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Pamplin, VA 23958, USA on the 15th of July, 2010, at 10:00pm

By Morgan F

This night was the night I had my first date with my now husband.

I was 16 and he was 17... We've been together for almost 9 years now. We were, and still are, each other's first loves; first kiss; and firsts in everything else that our wonderful life together has given us so far.

After bringing me home (30 mins before curfew, like the true gentleman he always has been) I called him after everyone in my house had gone to bed. We spoke for 4 hours that night, about our hopes and dreams, where we saw ourselves in the future...and agreed that night, that we would be married one day. We've been married now for a year and a half and have a beautiful baby boy who is nearly 8 months old. We are still "high-school sweethearts", though our love for one another continues to grow stronger with each passing day.

I wanted to make this poster as a reminder to always believe in "fairy tales" and true love...because even the most innocent and cliche of love stories truly can turn into 'happily ever afters'! I presented this piece of artwork to my husband the day it arrived in the mail - my plan was to hold off until our 9 year anniversary on 7/7/2019 - but the excitement made me give it to him immediately. He cried and was so moved, not only by the thoughtfulness of the gift, but it's beauty! We've both been star gazers since childhood and having a map of the stars that we were both looking at during that 4 hour phone conversation after our first date, the stars we promised each other our lives under, is such a special thing for both of us!

Thank you for providing such a lovely product! I plan to make one of our wedding night, as well as the night (though he was technically born at 9:42 am) of our Son's birth, to hang one each side of this one, over the head of our bed!