it. 10 years is a long time. don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining. it just doesn't feel like we've been together that long. well, you know what they say... time flies when you are having fun. so today, i started listening to a few country songs and it took me down a musical path that made me both homesick and sentimental.

first came "little moments" by brad paisley, which is such a fitting song for the wife and i. (here is the video in case you are interested - not the actual video since i couldn't find it on youtube, but at least you can hear the song) he is basically talking about his wife and the cute things she does. i DO live for little moments like that.

then came "shameless" by garth brooks (here is the video in case you are interested - again, not the actual video since i couldn't find it on youtube either, but at least you can hear the song). i dedicated this one to the wife just before our commitment ceremony.


and then came "you had me from hello" by kenny chesney. i'd heard it before, but today it made my eyes water.



One word, that's all you said
Somethin' in your voice caused me to turn my head.
Your smile, just captured me
And you were in my future as far as I could see
And I don't know how it happened, but it happened still
You asked me if I love you, if I always will

Well you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow
The moment that I looked into your eyes, you won me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won't let go
I never even had a chance you know
You had me from "Hello"

Inside, I built a wall
So high around my heart, I thought I'd never fall
One touch, you brought it down
The bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me I wasn't gonna love again
The last time was the last time I let someone in

But you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow
The moment that I looked into your eyes, you won me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won't let go
I never even had a chance you know
You had me from "Hello"

That's all you said
Somethin' in your voice caused me to turn my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
Girl I've loved you from "Hello"


it might be goofy, but its true. sweetie, you DID have me from hello. *insert sappy sigh here*