Dev + Des:


This story. My absolute favorite story to tell. The story I could tell over and over again till I'm blue in the face. This is us, Mr. + Mrs. Saldivar.


Where I'm from we have an annual livestock show. If you're not familiar with a livestock show it is were kids raise their animals (sheep, pigs, rabbits, etc.) all year long, and get to showcase them at this week long event event. Along with the livestock show there's rodeos, rides, and food - really good food.


It was March 2012, when I first met Devyn. I was 13 years old and in 8th grade. I went with my friend, Brianna, one early morning to feed her animals and there he was. Wearing a cut off "Santa Rosa" shirt, cowboy boots, and wranglers - ohh those sweet wranglers! He passed by us carrying some feed over his shoulder and he instantly stole my heart. (I don't know why I was thinking of boys at that age, but oh well LOL!) I told my friend to go over and ask him for his number, and she did! We ended up spending the rest of spring break hanging out all day everyday. Spring Break ended and we just drifted apart. We went to different schools, and basically never saw each other again. To be honest, I had completely forgotten about him until..


Sophomore Year: 2013

Back then there was chain messages that went around and little games we would play with social media and texting. That's what I did. I posted a game to my Instagram that said "Text me for 3 days, and you can't tell me who you are until the 3rd day." Guess who texted me. YUP! When he texted me and finally let. me know who he was he referred to himself as "the guy from the stock show," In that moment I instantly remembered, we instantly reconnected, and the rest is history. We met up at the local outlets as our first date just to see each other again, and my oh my were the sparks flying. From then on we were inseparable. We were two kids so in love that no one understood us, but we did. A lot of people thought, and you reading this might think this also, that we possibly couldn't know what love was because of our age. We got so attached so quickly that we ended up being forced to be away from each other. (can't go into details there) By the end of the year Devyn had moved to another city miles away, and the only way he could come back to his hometown was by promising he would never see me again.


That promise was broken plenty of times! Devyn and I knew, as well as all of his friends and mine, that we were crazy about each other and meant to be. Throughout the rest of the year we would sneak around to see each other, His friends would sneak him over to where I was at, or my friends would help me sneak around to be with him. No matter what happened, we always knew we loved each other, wanted to be with one another, but we just couldn't.


If you read my other blog you know that I got pregnant my senior year in high school. When I found out Devyn and I had just reconnected. The thought of having to tell the love of my life that I was having a baby by someone else broke both of our hearts. At this point in time I had genuinely believed that the story of us was over. I believed that we could never be anything again. I am so glad I was wrong.


Right after giving birth and being released from the hospital my mom and I went to a random baby clothing store that was just on the side of the road. We were looking around and then a fedex delivery driver walked in the door. "Mom that guy looks like Devyn." "That's not him Destiny." I then feel a tap on my shoulder, look up and instantly begin to ball my eyes out. "Give me a hug, I have to go back to work." We hugged, and he went off. After that moment I always thought to myself what are the chances? What are the chances of us going to a RANDOM store and Devyn walking in? That ladies and gentleman is God working in mysterious ways. After that day I found out that he was enlisting in the Air Force, so we wouldn't be able to talk for a while. Time went by. I lived life and so did he, but every time he would go on leave and make his way to the valley he would always reach out to me, or should I say Jordan his best friend would!


This happened from about 2016 to 2018. From 2018 to 2020 we did not talk at all. Devyn went through life as we know it, and I moved on - well tried to. There was never a doubt in my mind that Devyn didn't love me or didn't want to be with me. I always knew he was the one for me and I was the one for him. But I also knew and accepted that we weren't in each others cards at the moment.


February 2020:

I get a friend request on snapchat, and my instant thought is oh boy here we go again! I open a message to Devyn saying that he's done wasting each others time. We both knew that we were meant to be and that was enough for him, for us. He got tired of us talking, not talking, and just made the move. We had wasted out on 7 years of not being in each others lives that we couldn't let another go. We planned for me to go visit him around March, and within a week of planning a regular visit.. It turned into me going so we can get married.


March 2020:

I always dreamed of a big huge wedding with family and friends around us, but at that moment all that was gone. At that moment, I just wanted to finally be + spend the rest of my life with Devyn that a courthouse wedding - more like hotel - was more than enough for me. It was perfect, intimate, and exactly what we had been waiting our whole lives for. It was a dream come true, and I wouldn't change a thing.


Devyn has always been my person and will continue to be. He has always been the one to love me for me, and be there no matter what. He's like a breath of fresh air. When I'm sad, mad, depressed, or freaking out all I have to do is look at him and I'm okay. All he has to do is put his arms around me and I am safe. He's my home. He's my heart, and he's my everything. I wouldn't be where I am without him. He's a wonderful dad to my daughter - our daughter. He stepped up when her bio dad stepped out. He's an amazing father to our son, Atreus. During my whole pregnancy + labor he did everything right. He made me feel loved and beautiful. He works long hours and still comes home with a smile on his face and energy for the kids. He works all week long, and on weekends watches the kids so that I could follow my dreams. I married the perfect man. I don't tell him enough, and I know I should, but I appreciate him so much.


Baby, if you're reading this, Thank you. Thank you for being an amazing husband and even better dad. Thank you for being my best friend. Thank you for everything that you do. Your hard work never goes unnoticed. The babies and I love you so much.


xoxo, your love.


Enjoy some throwback pictures of us down below!