The first time I met Bud was in the spring of 1999. Bud was the superintendent for a builder of new home construction at a subdivision where my house was being built. Shortly after moving into the new house I'm not sure if Bud was stalking me or what was going on but it seemed like I was always running into Bud wherever I went..Well I guess maybe since Bud worked in my subdivision where I was living could be another reason I was always running into him. I guess God & Stalker Bud only knows the truth. Well my friend Stephanie Gore was working at a local bar near my house and I stopped to visit her regularly to have a few drinks. Well one night I was hanging out with Steph & you'll never guess who started hanging out at this bar too?
Yep! “Stalker Bud”... Stalker Bud was stalking me at the bar where my friend Steph was working & where I had been hanging out. Well long story short he was obsessed with me & I was crazy in love with him. Ever since January 2000 we would spend as much time together as we could & talked on the phone everyday. We were happy together just like everyone else in the beginning of a new relationship. Well you know that beginning excitement a person feels in their stomach & in their heart when they are in a new relationship & they can't wait to see that other person again and when they are together all you feel is warmth & happiness inside & throughout your entire body & soul. The beginning of a relationship is special, especially for the couples who have been together for many many years. They remember how they felt in the beginning & they will reminisce from time to time & they will cherish the beginning forever. Well Bud & I cherish our beginning but our beginning was short lived. I think almost all of our family & friends know the struggles we have had throughout the years. A few of those struggles were some of the hardest times of our life but during the hardest struggles, without hesitation, Bud & Lisa were two people who stood up together as one. We remained united as we had to fight the battles of life & the battles with people who only wanted to see us fail & wanted to break us & wanted us to suffer.
Bud & Lisa won all the battles!
Bud & Lisa won the war!
November 9, 2024
We are finally getting married.
We've been together 25 years in January 2025.
We love each other just as much or if not more than we did in our beginning of our relationship.
We love our blended family of kids.
We love Amber, Amy & Bubby who are Bud's kids with his first wife Cindy. We love Zach who is Buds kid with his second wife Valarie. We love Johnny, Michael & Alex who are my kids with my first husband John. We love our daughters Annabelle & Emmalee. We are proud of the life we have built together. We love our blended family of kids we didn't create together & we love our kids we did create together. We love our friends who are in heaven & won't be with us on our special day but they will be watching & celebrating with us & they will be in our heart always.
We are blessed to finally celebrate our wedding with our friends & family.
It's about Damn time!