Where do I begin?

I was born in mid-September to Renee and Charles Swan; more than two decades ago now... but that's hardly exciting. It is, nonetheless, the beginning. My beginning; a typical start to a discernibly average life... I never imagined it would turn out to be the beginning of a fairytale.

Life was always a bit plastic... and I was just your average, run-of-the-mill, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl. Nothing extraordinary; nothing special. A child of divorced parents, I bounced from Washington to California and on to Arizona, only to return -- a bit begrudgingly -- to Washington state once more. Where, much to my surprise, life finally became interesting...

My return to the small, seemingly quiet town of Forks held something beyond my wildest comprehension: Edward Cullen. When I first set eyes upon him, I never thought he would even look my way... Let alone become my world. My life. My love. But that he is. Everything I can describe and all the things that I can't possibly put into words. He is simply everything. Period.

I can't say that it was always a dream... of course, there were a few "bumps" along the way... but our love has persevered. And now, I find myself married to this unimaginably perfect man. I still can't believe it. And more so, I am blessed to be the mother of his breathtakingly beautiful child; my baby, my nudger, our Renesmee. In all things, I am surrounded by love, by my family and by the most unforgettable friends. I am blessed.

So my life became a fantasy without the traditional fairytale ending... without an end in sight. It is more perfect than I could possibly have wished for and certainly more than any one person deserves.

And all because one man offered the world to a stubborn, boring, plain young girl... Edward, you have given me more than you could ever know. I love you.

And because of you I will always hold a special place in my heart for onion roots....